In early December, at the first stop on a public showing tour of the Cybercab at Tesla’s flagship showroom in San Jose, California, the principal engineer of the project, Eric E., revealed that company managed to cut the number of parts in the Cybercab prototype down to just half of what is used in production of the

On August 7, Ford Pro announced that the new, updated 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (PIU), which is based on midsize SUV Explorer, is shipping to police agencies across the U.S. with the popular hybrid powertrain option.
Assembled at the Chicago Assembly Plant, the 2025 Ford PIU offers three powertrains:
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On March 27, Automotive Technologies announced that serial assembly of Citroen C5 Aircross crossovers started at the plant in Kaluga. The cars will arrive in the showrooms of official Citroen dealers in May 2024. The C5 Aircross is available with a 175 hp turbocharged gasoline engine. It has an 8-speed automatic tran

On March 11, Wuling Motors officially launched the Wuling Yangguang next-generation New Energy commercial vehicle (NECV), which is available in three variants with 230km and 300km ranges. Prices range from CNY 71,800 to CNY 83,800.
The Wuling Yangguang delivers a maximum motor power of 60kW and a peak motor torque of

On September 27, Hyundai and Kia announced they are recalling nearly 3.4 million 2010-2019 model year vehicles in the U.S. and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires.
Documents by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) say their anti-lock brake control

On August 31, Tesla Inc. presented a freshened version of its Model 3, which has sometimes been referred to as Model 3 Project Highland, in Norway, ahead of the 2023 IAA 2023 show in Munich, Germany.
The front fascia of the new Model 3 is sleeker, part of a package of aerodynamic improvements that enable it to travel

On August 26, at the Chengdu Motor Show 2023 (CDMS 2023), Arcfox, a BAIC Group sub-brand, exhibited and started accepting pre-orders for the new Kaola intelligent parent-child vehicle, which is available in four variants. Prices range from CNY 133,800 to CNY 171,800.
The Kaola is powered by a permanent magnet synchr

On August 1, Automobili Pininfarina unveiled its new Pura Vision design concept, an electric Luxury Utility Vehicle (e-LUV). The Pura Vision e-LUV will make its public debut, along with the newly revealed Battista Edizione Nino Farina hyper GT at Monterey Car Week from August 17th to August 20th, 2023.
The new Pura V

On July 4, Daimler Truck unveiled the next generation of Setra ComfortClass and its wide range of HD models.
Setra ComfortClass models are powered by the inline six-cylinder OM 470 engine, with different power levels ranging from 290 kW to 335 kW. The 3-axle models can also be equipped with the larger inline 6-cylind

On June 26, Toyota Europe unveiled an all-new, next-generation Toyota C-HR. The C-SUV segment coupe-like SUV model is designed, engineered, and built in Europe, including the assembly of its high-voltage battery units, for European customers.
The frontal treatment presents the new face for Toyota SUVs, seen also on

On May 23, Volvo Cars announced that the all-electric Volvo EX30 small SUV will have a smaller CO2 footprint than any Volvo car ever before. By tackling emissions across the entire production and lifecycle of the Volvo EX30, Volvo Cars managed to reduce its total carbon footprint from over 200,000 km of driving to be

On January 1, Polestar's CEO Thomas Ingenlath announced that through "extra hard" work, the company achieved all-time high deliveries in December, and met the goal of delivering 50,000 Polestar 2 electric cars in 2022.
During Q3 2022, Polestar delivered 9,215 plug-in electric cars, while the year-to-date number at th

On October 14, Global NCAP accredited the Skoda Kushaq and Volkswagen Taigun with a rating of 5 stars. With this recognition, both of the vehicles become the first models ever to achieve 5 stars for both adult and child occupant protection. The Group’s INDIA 2.0 project set out to custom-make cars of European quality

Motional and Lyft announced the launch of Motional’s fully electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi, offering autonomous rides on Lyft’s ride-hailing service in Las Vegas. This launch is part of the process of leading up to Motional and Lyft’s fully driverless service. It also represents the first time in which the public can ride

On April 26, Mercedes-Benz revealed the new T-Class, a premium small van, distinguished by balanced proportions and a sensual surface design with reduced lines.
The five-seater T Class is 4,498 mm long, 1,859 mm wide and 1,811 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,716mm. A version with The up to seven seats will follow. The

On April 7, Ford announced that Ford and Lincoln brand customers with Amazon Alexa Built-in can now teach Alexa to perform vehicle functions based on their preferred phrasing thanks to new, enhanced Car Control capabilities.
Ford will perform the world-first demonstrations of the technology at the New York Internati

STMicroelectronics launched the L99DZ200G door-zone system IC, which enables a single-chip front-drives-rear setup managing a front-door window, mirror, and lighting as well as the rear-window lift. The L99DZ200G contains two H-bridge gate drivers, a gate driver for an external MOSFET to control mirror heating, a con