ta yet, other than production is moving to Toledo Assembly Complex from previously-planned Belvidere Assembly Plant. It will be a body-on-frame vehicle, separate from the Jeep Gladiator built there, as well as the Wrangler. The Ram Dakota will start pre-production in 2027 before launching as a 2028 model. The U.S. Dakota will have no relation to the Dakota midsize pickup in South America, which is built in Argentina on a platform shared with the ...

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arily laid off for approximately 10 months as that facility undergoes its retooling process. In the meantime, Ford dealers are worried that the absence of the Escape will result in owners defecting to other brands in search of an affordable replacement. While the Corsair may return as a China-built model imported into the U.S., like the Nautilus, a future reappearance of the Ford Escape as of now remains unclear. (multiple sources on December 17...

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l industry-defining products as chief product officer at company he co-founded in 2017, leading Aurora Innovations Inc. through its launch of the world’s first commercial, fully driverless trucking service. Before Aurora, he worked at Tesla, where he led the design, development and launch of the Model X, then led the team that delivered Tesla Autopilot. Prior to Tesla, he advised world-class companies as a management consultant with McKinsey &...

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ng in Guangzhou and launched such testing in a regular manner. The license is mainly for testing of conditional autonomous driving on local intelligent connected vehicle testing expressways and highways. Previously, at the 2025 XPeng AI Day, XPeng released the VLA (Vision-Language-Action) 2.0 large model with Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities, which is expected to be applied to vehicles in volume in Q1 2026. In 2026, the automaker plans to ...

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icle production decreased 16.7% (y/y) to 710,298 units. The passenger car production was down 9.4% to 665,235 units, commercial vehicle was down 62.0% to 45,063 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said Car production is normalising following August’s cyber incident and, with the manufacture of a new EV model starting this week in Sunderland, the sector can look forward with some optimism. Growth is expected next year, with the industry poised to reap...

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The announcement was made by Daniel Herrero, president of Prestige Auto, during a press conference held at the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter plant in La Matanza. Maybach is the most exclusive luxury division of the German automaker and will enter the Argentine market through made-to-order sales. The first model to be launched will be the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600, a full-size luxury SUV powered by a 557 hp V8 engine. Based on the Mercedes-Benz GLS, the M...

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t USD 24,890, with the K4 GT-Line starting at USD 25,890 and the K4 GT-Line Turbo starting at USD 28,790, with a destination fee of USD 1,195 added on. The Kia K4 Hatchback is produced alongside the sedan at the company’s plant in Pesqueria, Mexico, which serves as a global export hub for the new model, supplying the Americas, Europe, and Australia. The model measures 174.4 in. long, 72.8 in. wide, and 56.3 in. high, with a wheelbase of 107.1 ...

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Honda recalls 2025 CR-V e:FCEVs in U.S. over fuel cell stack coolant leak On December 17, Honda announced it is recalling 388 CR-V e:FCEV vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel cell stack coolant leak that can create an internal short circuit, potentially causing loss of drive power. The recall affects 388 2025 model year vehicles produced between June 3, 2024 and March 26, 2025. The Honda CR-V e:FCEV is sold exclusively in California, and is produc...

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BMW prepares Munich plant, Germany for all-new i3 model from 2026 On December 18, BMW announced that its Munich plant, Germany is now prepared to produce the next generation of vehicles. New equipment has been installed in the body shop and assembly line, and all systems have passed initial functional tests. During these tests, all production steps are run without real parts, creating a “virtual” vehicle. This ensures every system works smoot...

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CES 2026: BMW to showcase Neue Klasse iX3 with Panoramic iDrive and Alexa+ On December 17, BMW Group announced that it will showcase the new iX3, the first model based on the Neue Klasse platform at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. BMW will showcase its Panoramic iDrive, featuring a large dashboard-wide display with a new operating concept and the AI-powered BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant in the iX3. BMW is the first carmaker to integrate Amazon’s Al...

