Have you ever visited a modern automotive assembly plant? They all have this specific rhythm – a deep, mechanical thud of stamping presses accompanied by the synchronized dance of robotic arms sparking welds into the air. It is the industrial heartbeat of any automaker – it is spectacular, poetic almost. But the latest rumblings out of Wall Street suggest that… Read more…

According to a corporate listing in China, Zhejiang Xinglixing New Energy Technology Co., Ltd has registered a new capital inflow and shareholder restructuring. The investment comes from a Xiaomi-backed company named Hanxing Venture Capital, bumping up the company’s capital from RMB 100 million ($14.8 million) to RMB 130 million ($19.3 million). Now, Hanxing Venture Capital holds about 23% of Zhejiang… Read more…

There is a serious issue at the heart of building electric vehicles right now: stamping heavy sheet metal and bolting multi-link suspensions onto a chassis makes you bleed cash, but writing elegant lines of code makes you wealthy. The monstrous presses that punch out body panels – they are the brutal, high-capital reality of the physical car business. But it… Read more…

There was a time when Mercedes-Benz seemed convinced that the future of motoring depended on cars looking like bars of soap. We all watched, scratching our heads, as the three-pointed star was slapped onto aerodynamically pure, but aesthetically tragic jellybeans. Thankfully, someone in Stuttgart found the sanity switch – and flipped it. The newly reinvented GLA is proof that Mercedes… Read more…

If someone told me five years ago that the tech empire responsible for making my smartphone would be rewriting the rules of large family haulers, I would have laughed them right out of the room. Yet, here we are in mid-2026, and Xiaomi is no longer just a smartphone brand playing dress-up in the car industry. They are now officially… Read more…

Xiaomi is taking the automotive industry by storm by following its two main strategies – “Innovation for everyone” and “Human x Car x Home”. The new brand managed to take significant market share from established players by targeting vital customer pain points and delivering great cars at impressive prices. The current SU7 and YU7 offer similar capabilities for a fraction… Read more…

After several months of leaks and teasers, Xiaomi is finally set to unveil its all-new Skynomad Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) lineup today. The launch keynote will be livestreamed on YouTube and is set to kick off at 7PM Beijing time (11AM UTC). Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun will be taking the stage, which means this will likely be a… Read more…

If you ever get a chance, look closely at the roofline of a brand-new Volvo EX90. You will spot it immediately – a slightly awkward plastic nodule sitting right above the windshield like a miniature taxi sign. Volvo claimed that this little bump was the crown jewel of future autonomy, a state-of-the-art laser sensor meant to redefine safety. Instead, as… Read more…

Just in case you haven’t heard, the digital dashboard has officially swallowed the automobile. I still remember when the real thrill inside a new cockpit was the heavy, mechanical click of a tactile switch, or the smooth resistance of a perfectly machined aluminum volume knob. Yes, it does make me old. Unfortunately, those simple, hardware-driven days are disappearing into automotive… Read more…

Mitsubishi first revealed the Eclipse Sportback EV in early June, and now it’s come back with some details about its charging capabilities. The car will have an NACS port and will thus gain access to the Tesla Supercharger network. It will charge at up to 150 kW DC, going from 10% to 80% in approximately 35 minutes. The car will… Read more…

The rumored BMW i4 Convertible is indeed happening, as it was spied testing in camo gear. Some of the prototype’s design traits are clearly visible. It uses a soft fabric top, rather than the retro folding hardtop. The i4 Convertible will be BMW’s first convertible EV and will enter into a very sparse market – some notable names are the… Read more…

Today, Baidu has announced that its autonomous ride-hailing platform, Apollo Go, is road testing in London, in partnership with Freenow by Lyft. The testing will begin in the borough of Brent, and there will be safety operators on board. The testing will cover “a mix of urban and suburban driving environments”, according to the official press release. The service will… Read more…

BMW unveiled the China-exclusive iX5 Long Wheelbase, a stretched version of its all-electric SUV designed specifically for local buyers. The longer wheelbase is intended to improve rear-seat comfort and legroom, reflecting strong demand for chauffeur-friendly luxury SUVs in China. The iX5 LWB has exactly 130mm more wheelbase than the regular model. The exact wheelbase is 3,165mm. Unlike the global iX5… Read more…

Following many leaks and rumors, today Xiaomi has officially announced when its first EREVs will be launching under the SkyNomad lineup: on July 30 at 7PM Beijing time. That’s 4AM Pacific, 7AM Eastern, 12PM in London, 1PM in Central Europe, and 4:30PM in India. Xiaomi’s teaser image shows the SkyNomad N90 Max 7-seat SUV, which will be the range-topping model… Read more…

The market for small city cars, traditionally referred to as the A-segment, is faced with huge challenges due to rising production costs. Many automakers abandoned these small platforms entirely, leaving drivers with fewer affordable options. Thankfully, falling battery prices are breathing new life into this almost-forgotten category. The new Honda Super-N arrives in the UK as an electric four-seater priced… Read more…

The identity crisis of the modern electric vehicle age has officially arrived, and it is wearing the badge of a single, sleek coupe SUV. When XPeng pulled the silk off the L03, they quietly laid bare the great powertrain schism of our time. On one side of the garage sits the pure electric enthusiast’s choice – the RWD Long Range.… Read more…

If you listen to the people talking at the local pub or scroll through the darker corners of automotive internet forums, you would think the electric vehicle dream is stone-cold dead. They will tell you the public has lost its appetite, the charging infrastructure is a joke, and everyone is secretly running back to petrol pumps. But when you look… Read more…

Today Ford and Apple have announced that the automaker’s next EV platform, Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV), will have Apple Maps built-in powering the navigation experience. This was made possible by Apple’s MapKit for Automotive SDK, which Ford is using. Apple says this SDK “enables automakers to deliver a cohesive navigation experience for drivers that is consistent with the look and… Read more…

If you still think electric vehicles are only good for urban commuting or frantic dashes between highway fast-chargers, China has been changing that perspective for a while now. We are witnessing an absolute arms race of capacity and road presence. Just the other evening, BYD was celebrating the delivery of their ten-thousandth Da Tang SUV in Altay, and during the… Read more…

I was sitting in a conference room in Germany at the global launch of the new XPeng L03 last week. The mood among the executives was electric, full of optimism you only get when a brand feels it is on the cusp of conquering the world. We talked extensively about their plans for North America – they have already carved… Read more…