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Renault-owned Romanian automaker Dacia had a great 2024, selling 676,340 vehicles globally. Its best-seller was the Sandero hatchback, Europe’s most popular new vehicle, selling almost 310,000 units last year. Now, Dacia wants to build on the combustion model’s success, so it plans to launch an electric variant toward the end…

We certainly didn't have DS becoming a rival for Bentley or Rolls-Royce on our bingo cards. As unexpected as it might seem, Stellantis aspires to fight the ultra-luxury brands. The automaker wants to elevate the DS Automobiles brand to a higher echelon by making the Citroën spin-off brand the "Louis…

When Hyundai revealed the new Palisade in South Korea at the end of last year, there was one glaring omission. The second-generation model lost the naturally aspirated 3.8-liter V-6 of its predecessor. Well, at least that's the case in the domestic market. The fullsize SUV hasn't been introduced elsewhere, so…

Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandate

Scout isn't the only Volkswagen Group brand coming to the United States. SEAT's spin-off Cupra marque will arrive here by the end of this decade. CEO Wayne Griffiths says the Spanish brand, which was born just seven years ago, will have its own headquarters and will do business outside the…

Honda has been discussing the prospects of an electric Type R since 2020. A couple of years later, the CTR's lead engineer lamented how stricter emissions regulations are forcing automakers to electrify their fun cars. But in 2025, there's still no sign of a Type R-badged car without a combustion engine. In fact,…

Final’s Flagship headphones bring some excellent planar magnetic powered sound to the table, and do it for a price that rivals a used car.

Even though there's a ton of data showing that people want to buy electric vehicles from Japanese auto brands, that country's car industry is pretty far behind the curve on competitive all-electric options. But of all the Japanese automakers, Honda is probably working to catch up the most quickly. 

Analysts say use of ‘flexibilities’ to avoid penalties shows that zero-emissions mandate does not need to be relaxed