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Ram has made an announcement of performing a voluntary recall of over 1,271,294 Ram 1500 pickup trucks from the 2019 to 2026 model years. The recall covers 156,138 vehicles in Canada and 74,084 vehicles in Mexico, while the rest of the numbers may be in the US and a few other countries. According to the automaker, the vehicles affected by the recall center and driver-side rear seats may have been produced with seatbelt anchors that weren’t well attached to the vehicle. In an incident that involves a crash, the incorrectly attached seatbelt anchors may fail to protect the passenger, increasing…

Car theft in Victoria is reaching its highest levels since 2001, with vehicle-related crimes in the state exceeding the figures of all other Australian states combined.More than 32,000 cars were stolen in Victoria in 2025, a rise of 96.9 per cent over the past three years. Authorities have attributed the increase to the rapid development and proliferation of key-cloning devices, technology that’s readily accessible online and used to override in-built car security systems.Victoria Police has gone so far as to say such tech is being used for between 30 and 40 per cent of all car thefts, and new vehicles…

Article SummaryBMW ran the numbers and estimates the iX5 could have a CO2 advantage over the combustion-engine X5 within two years.About a third of the iX5’s weight is made from secondary raw materials, amounting to approximately 940 kilograms (2,072 pounds).The iX5 has the largest battery ever installed in a BMW Group product. It’s also the heaviest BMW-badged model.This just in: cars are bad for the environment. Even before an owner puts the first miles on the odometer, much of the damage has already been done during the production process. The car could run on unicorn tears, and it would still…

JLR has appointed a new North American CEO, Mark Cameron.   The company announced last month that it wants to grow its North American operations, specifically in the United States.   JLR has several new models launching soon, including the new Range Rover GT and Jaguar Type 01.   JLR has appointed a new CEO to oversee the automaker’s vital North America operations. Mark Cameron, the Defender brand’s global managing director, will assume the role just as the automaker prepares to launch several new models that will define its future in the United States and beyond.   Cameron is a…

There are some times in this line of work where you think “I’ve made it” – this is one of those times.911 GT3 with Touring PackageHaving gone without driving many of the auto industry’s heroes for much of my career, I was finally offered the opportunity to drive the latest 992.2-series 2026 Porsche 911 GT3 – in both ‘Weissach’ and ‘Touring’ forms on separate occasions.As you can imagine, I was excited to sample both, given the automotive lore that is the 911 GT3. It’s a nameplate that’s steeped in legend, and lauded for its absolute embodiment of the ‘race car…

Article SummaryBMW sold 1,004,669 vehicles worldwide in the first six months of the year, down 6.2%.The X1/X2 was BMW’s best-selling model series, followed closely by the 3 Series/4 Series.The Z4 gained momentum in its final months on the market, outselling the dead-last XM by a 2-to-1 margin.BMW rose in Europe and the United States in the first half of 2026, but it wasn’t enough to offset its continued downfall in China. With 1,004,669 cars sold worldwide, demand fell by 6.2% compared to the January-June 2025 period. The half-year report released today shows what worked and what didn’t through June, and…

Hyundai and designer The Kyza have created a tough, off-road racing version of the Santa Fe. The vehicle is purely imaginary at the moment, since the images and video are just rendered. Hyundai has a strong motorsport division and a desire for more off-road vehicles, so a Santa Fe built to take on Baja would be a great project. No, Hyundai hasn’t decided to chase the dust in search of glory. At least not yet, anyway. What you’re looking at here is a rendered version of what could happen, however, if Hyundai ever wanted to get serious about desert racing. This…

Despite its victories in the Dakar Rally, the Mini Countryman SUV has been mostly focussed on city driving and gravel roads. The upcoming Edition variant will seemingly up its capability envelope to include easy off-road tracks and camping excursions.This week Mini revealed official “spy” photos of the Countryman Edition during testing in the Rocky Mountains, ahead of its official unveiling in October. Mini says the variant is a “special edition”, but we don’t know how limited its production run will be.Looking for your next car?CarExpert can help you research, compare and buy so you choose with confidence.Although the prototype vehicle…

Article SummaryThe BMW Welt is showcasing all 20 Art Cars through August 31, daily from 9 AM to 6 PM.Admission is free, while 30-minute guided tours cost €12.Can’t make it to Munich? The Artlas smartphone app offers an in-depth look at the BMW Art Cars.Possibly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, all 20 Art Cars are together under the same roof at the BMW Welt. A monumental logistical effort made it possible for the German luxury automaker to bring these rolling art pieces together for the first time. The whole group is there, from Alexander Calder’s original 3.0 CSL from 1975 to Julie…

About 6,000 employees protested demanding clarity on the site’s future. Volkswagen is weighing closures at four German plants as part of a radical cost-cutting overhaul after 2030. Workers in Neckarsulm are covered by a job security pact that runs until the end of 2033. Six thousand people outside one factory gate is not a normal shift change. At Audi’s Neckarsulm plant in southwest Germany, that crowd showed up on July 29th to send Volkswagen a message: this factory, and the cars it builds, shouldn’t just vanish in a spreadsheet of cost savings. The site still turns out some of Audi’s…