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BYD appointed Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's former foreign and trade minister, to lead external relations and new business development as the Chinese automaker scales up its European operations.

DS Automobiles unveiled the N°7, its new premium SUV and DS 7 successor, on Stellantis's STLA Medium platform. It comes as a mild hybrid or in three electric E-TENSE tiers, topping out at 740 km WLTP range, with European prices from EUR 43,900 (about $47,600).

Nissan revealed the fourth-generation Elgrand and started sales in Japan, its first major redesign since 2010. The minivan runs Nissan's e-POWER hybrid system with e-4ORCE all-wheel drive, priced from ¥6,897,000 ($42,470).

Scout Motors plans to sell its Traveler and Terra models directly to customers instead of through franchised dealers, and Volkswagen dealers are now suing in several US states over it.

Scout Motors welded the first Traveler body shell at its Blythewood, South Carolina plant, a pre-production milestone as the site moves from construction to line trials ahead of series production.

Volkswagen revealed the production ID. Cross, a compact electric crossover that works as an EV alternative to the T-Cross. It shares its MEB+ platform, motors and cabin with the ID. Polo, and goes on sale in Europe from autumn 2026 at around €28,000.

Ford ranked first among mass-market brands in J.D. Power's 2026 Initial Quality Study, but CEO Jim Farley says he is not satisfied because Ford still leads the industry in recall campaigns. Ford has issued 56 recalls covering 12.1 million vehicles so far in 2026, after a record 153 recalls covering nearly 13 million vehicles in 2025.

The latest special edition in Jeep's Twelve 4 Twelve programme brings back a Wrangler trim name last used in 1995. Built on the off-road Willys base with a 1-inch lift, 35-inch tyres, and Southwest-inspired graphics, the Laredo starts at $53,240 for the two-door and $55,620 for the four-door.

Kia is recalling 462,869 Telluride SUVs from the 2020-2024 model years in the United States. A damaged or displaced front-seat adjuster switch can leave the seat's motor running and overheating, with 18 cases of localized fire or melting recorded since October 2024. It is the second recall over the same defect. Dealers will install a free electronic fuse; owner notifications start August 13, 2026.

American startup Slate added five Crayola-branded wraps for its electric pickup and SUV, sold as dealer-installed accessories rather than factory paint. The Blank Slate concept - an unpainted grey base built for post-purchase personalization - stays intact.

Audi is walking back its all-screen, all-touch interior direction, promising more physical buttons, dials and higher-grade materials under a new design philosophy called Radical Next, previewed on the Concept C and the Nuvolari.

A tiny Italian coachbuilder in Piedmont hand-builds around 30 cars a year - a two-seat retro sports car with a naturally aspirated, Ford-sourced 5.0-liter V8 tuned to about 500 hp, a six-speed manual, and no touchscreens. The open Barchetta has been reaching customers since 2025 from $290,000; a fixed-roof Coupe was previewed at Goodwood in July 2026, with the first example due in 2027.

China shipped 1.037 million vehicles abroad in June 2026, the first time monthly exports have passed 1 million, according to CAAM data - up 75.1% year on year. NEV exports reached 523,000 for the month, also a record, as exports offset a 13.4% drop in domestic NEV sales in the first half.

Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche all lost China sales in Q2 2026, led by a 36.6% drop for VW Group and 28% for Porsche, as buyers shift to faster-moving domestic EV brands.

Hainan, a Chinese island province of about 10 million people, has restated its plan to end sales of new petrol cars by 2030 - a target first floated in 2020 and formalized in 2022. Private buyers will be required to choose a new-energy vehicle; public and commercial fleets face a 100% clean-energy rule, excluding special-purpose vehicles. No other Chinese province has set a comparable hard date.

Mercedes-AMG's CLA 45 4MATIC+ drops its four-cylinder engine for a three-motor electric powertrain making 680 hp, with sedan and Shooting Brake body styles and up to 670 km of WLTP range.

Ram and Roush Performance built the Ram 1500 Direct Connection by Roush, an off-road package around the naturally aspirated 5.7-liter HEMI V8 rather than the turbocharged Hurricane inline-six used in the Ram RHO.

Tesla tore down its Fremont, California Model S/X assembly line in just 46 days, closing out 14 years of production that began with the Model S in 2012. The freed floor space is being converted into an Optimus humanoid robot line that Tesla wants scaled to roughly a million units a year, with full-scale output targeted for late July or August 2026.

British tuner Urban Automotive debuted the Widetrack Avontur at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, converting a Land Rover Defender 110 Hard Top into a pickup with a hand-built carbon-fiber cargo bed, over 36 custom exterior parts and 23-inch wheels. It remains a prototype; Urban Automotive is taking orders but has not disclosed a price.

FAW-Volkswagen has disclosed the first technical details of the ID.Aura T6, a mid-size electric crossover on an 800V platform co-developed with Xpeng, launching in China before the end of 2026.