Volvo Cars announces North American debut of electric EX60 On May 18, Volvo Cars unveiled the all‑new EX60 in North America for the first time, debuting the highly-anticipated model in New York City and officially opening orders for U.S. customers. With its U.S. debut, the game‑changing EX60 is available to order now through authorized U.S. retailers and configure online. The 2027 Volvo EX60 starts at USD 58,400 (MSRP), with three powertrain ...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/19

JPJ data shows Malaysia’s Top EV brands and models in April 2026 Reported on May 11, 2026, Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) data showed Proton keeping its position as the leading EV brand in April 2026, registering 2,408 units. It remained ahead of BYD (1,413), iCaur (547), Zeekr (357), and Tesla (172). The rest of the top 10 included Xpeng (150), Leapmotor (108), MG (92), TQ Wuling (91), and MINI (81), while the remaining top 20 compr...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/15

Tesla officially presents last Models S and X built in Fremont plant On May 9, Tesla announced that it has officially stopped production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, ending a 14-year run of what can be considered two of the most important EVs ever built.  Tesla shared the news on social media, complete with pictures of the final models built at the Fremont plant in California.  CEO Elon Musk has said that the factory space used for the...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/12

Geely first Chinese company to ship EVs to Canada under new trade deal On May 7, Geely announced that it has become the first Chinese company to export EVs from China to Canada under a new trans-Pacific trade deal, after shipping 18 Lotus Eletre crossovers. “Riding the wind, setting sail, establishing a new record for Chinese electric vehicle exports,” Lotus wrote on its Weibo account. The Eletre is produced at a plant in Wuhan, China. Accord...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/12

Tesla Model Y first model to pass NHTSA’s new ADAS tests On May 7, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that the later release 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle model to satisfactorily pass the agency’s new benchmark tests for vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).  Tesla Model Y vehicles, manufactured on or after November 12, 2025, successfully met...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/09

Tesla gets order for 370 Semi trucks from WattEV in California On May 5, WattEV CEO Salim Youssefzadeh announced one of California’s largest electric freight deployments, an order for 370 Tesla Semis valued at roughly USD 100 million. The trucks will be built at the new dedicated facility at Gigafactory Nevada. The first 50 trucks will arrive in 2026, with the full fleet expected by the end of 2027. Delivery of the first 50 Semis coincides with...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/08

Tesla begins selling Chinese-made cars with 6.1% tariff rate in Canada After a January 2026 visit to Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Carney reduced the tariff on Chinese-made EVs from 100% to 6.1%, with a quota of 49,000 vehicles allowed for the first half of 2026. A second allocation of 24,500 vehicles will be allowed in September through February 2027, after which the quota will expanded to 70,000 vehicles annually by 2030. In exchange, China ...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/06

Canadian sales down 3.9% in April as high fuel costs, tariffs affect demand On May 4, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that Canadian vehicle sales in April of an estimated 178,000 units represented a 3.9% decline from the 186,000 units the previous April, as high fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict and tariffs continue to weigh on demand. The SAAR for April came in at 1.83 million, only slightly below the 1.85 SAAR the month bef...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/05

U.S. auto sales down 6.0% in April, rising gasoline prices above USD 4 boost demand for sedans and electrified vehicles Note: Some figures were updated on May 8. According to preliminary figures compiled by MarkLines as of May 2, U.S. new‐vehicle sales in April 2026 (including estimated figures for GM, Stellantis, Tesla, etc.) totaled 1,374,365 units, down 6.0% year on year. The number of selling days in April was the same as a year earlier, at...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/02

Tesla Q1 results appear lackluster as focus grows in other areas On April 22, Tesla reported its results for the first quarter of 2026. While significantly below each of the last three quarters, company results showed improvement over Q1 2025. •    Automotive revenue, though down 8.2% from Q4 2025, was up 16.2% from Q1 2025 to USD 16.2 billion •    Total revenue, though down 10.1% from Q4 2025,  was up 15.8% from Q1 2025 to USD 22.4 bil...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/24

