The Aion Ray 7 is the first model in GAC Aion's Ray line and the first car to wear the brand's redesigned logo. It is a rear-wheel-drive electric fastback with a 180 kW Huawei drive unit, 700 km of CLTC range and a Huawei lidar-based driver assistance package. Prices have not been announced.
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BMW has run a prototype of the i3 Touring at the Nurburgring, confirming an all-electric wagon for the Neue Klasse i3 family. The test car is believed to carry i3 50 xDrive running gear: dual-motor all-wheel drive, a 108.7 kWh battery and 400 kW DC charging. It is built alongside the sedan in Munich, with sales due in 2027.
Skoda has revealed a facelifted Slavia in India, the only market where the sedan is built and sold. The 1.0 TSI swaps its 6-speed automatic for an 8-speed torque converter, the 1.5 TSI gains rear disc brakes, and bookings are open against a ₹15,000 deposit (about $155) ahead of pricing in October.
Canada restored federal electric-car incentives on 16 February 2026 through the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program, and EV sales rose more than 80% in March over February. The rebate is deducted at the dealership and reimbursed by Ottawa afterwards, and dealers report waits of up to 90 days against a 20-business-day service standard, with some carrying more than C$200,000 in unpaid claims.
Hyundai has published the first official images of the fifth-generation Tucson, which switches to the Art of Steel design language and grows 60 mm longer on a 30 mm longer wheelbase. Powertrains were not disclosed.
Tesla has put the rear-drive Model 3 Premium back on the Canadian price list at C$39,490 ($29,000) before delivery, supplied from Gigafactory Shanghai rather than California. It is the lowest price the Model 3 has carried in North America, and it exists because Canada cut its duty on Chinese electric cars from 100% to 6.1% for the first 49,000 imported each year. The same origin disqualifies it from the federal C$5,000 rebate.
The Genesis GV90 is the brand's first full-size SUV and its new flagship, unveiled on 19 August 2026. It is electric only, with two motors making a combined 490 kW (657 hp) and 800 Nm, a 123.5 kWh battery and 350 kW charging. It is also the first production car with a Roof Airbag, and the top GV90 Neolun replaces its B-pillar with coach doors that open independently.
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LG Energy Solution has started production at its $2 billion battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, and Toyota is the named automotive customer. The site builds the NMC cells for the 2027 Highlander EV, which Toyota assembles in Kentucky. General Motors part-built the plant, then sold its stake.
Audi has posted the first hard numbers for its entry-level electric compact: four power levels from 125 kW to 240 kW, up to 649 km WLTP and a German list price from €38,200 (about $41,600). Production starts in Ingolstadt this autumn.
Ford is rolling out its AI Assistant to up to 8 million eligible Ford and Lincoln vehicles through the brands' phone apps. It answers questions about the specific car using live telemetry, reads photos, and moves into the dashboard from 2027. Google Gemini arrives separately as a voice assistant option.
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All models →The fifth-generation Hyundai Tucson is a compact SUV revealed in official design images in August 2026. It measures 4,700 mm long on a 2,785 mm wheelbase and is the first Hyundai production model to wear the Art of Steel design language. Powertrains, prices and launch dates have not been disclosed.
The Genesis GV90 is the brand's first full-size SUV and its new flagship, unveiled on 19 August 2026. It is electric only, with two motors making a combined 490 kW (657 hp) and 800 Nm, a 123.5 kWh battery and 350 kW charging. It is also the first production car with a Roof Airbag, and the top GV90 Neolun replaces its B-pillar with coach doors that open independently.
The combustion C-Class, sold as a saloon and an estate alongside the separate electric C-Class. The 2026 update reworked the whole range for Euro 7: every petrol and diesel version now runs a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, and two plug-in hybrids sit on top. Orders opened in Germany on 18 August 2026 from €48,844.
The Lincoln Nautilus is a two-row midsize luxury SUV, sold with a 250 hp 2.0-litre turbo four or a 285 hp hybrid version of the same engine, both with standard all-wheel drive. It is built by the Changan Ford joint venture in Hangzhou and is the only Lincoln made in China for the US market. The 2027 model year brings a new front end, five wheel designs from 19 to 22 inches and three new interior themes, reaching dealers in early 2027.
Audi's entry-level electric compact, built in Ingolstadt from autumn 2026. Four power levels from 125 kW to 240 kW, a liquid-cooled 61 kWh LFP battery on the version Audi has detailed, up to 649 km WLTP and a starting price of €38,200 (about $41,600).
The Genesis GV80 Hybrid is the brand's first hybrid, unveiled on 13 August 2026 and due on sale in South Korea in September. It pairs a 2.5-litre turbo petrol engine with two motors in a parallel P1 plus P2 layout for a combined 352 PS (347 hp) and 54.0 kgf-m (529 Nm), driving through a new seven-speed rear-wheel-drive automatic. It is a conventional hybrid, not a plug-in.
A 150-car V12 special from Q by Aston Martin, revealed at Monterey Car Week in August 2026. The 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 makes 850 PS (838 hp) and 1,000 Nm, which Aston calls the most powerful front-engined production car in the world. Carbon-fibre body, eight-speed ZF transaxle, first deliveries in Q2 2027.
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The Volkswagens sold in China are built by two companies, and one of them is Chinese. That arrangement started in 1983 as a condition of entry, and it has since produced badges that exist nowhere else: Jetta, Wuling, and AUDI in block capitals with no rings. Who holds which half, which brands the ventures invented for themselves, and which of the old partnerships have quietly ended.
Aion is GAC, Jaecoo and Omoda are Chery, Deepal is Changan, Nammi is Dongfeng. Ten Chinese brands whose names do not carry the parent company, grouped by how each one relates to its owner: brands sold only outside China, recent badges on long-established state groups, brands two levels below the group, and one that Huawei supplies but does not own.
Twelve European badges whose nationality does not match their ownership: Cupra, Vauxhall, DS, Opel, Lancia, Alpine, Abarth, MG, Ebro, DR Automobiles, smart and Leapmotor. Some are Spanish or British names owned in Germany or the Netherlands, some are revived badges on Chinese hardware, and several are assembled in a third country again.
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Kelley Blue Book puts US electric vehicle sales at roughly 463,000 in the first half of 2026, half of them Teslas. The Model Y alone accounted for 163,454 of them, more than ranks two through nine put together, while Toyota and Lexus were the only names in the top 10 to post triple-digit or near triple-digit growth.
New-energy vehicles took a record 64.4% of China's retail car sales in July 2026, even as NEV retail itself fell 2% year on year - the seventh straight monthly decline. The record came from combustion collapsing faster than EVs are growing.
Skoda registered 457,663 cars across the EU27+4 in H1 2026, up 10.8% year on year, holding second place among all brands for a second straight quarter and pulling 14,966 cars clear of Toyota. Skoda's own EV deliveries rose a record 48%.
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