1 Sept 2026
Denza reveals the N8, a 1,003 km five-seat EV
Denza reveals the N8, a 1,003 km five-seat EV
1 Sept 2026
Defender Dakar: a 626 hp road-legal rally winner
Defender Dakar: a 626 hp road-legal rally winner
29 Aug 2026
Electric Defender delayed by two years
Electric Defender delayed by two years
29 Aug 2026
Epicland X9: Dongfeng and Huawei open pre-orders
Epicland X9: Dongfeng and Huawei open pre-orders
29 Aug 2026
Jeep returns to building cars in China
Jeep returns to building cars in China
29 Aug 2026
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Lexus gets its first China plant, and Toyota owns all of it
Lexus gets its first China plant, and Toyota owns all of it

Toyota is finishing a Lexus factory in Shanghai's Jinshan district, the brand's first production site in China and the first Japanese-owned car plant in the country with no local joint-venture partner. Investment is 14.6 billion yuan ($2.02 billion), capacity around 100,000 cars a year, and production starts in the second half of 2027.

1 Sept 2026
BMW's next X7 keeps the V8 and gains an iX7
BMW's next X7 keeps the V8 and gains an iX7

A second-generation BMW X7 has been filmed testing at the Nurburgring with four exhaust tips, which points to a V8 surviving into the new car. The bigger change is the electric iX7 that joins it, reported to run next-generation Neue Klasse batteries and motors on the existing CLAR architecture rather than on a dedicated electric platform.

29 Aug 2026
Jetour's first electric SUV opens blind orders
Jetour's first electric SUV opens blind orders

Jetour has opened refundable blind orders in China for the Tourer, the first battery-electric car from Chery's SUV and MPV brand. A certification filing lists a 200 kW rear-drive version and a 275 kW dual-motor version; the battery capacity, the range and the prices are all still unpublished. Sales start in the fourth quarter of 2026.

29 Aug 2026
Lincoln Corsair returns for 2027, built in China
Lincoln Corsair returns for 2027, built in China

Lincoln has reopened order books on the Corsair nine months after US production ended. The 2027 car is a 305 hp hybrid with standard all-wheel drive, built by Changan Ford in Chongqing and imported, and it lists at $48,790 delivered against $41,480 for the petrol car it replaces.

29 Aug 2026
Lynk & Co 20 gets 800V and 12-minute charging
Lynk & Co 20 gets 800V and 12-minute charging

Lynk & Co has updated its compact electric SUV for China, dropped the Z from the name and moved the car to an 800-volt architecture with 6C charging, which the company rates at 10 to 80% in 12 minutes. Lidar and the Qianli Haohan H5 assisted-driving system are standard on every version. Prices have not been announced.

29 Aug 2026
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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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EV
Coming Soon

The Lynk & Co 20 is a China-only compact electric SUV, the same SEA2 car that Europe buys as the 02. The 2026 update dropped the Z from the Z20 name and moved the car onto an 800-volt silicon-carbide architecture with 6C charging, which Lynk & Co rates at a 460 kW peak and 10 to 80% in 12 minutes. A 245 kW rear motor drives it, LFP packs of 61.52 or 70.01 kWh give 535 to 630 km on the CLTC cycle, and lidar is standard on every version. Chinese sales start in the third quarter of 2026 and prices have not been announced.

329 hp 630 km CLTC RWD
N8
EV
Announced

The Denza N8 is a five-seat electric SUV from BYD's premium brand, 5,150 mm long on a 3,075 mm wheelbase. Chinese certification filings list two second-generation Blade Battery packs, 105.8 kWh and 130.15 kWh, with CLTC range from 800 km to 1,003 km, and three motor layouts topping out at a tri-motor 890 kW (1,194 hp). Prices have not been announced.

429 hp 840 km RWD
ProMaster City
ICE
Coming Soon

The Ram ProMaster City is a front-wheel-drive midsize commercial van sold in the United States from the first quarter of 2027. It is the American version of the Stellantis midsize van sold in Europe as the Citroen Jumpy, Peugeot Expert, Fiat Scudo and Opel Vivaro, and it is built at the Tofas plant in Bursa, Turkey. One powertrain is offered, a 166 hp 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol four with an eight-speed automatic. Cargo van and passenger wagon bodies are sold in Tradesman and SLT trim, listing from $37,400 before a $2,595 destination charge.

166 hp FWD
Coming Soon

The Lincoln Corsair is the brand's smallest and cheapest SUV. For the 2027 model year it is sold in the United States only as a hybrid, with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four, two electric motors, a combined 305 hp and standard all-wheel drive. It is built by the Changan Ford joint venture in Chongqing, China, after US production ended in December 2025, and lists from $46,495 plus a $2,295 destination charge. Deliveries start in early 2027.

305 hp AWD
Coming Soon

The Epicland X9 is a full-size six-seat SUV and the first model from Dongfeng's Huawei-partnered brand. It is sold only as an extended-range electric vehicle, with a 74.29 kWh CATL battery on an 800 V system, 465 km of CLTC electric range and more than 1,500 km combined. Pre-sale prices run from 299,800 to 379,800 yuan ($44,200 to $56,000).

402 hp 465 km CLTC RWD
Tourer
EV
Coming Soon

The Jetour Tourer is the brand's first battery-electric model, a boxy compact SUV shown at the 2026 Chengdu auto show. Certification filings list a 200 kW rear-drive version and a 275 kW dual-motor all-wheel-drive version, on a Chery-developed lithium-iron-phosphate battery. Chinese sales start in the fourth quarter of 2026; prices have not been announced.

268 hp RWD
Defender Dakar
ICE
Coming Soon

The Defender Dakar is a limited-run road-legal version of the D7X-R that won the Stock class at the 2026 Dakar Rally. It keeps the race car's 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, unrestricted at 635 PS (626 hp) and 750 Nm, on 35-inch tyres and Bilstein dampers. Reservations open in early 2027 and no price has been announced.

626 hp AWD
CS8
ICE
Coming Soon

The Bufori CS8 is a two-door grand tourer hand-built in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, on a carbon-fibre and Kevlar composite monocoque. The headline engine is a blueprinted 6.4-litre supercharged V8 with 810 hp and 973 Nm, good for 0-100 km/h in 3.0 seconds and a limited 330 km/h, but four other engines are offered at the same RM2.188 million (about $543,000) price. Bufori quotes over 9,000 man-hours per car; first deliveries are due in the first quarter of 2027.

810 hp RWD
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