Jeep has enough Wagoneer S inventory to skip 2026 model year, return for 2027 Jeep is skipping the 2026 model year for its electric Wagoneer S model, while it works to make improvements for the 2027 model year, according to a recent report. A Jeep spokesperson said that the company is "pacing production of the all-electric Jeep Wagoneer S to support future improvements in battery performance, software, and capability," and until then that the 202...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/22

Tesla to expand Robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, Texas On April 18, Tesla announced that Robotaxi service is now launching in Dallas and Houston, Texas, signaling the expansion of unsupervised autonomous operations in the state beyond Austin where it began in 2025. Tesla's official Robotaxi account on X announced the launch and posted a video showing its Model Y SUV running in the two cities with no human driver or monitor in the front sea...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/21

Tesla reconsidering smaller, more affordable model again Tesla is reconsidering an affordable model priced substantially below the Model 3 price to open the brand to a wider customer base, according to media reports on April 9, in a production strategy that would offer both human-driven and autonomy-ready versions. According to sources, the new crossover SUV would be about 168.5 in. long, making it notably shorter than the Model Y. Using  smalle...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/18

Slate Auto raises USD 650 million for affordable electric pickup production Slate Auto has secured USD 650 million in a Series C funding round led by TWG Global, providing capital to advance production of its low-cost, customizable electric pickup truck. The company plans to begin deliveries in late 2026, supported by more than 160,000 reservations. Slate’s strategy centers on a simplified manufacturing model and a single base vehicle platform ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/14

Tesla increases Model S and X prices by USD 15,000 after ending production After officially ending production of the Model S and Model X at the company’s Fremont plant in California, Tesla has now raised prices on every remaining unit in inventory by approximately USD 15,000. The refreshed starting prices are now: •    USD 109,990 for the Model S AWD•    USD 124,900 for the Model S Plaid•    USD 114,900 for the Model X AWD•    U...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/09

Tesla extends three-row Model Y L to Japan, seven other Asian markets Tesla has launched ordering for the Model Y L, its long-wheelbase six-seater electric SUV, across eight key Asian markets: Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, with deliveries slated for Q2 2026. The announcement signals a major expansion for the family-oriented variant first introduced in August 2025 in China. The model is b...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/08

JPJ reveals Malaysia’s top EV registrations in March 2026, rankings by brand and model Reported on April 3, 2026, Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) data showed Proton maintaining its leadership in the local EV market (by brand) in March 2026, registering 2,377 units. It was comfortably ahead of BYD (879), Tesla (338), iCaur (257), and Zeekr (177). The rest of the top 10 included MG (112), Volvo (90), Xpeng (72), BMW (67), and Leapmotor ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

Tesla confirms end of Model S, X production, 600 left in inventory On April 1, rather than unveiling the final version of the Tesla Roadster as promised, CEO Elo Musk announced the end of production of the Model S and Model X at the Fremont plant in California.Musk confirmed the news on X, posting: “Custom orders of the Tesla Model S & X have come to an end. All that’s left are some in inventory. We will have an official ceremony to mark th...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

Honda adjusts Prologue EV price to meet current U.S. market Honda has slashed the price of the 2026 Prologue by USD 7,500, the equivalent of the U.S. EV tax credit that buyers used to get, across all trim levels. Starting just under USD 40,000, a Honda spokesperson said that the company had cut the Prologue's pricing "to better align with the needs of our customers and market conditions, as well as our long-term strategic goals". The base 2026 Ho...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

U.S. auto sales fall 12.3% in March amid elevated vehicle prices and weakening demand Note: Some figures were updated on April 16. The number of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in March 2026 (preliminary figures including estimates for GM/Stellantis/Tesla, etc.), aggregated by MarkLines as of April 2, totaled 1,397,835 units, down 12.3% year over year. March had 25 selling days, one fewer than a year earlier. Light vehicle seasonally adjusted annu...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/02