Bentley will build plug-in hybrids and EVs on one line at Crewe and follow demand. The next EV is due after 2030.

The M350 xDrive makes 443 PS; US prices start at $49,900 with deliveries in early 2027.

The filing shows a 4,205 mm five-seat hatchback with a rear motor and a front trunk. No price or battery yet.

Chinese brands took 51.7% of the Russian new-car market in 2025 and almost none of the American one.

Stellantis, behind Jeep and Ram, is based in the Netherlands. Scout belongs to VW, Lucid mostly to a Saudi fund.

Toyota owns 20% of Subaru, 5.1% of Mazda and 4.9% of Suzuki, three rivals it competes against.

EVs fail their MOT less often than petrol cars past 60,000 miles, but log 1.8x the tyre defects.

GM sells three hybrids in the US - all Corvettes, all over $111,000.

The EQA, Ioniq 5 and i4 kept over 93.5% of capacity. The lowest named, the Leaf, Cooper SE and Zoe, stayed above 86%.