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This is Your First Official Look at the 2027 Audi Q9
<h2>Only a Matter of Time</h2><p>The Audi Q9 is no secret. Several spy shots of the large SUV have been published, and the company said it's coming any time this year. After seeing its rivals own the full-size, three-row luxury crossover space for years, the folks from Ingolstadt reckon it's their turn to make a big impression on that segment.</p><p>Its main rivals are none other than the BMW X7, which is due for a redesign, and the Mercedes-Benz GLS that was just given a facelift. Audi is determined to give its rivals a good...
Honda’s EV Bet Backfires As Automaker Faces Historic $2.5 Billion Loss
<p>Honda Motor is staring down a financial hole it has not seen in nearly seven decades. The company is set to report an operating loss of around 400 billion yen ($2.55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 2026, as per Reuters. It will mark its first operating loss since going public in 1957. To put that in perspective, the previous fiscal year delivered an operating profit of 1.2 trillion yen. The size of Honda's operating loss would be the second largest among Japanese automakers, trailing only Toyota's 461 billion yen loss during the 2008 to 2009 global financial crisis. Honda bet heavily on electric vehicles, and...
TEASED: Mercedes-AMG's Mythos CLE Will Be Like a GT3 RS, But With a Big V8
<p>The first product from the new low-volume Mythos division of Mercedes is almost ready to be unveiled, with AMG sharing a batch of new images of the CLE-based super sports car on Instagram. Still clad in a geometric camouflage wrap but with the body looking close to production-ready, these images give us a closer look at some of the aerodynamic elements that will make this V8-powered monster a true 911 GT3 RS rival. Unlike the Porsche, this coupe won't make do with just 518 horsepower, though. If reports out of Germany are to be believed, this M4 killer will make...
Volkswagen’s Scout Motors Could Go Public Before Its Trucks Reach Buyers
<p>Volkswagen Group’s Scout Motors is considering a potential stock market listing or strategic asset sales, the CEO of the U.S. electric truck brand said in an interview with Germany business daily Handelsblatt.</p><p>Scott Keogh admitted that Scout is exploring new funding options and noted that the brand was designed from the outset to pursue a potential stock market listing or to allow strategic investors to take a stake.</p><h2>Outside Capital "An Option That Is on the Table": Scout CEO</h2> <p>Scout Motors</p> <p>The executive noted that Scout was deliberately set up...
Toyota Supplier Converts the Corolla Cross Into a Mini Lounge on Wheels
<h2>A Corolla Cross Built for Beach Days</h2><p>What’s not to like about the Toyota Corolla Cross as a family vehicle? It is less expensive than the more popular RAV4 and delivers strong fuel economy, with the hybrid version rated at 42 mpg combined. A Japanese interior supplier, however, thinks it can be made even more versatile with a concept called the Weekend Coast, which essentially turns the cargo area into a mini lounge.</p><p>According to Carscoops, the company behind this creation is Hayashi Telempu, an interior supplier that works with several automakers, including Toyota, Ford, an...
Audi R8 Could Return With Lamborghini Hybrid V8 Power
<p>Audi pulled the plug on the Audi R8 in 2024, but the German brand is not ruling out a return just yet. According to Rolf Michl, the idea of a new halo supercar is still alive behind closed doors. If it returns, it could once again share its foundations with a Lamborghini. That said, a revived R8 would need to make financial sense in an increasingly difficult automotive market.</p><h2>A New R8 Must Be Profitable</h2> <p>Audi</p> <p>Speaking to GoAuto, Michl explained that modern performance cars can no longer exist purely as halo cars. Development...
Liberty Walk Gives the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat the Fighter Jet Treatment
<h2>LB-Figthers Design </h2><p>In the JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2026, which happened on May 3, 2026, Liberty Walk Kato unveiled a newly-built Dodge Challenger for the occasion. It features a fighter-jet-styled livery paired with a Liberty Walk wide body kit and fitted with custom LB Works x AME wheels and wrapped in Yokohama Advan Tires.</p><p>Parked and photographed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, the venue served as the perfect backdrop for Kato-san's latest project, which also features custom parts, wheels, and a wrap you could probably take inspiration from. The kicker here is that Liberty Walk hasn't yet...
Toyota Has a $15,000 EV That China Can't Get Enough Of
<p>Toyota's bZ3X has had a year that most automakers would kill for. Launched in China in March 2025 under the GAC-Toyota joint venture badge, the compact electric SUV crossed 80,000 deliveries within its first year on the market. Since September 2025, it has held the top sales position among all joint-venture new energy vehicles in China, a run now stretching seven consecutive months. In April 2026 alone, it moved 10,027 units, a new monthly record.</p> <h2>Who Is GAC-Toyota, and Why Does the Label Matter?</h2><p>In China's EV landscape, automakers are sorted into two very different buckets. Domestic brands like...
Chevrolet Walks Away From Its Biggest Silverado Trucks As Sales Slide
<p>The number of medium-duty commercial trucks available in the U.S. will get smaller this fall as Chevrolet will discontinue its line of Silverado 4500 HD, 5500 HD, and 6500 HD models.</p><p>Production of Silverado medium-duty Class 4, 5, and 6 commercial trucks, which are co-developed with the International CV Series trucks, will reportedly end on September 30 at International Trucks’ plant in Springfield, Ohio, according to TFL Truck.</p><h2>International Trucks Will Build GM's Medium-Duty Only Until September </h2> <p>Chevrolet</p> <p>A report from Transport Topics notes that GM did not renew its contract with International (formerly Navistar), which was si...
Ford Says Babies Are Born In Its Emergency Vehicles More Often Than You Think
<h2>The First Ford Ride for Some Americans</h2><p>Ford recently claimed that 53% of emergency vehicles nationwide wear a Blue Oval badge. That underscores the need for reliable, purpose-built vehicles that can serve the public in critical situations, especially when some are used to respond to childbirth emergencies – and when some babies are even born inside Ford vehicles.</p><p>The Dearborn-based automaker said thousands of Americans are born inside ambulances each year, including Christie’s daughter, whose place of birth was later listed simply as “ambulance.” The company said its emergency-vehicle presence reflects the trust it has earned and the...
