Lexus, Toyota’s luxury sub-brand, posted a teaser ahead of its event on May 7, 10:30 AM JST. The teaser picture shows a silhouette of a large SUV, which is most likely the Lexus TZ, which first appeared in the news cycle back in 2023. Of course, we can’t know for sure, but the timing seems very fitting. Toyota announced in… Read more…

Beijing is a city where everyone seems to be in a rush to reach the future. The air is thick with big ideas, and the streets are packed with every kind of vehicle you can imagine. At the world’s largest auto show, it is easy for a person to get tired of seeing the same old designs. Most electric cars… Read more…

During the Auto China 2026 in Beijing, Mercedes-Benz revealed its newest weapon for the Chinese market – the GLC L EV. This electric SUV is a long-wheelbase version of the popular GLC, and it borrows a lot of technology from the flagship S-Class. Mercedes-Benz knows it needs a win in China, where local companies are quickly taking over the luxury… Read more…

The city of Dresden in Germany is famous for its history and beautiful buildings. One of those buildings is a car factory made almost entirely of glass. Volkswagen used this “Transparent Factory” to show off its best engineering. Now, the quiet halls might soon fill up with the sound of workers building Chinese electric cars. Sources say that BYD is… Read more…

Xiaomi is quickly becoming a major name in the auto industry. The company shared very good news about how many vehicles it sold in April – it delivered more than 30,000 EVs to customers. This is a big step up from the month before. In March, the company handed over 21,440 cars. The company did not give the exact final… Read more…

Polestar began sending out a major software update to its vehicles, bringing Google Gemini into the cabin. It replaces the older Google Assistant with a much smarter artificial intelligence. Starting in the United States, drivers no longer have to talk to their cars like they are barking orders at a robot. Until recently, using voice commands in a car was… Read more…

The long wait for Tesla’s big electric truck is finally over. The company finished making its first Semi truck on a new, high-volume production line at the dedicated factory in Nevada. This is a big deal for Tesla, which has talked about this truck for a long time, and now it is finally moving from a small project to a… Read more…

We are about to see a lot more of Zeekr vehicles on our roads. This high-end brand, owned by the Geely Auto Group, is officially packing its bags for a global trip. CEO Gan Jiayue shared that the company is ready to send its most popular models to drivers across the globe. This is a huge step for a brand… Read more…

Most people know Dreame for making the machines that are really good at picking Cheerios out of carpets. The Chinese company is a giant in the world of robot vacuums and high-tech floor cleaners. But the company showed up to an event in Silicon Valley with something much louder than a vacuum. At the DREAME NEXT event in San Francisco,… Read more…

Wuhan is a city in China, over 1,000 km south of Beijing, with more than 13 million people. On the night of March 31, 2026, the streets of this busy place turned into a parking lot. Dozens of electric cars stopped moving right in the middle of the road. But these were not cars with people behind the wheel -… Read more…

While BMW has already launched the new iX3 in many markets, it hasn’t officially landed in the US yet. Ahead of that, it’s received a boosted range estimate from its maker for the US market (using the EPA testing cycle). The iX3 xDrive50 version is now estimated by BMW to reach 698 km on one charge using the EPA testing… Read more…

Today Volkswagen has fully taken the wraps off the ID. Polo. The car will be available to pre-order from “the end of April” so either today or tomorrow. The car starts at €24,995 in Germany in the entry-level Trend trim. VW bills this as “excellent value for money” in its press release. You will of course be the judge of… Read more…

We are watching a famous nameplate make a surprising comeback. Jaguar Land Rover and Chery revealed the new Freelander 8 in China, and it’s nothing like the small SUV you might remember from the early 2000s. The new version is a large vehicle that runs on electricity – a massive shift for both companies as they try to win over… Read more…

The other day Elon Musk officially acknowledged that HW3 is just not enough to support the Full Self-Driving feature that many Tesla owners bought years ago, which caused severe backlash. More than 3,000 European owners are now looking to take legal action against Tesla since the company promised that HW3-equipped cars will run FSD eventually. In response, Tesla announced that… Read more…

Today, GM has announced that it’s bringing Google’s Gemini AI chatbot to model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC vehicles in the US “with Google built-in”, which means running Android Automotive. GM says approximately four million vehicles are eligible for this update, which makes it “one of the largest deployments of Gemini in the industry”. As you’d… Read more…

The Beijing Auto Show hosted the debut of a new vehicle that might make some luxury car owners look twice at their bank accounts. BYD revealed its latest flagship sedan: the Seal 08. This car does look sleek, but more importantly, it carries technology that promises to solve the biggest headaches people have with EVs – how far you can… Read more…

Drag racing usually means overwhelming smell of gasoline and the deafening roar of engines. But at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, a different kind of machine stole the show. Ford Racing brought its latest creation, the Mustang Cobra Jet 2200, to the track, and the results were nothing short of historic. This new version is now the fastest of… Read more…

Audi is upgrading its EV bestseller, the Q4 e-tron, with a new motor that boosts power and efficiency, faster charging, and a tweaked interior with more optional features. Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 e-tron Sportback The new model comes with a new naming convention, in line with the rest of the Audi EV lineup. You have the basic e-tron with… Read more…

Xiaomi has, for quite a long time now, told us that it plans to start selling its cars in Europe next year. If you’ve been hoping for a more concrete timeline, we have that for you today, although it’s still rather vague – just less vague than before. Basically, the company plans to launch its sales in Europe in the… Read more…

Tesla has now finally launched the Robotaxi app on Android, following the release of the iOS version in September of last year. The Robotaxi app for Android is available in the Google Play Store. As you’d expect, the app lets you request a ride on Tesla’s fleet of “Robotaxis”, wherever that service is available. Once you’re inside one, you can… Read more…