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CARIAD unveils research project that uses AI to model human driving behavior in complex traffic scenarios On December 17, CARIAD unveiled a research project that focuses on creating models that better imitate human driving behavior in various complex traffic scenarios. These models run in the vehicle to test how different driving decisions affect the behavior of nearby road users. The models are based on reinforcement learning (RL), an AI method ...

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ivision, and Yandex Electro (Yandex's business unit for electric transport and charging infrastructure) are partnering to develop electric transport infrastructure in Russia. Rosatom plans to expand its network to 11,000 electric charging stations in 53 regions of the country by 2030.  Yandex's ML model, based on the analysis of anonymized data on cities, traffic patterns, and user habits, will help forecast charging demand and select specific z...

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AMD Silo AI, US, and Autoware Foundation partner for AI for Autonomous Driving On December 16, AMD Silo AI announced a collaboration with the Autoware Foundation, the world’s leading open-source software for autonomous driving. It will accelerate Autoware’s end-to-end AI model training and deployment pipeline using AMD Instinct and Radeon Pro GPUs, uniting scalable compute platforms from AMD with Autoware’s open-source autonomous driving ec...

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goods‑sold break‑even by March 2026 and targets EBITDA break‑even by 2027 as it scales its network to 150 exclusive showrooms and service centres by March 2026 and 500 outlets over the following two years across India.​ Oben’s operations are based on a vertically integrated manufacturing model at its 3.5‑acre Bengaluru facility, where it designs and produces key EV components in‑house, including LFP battery packs, motors, chargers,...

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FAW Hongqi launches HS6 PHEV flagship SUV On December 16, FAW Hongqi launched the HS6 PHEV large 5-seater flagship SUV. The model is available in one 4WD and two FWD variants, with prices ranging from CNY 178,800 to CNY 228,800. The HS6 PHEV measures 4,925mm long, 1,970mm wide, and 1,740mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,925mm. The HS6 PHEV features the Honghu hybrid platform. Equipped with a 110kW/225Nm 1.5T dedicated hybrid engine, a 168kW/340Nm pe...

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GWM Ora launches Ora 5 electric SUV On December 16, Ora, a Great Wall Motor (GWM) sub-brand, launched the Ora 5 battery electric SUV. The model is available in five variants, with prices ranging from CNY 99,800 and CNY 133,800. The Ora 5 measures 4,471mm long, 1,833mm or 1,844mm wide, and 1,641mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,720mm. The Ora 5 features a front-motor FWD layout. Equipped with a 14-in-1 high-performance e-drive system and a 150kW/260N...

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Forthing brand enters Argentine market On December 12, it was reported that Forthing, an emerging brand of China’s Dongfeng Motor Group, officially entered the Argentine market through local importer and distributor Oriente Motors, launching an initial lineup of four models. The Forthing T5 arrives in three different powertrains: The MT version features a naturally aspirated engine producing 120 hp and 155 Nm of torque, paired with a five-speed...

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New-gen Toyota Hilux pickup expected to arrive in Vietnam in January 2026 Reported on December 16, 2025, Toyota Vietnam has unveiled its first teaser of an upcoming next-generation pickup, following the model’s global premiere in Thailand in November, and confirmed its arrival in Vietnam in early 2026. Although the official model name has not been announced ahead of the launch, the teaser indicates it is the 2026 Toyota Hilux. Several dealers h...

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Autoliv opens new plant in Hefei Autoliv announced the opening of a new plant of Autoliv (Hefei) Vehicle Safety Systems Co., Ltd. The new plant, an intelligent manufacturing site for steering wheels, is Autoliv’s second Chinese plant specializing in steering wheel manufacturing. At the new site, a digital production management model is introduced to establish an online monitoring system for the entire production process and enable real-time pro...

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d a product portfolio from low-end to advanced intelligent driving solutions, including PhiGo Pro, a solution powered by Horizon Robotics’ Journey 6E chip to cover expressway and urban scenarios and be applicable to both conventionally fueled vehicles and EVs. PhiGo Pro+ introduces an end-to-end model on top of the BEV algorithm to support CNOA (City Navigate on Autopilot) with low computing power. PhiGo Max, an end-to-end all-domain urban aut...

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