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Gazoo Racing becomes the fifth Toyota brand, joining Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu, and Century. The GR GT doesn’t have any Toyota badges. Future performance models are also expected to only use GR badging. Toyota’s already large corporate umbrella is expanding to make room for a fifth brand. Just months after Century was spun off as a standalone marque, Gazoo Racing is also becoming a distinct entity. The world’s largest carmaker has long hinted at a clearer separation between Toyota and GR models, and it’s now formalizing those plans. Going forward, Toyota Gazoo Racing will be known simply as Gazoo Racing, reverting…

Volvo’s long-serving XC60 mid-size luxury SUV is still gorgeous to look at and fancy to sit in. It was launched eight years ago, so a lot has changed during its lifecycle.And while this isn’t the EXACT same car as it was at launch, having received a recent facelift and tech revisions over the last few years, the formula remains the same: luxury, comfort, simplicity, and safety.But with competition rife and the market rapidly changing, does this SUV still make sense?How much does the Volvo XC60 cost?The updated Volvo XC60 lineup has seen some price increases, and this is one of the…

The newest generation of the MINI Cooper debuted just last year, so it would be normal for MINI to leave well enough alone. However, the brand does bring some small tweaks to the Cooper, albeit its mostly aesthetics. Most importantly, the 2026 MINI Cooper is still available in the budget-minded Oxford Edition trim level, although in limited quantities. Opting for an Oxford Edition shaves around $4,000 off the base MSRP with little of value lost regarding amenities. Elsewhere, MINI adds a $1,200 John Cooper Works Style Package for Cooper S models. New mirror cap and roof color options join the…

Caterham knows the US is an important market. Project V aims to enter production in 2027. The electric sports car would compete against Porsche’s EV Cayman and Boxster. Despite seeming like a shrinking segment, US sports car buyers could soon have a new, exciting option. Caterham plans to bring its upcoming Project V to the North American market. Speaking to Car and Driver at CES, a rep for Caterham said that the company is “going to take America very seriously,” saying that they plan to “sell a lot of these over here.”  Caterham Project V Concept Photo by: Caterham Even with…

As Impreza is to Subaru, and Civic is to Honda, Swift is one of Suzuki’s most iconic nameplates.In 2024, the long-running Japanese light hatch entered a new generation, giving us the Mk4 Swift ‘Hybrid’ you see here. The headline addition was a new 12V mild-hybrid system, making the latest Swift a hybrid-only model and marking the first step in Suzuki’s electrified model push in Australia.Following in its low-capacity mild-hybrid footsteps would later be the Fronx light SUV in 2025, while the fully electric e-Vitara – and a hybrid version of the regular Vitara – is due to arrive locally by…

BMW is rolling out the proverbial red carpet for the 2027 iX3 at an event that isn’t primarily about cars. The Consumer Electronics Show focuses on technology first and foremost, and as today’s automobiles become rolling computers, it makes perfect sense to showcase the electric SUV in Las Vegas.Bear in mind that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the iX3 in the United States. The “NA5” made its debut on American soil back in September at a dedicated event hosted at Bathhouse Studios in New York City. However, CES 2026 brings the first modern Neue Klasse model to a…

Former CEO Oliver Blume candidly admits the strategy didn’t work. The first-gen Macan dies this year. A replacement isn’t coming until 2028. As of January 1, Oliver Blume is no longer Porsche’s CEO. The 57-year-old executive oversaw the Zuffenhausen brand for a decade before stepping aside to make way for former McLaren CEO Michael Leiters. Blume, who remains Volkswagen Group CEO, candidly admitted in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that discontinuing a key model was a faux pas. The West Germany–born executive opened up about how the first-generation Macan should not have been discontinued. Technically, it hasn’t been retired…

The number of car companies operating in Australia with year-on-year sales declines has gone up by 12.5 per cent.Two-thirds of all local auto brands have now reported a sales decline in 2025 compared with 2024, according to data provided by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electric Vehicle Council.While 59 per cent of all brands that participate in the reporting saw negative overall sales in the 2024 calendar year, that number has now increased to more than 66 per cent in 2025.As reported earlier this week, new vehicle sales in Australia essentially flatlined in 2025 – increasing…

Barely a few days into 2026, BMW is already hard at work preparing future products. With around 40 new or updated models due by the end of next year, there’s no time to waste. While the next 12 months will focus on the 3 Series, i3, X5, and the facelifted 7 Series, 2027 is already shaping up to be another busy year. One of the most important launches scheduled for then is the 5 Series facelift.Long before the mid-cycle update goes official, the Mercedes E-Class and Audi A6 rival has been spotted out on public roads. Car paparazzi caught the…

Geely Holding Group could announce entering the US market in the next 2-3 years with Chinese cars.    Potential brands that Geely could bring to the US include Zeeker and Lynk and Co.    Geely could utilize Volvo’s factory in South Carolina to build cars domestically.    Geely Holding Group could start building and selling vehicles from brands like Zeeker and Lynk & Co. in the United States by the end of the decade. If all goes to plan, the Chinese auto conglomerate that owns Lotus, Polestar, and Volvo could use the latter’s South Carolina factory to get around tariffs…