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From 7 July 2026, every new car and van registered in the EU must carry a camera-based system that tracks the driver's gaze and warns them when they look away from the road for too long. New model types have had it since 2024. This deadline catches the older models still in production.
Ford expects to collect $1.3 billion back after the Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs. A proposed class action argues that the buyers who paid the tariff-inflated prices are owed a share, and that keeping both would be a windfall.
Slate's $24,950 electric pickup is real: a two-seater with 205 miles of range, unpainted body panels, hand-crank windows and no infotainment screen. The options catalogue is where the money goes, and a fully loaded build has been configured past $46,000. Here is the price ladder.
McLaren revealed the 788HS, the third and final HS-badged special of the 720S/750S generation. The 4.0L twin-turbo V8 makes 788 hp and 800 Nm, dry weight is down to 1,265 kg, and 0-100 km/h takes 2.8 seconds. Just 200 will be built - 100 Coupe, 100 Spider - before McLaren moves to a new supercar platform.
Slate Auto has confirmed it will not sell its sub-$25,000 electric pickup or SUV conversion in Canada. The company has not given an official reason, but a 25% retaliatory tariff on US-built cars would push the truck's Canadian price to roughly $44,500 CAD ($31,100 equivalent before conversion), undercutting the model's entire value pitch.
The Dacia Striker is a raised estate built on the CMF-B platform shared with the Bigster, offered with a 140 hp mild-hybrid petrol/LPG engine or a 155 hp full hybrid, plus a 150 hp hybrid with all-wheel drive. Orders open in autumn 2026 with prices starting under €25,000.