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Porsche is retiring the Taycan Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo from the United States. The two wagons will continue in other markets. A company spokesperson confirmed both will live on outside the U.S. The death of the long-roof Taycan models has been greatly exaggerated. While Porsche is indeed pulling the plug on the Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo in the United States, both models will live on elsewhere. In a statement to Motor1, a company spokesperson confirmed that the factory in Stuttgart will continue to build the more practical versions of the company’s first EV. On a related note, Porsche…

Volkswagen Group Australia is recalling the Volkswagen Polo hatchback and T-Cross and T-Roc crossover SUVs to fix a fault that may stop their instruments from appearing.”Due to a software issue, the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) may fail to illuminate the visual vehicle speed, fuel level and other critical safety information,” the company says in its recall notice.”If the vehicle starts and the instrument cluster remains blank, the vehicle must not be driven. Operating the vehicle without visible safety system warnings may increase the risk of an accident causing injury or death to vehicle occupants, other road users and bystanders.”Looking for…

Article SummaryThe G65 X5 is the first BMW built from day one to share one body across five powertrains, including a future hydrogen fuel cell version.BMW’s chief engineer confirms the iX5 gets a 144 kWh battery, the largest the brand has built, on an 800-volt architecture.A new in-house computer called Heart of Joy merges chassis and drivetrain control, running roughly ten times faster than before.BMW will sell the next-generation X5 with five different powertrains in the same body, and according to the Head of Project Michael Ahlers, that was the entire point of the project from day one. We sat…

Jaguar Land Rover wants to focus on the US market. It will partner with Stellantis to build the Defender in the US. New models are coming, including hybrids and electric vehicles. British automaker Land Rover has never built a vehicle in the United States. That will soon change, thanks to assistance from American automaker Stellantis. “Our aspiration, in the coming years, is to grow our US business to the size of the entire JLR business as it exists today,” JLR CEO PB Balaji said in a company statement on June 17, 2026. That’s a fairly tall order, even with the…

CarExpert has launched New Car Sales Atlas, an interactive, searchable database of Australia’s new-car market designed to make decades of sales data easier to access and understand.New Car Sales Atlas allows users to search by brand, model and year, compare makes and models, and review historical sales trends from 1991 onwards, based on data published by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC).Monthly snapshots will cover brand rankings, model rankings, segment movement, fuel mix, buyer type, market segment, pricing context and country-of-origin trends.Looking for your next car? We’ll help you research and compare so you choose with confidence.“Australia…

Article SummaryBMW privately told a small group of dealers at a recent US conference that more wagons might be coming, not as a public announcementA G51 3 Series Touring (2027) and the first-ever i3 Touring (NA1) are confirmed for global rollout; an M3 Touring ICE and M3 Electric Wagon (ZA1) are expected to followThe ZA1 is projected for 2028 and an ICE M3 Touring for 2029 at the earliest, with the G81 M3 Touring remaining the most petitioned-for BMW in AmericaLast May in Nashville, BMW signaled to a handful of dealers at a recent U.S. conference, in private conversations rather…

Nissan is launching the second-generation Kicks in Japan with a hybrid powertrain.    The Kicks has Nissan’s e-Power powertrain that uses an engine to charge a battery that powers an electric motor. The hybrid-powered Kicks starts at ¥2,999,700, or $18,723 at today’s exchange rate.  The second-generation Nissan Kicks is finally hitting the roads in Japan. When it does, the Kicks will launch with a new hybrid powertrain, which isn’t available on the compact crossover Nissan sells in the United States—at least, not yet. The Kicks, which goes on sale in the automaker’s domestic market on June 18, will feature Nissan’s…

Chery has announced a distinctively Australian name for its first ute in Australia, but it’s been seen before on another ute Down Under.Unlike the Ford Ranger and BYD Shark 6-rivalling diesel plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dual-cab ute that Chery is launching this year, the Suzuki Stockman was a diminutive ute based on the simple Sierra off-roader.The Stockman was available as far back as 1979, with the nameplate applied to the range of LJ off-roaders – utes and wagons alike – in the Australian market. With the following generation in Australia, introduced in 1981 as the Sierra, the Stockman name was reserved…

BMW AG’s Board of Management has cut its 2026 guidance for the second time this year. The company had already trimmed its expectations heading into the year; the latest revision makes clear the situation deteriorated faster than the board anticipated, and on multiple fronts simultaneously.The headline numbers are stark. The EBIT margin for the automotive segment, which BMW had guided to a 4 to 6 percent corridor, is now expected to come in between 1 and 3 percent. Group profit before tax, which was previously expected to post a moderate decline versus 2025, is now heading for a significant decline.…

Aston Martin will recall seven 2024 Valkyrie hypercars. They are equipped with the track package, and when driven in certain conditions, can cause a seal in the brake master cylinder to deform.   If this happens, the brakes can drag, and, in combination with other factors, the rear brake cooling duct can catch fire.   Aston Martin has issued a recall for its Valkyrie hypercar. Models equipped with the track suspension are susceptible to having a seal within one of the brake master cylinders deform.   The recall affects seven—that’s right, only seven—2024 Valkyrie models. If the seal deforms, it…