Hyundai’s China-bound Ioniq EVs will be unique models, not Chinese versions of existing models like the Ioniq 5 or 6. Two new concepts preview Hyundai’s China shift for the Ioniq brand, with planet names replacing the usual numbered designations. Hyundai’s China comeback goes beyond EVs, with local EREVs and plug-in hybrids due from 2026. Hyundai…
Skoda will stop selling cars in China by the middle of the year. It sold only 15,000 cars in 2025. China was Skoda’s largest market for many years. Škoda’s spectacular downfall in China needs to be studied. For many years, it was the company’s largest market, but sales began to slip toward the end of…
China’s enviable electric vehicles have made American automakers extremely nervous in recent times. But if you’re assuming that Chinese automakers are simply cruising at home, with generous subsidies and cutting-edge battery tech, you’d be mistaken. EV sales in China are starting to flatline and even BYD, the country’s dominant player in the space, is feeling…
China’s advanced auto industry may be hitting some speed bumps at home, but it’s expanding overseas at warp speed. And lately it’s been a question of “when,” not “if,” those vehicles could ever come to the United States. 2026 already feels like some dominoes have begun to fall. You had the Geely Group’s strong showing at…
Lotus Technology, the British sports car maker majority-owned by China’s Geely group, is welcoming Canada’s decision to reset its tariff policy that’s set to result in a dramatic price reduction for its high-performance electric SUV. The automaker said in a press release Saturday that the price of its Wuhan-made Eletre SUV will drop by roughly…
In an interview with InsideEVs, Ford CEO Jim Farley said the automaker’s crucial “skunkworks” electric vehicle platform project is progressing well. He likened it to the Apollo missions of the 1960s and ’70s. Supply chain, parts, plant conversions and other critical steps are done, Farley said, and prototype vehicles are operating with Ford software. But…
It’s no secret that Chinese automakers want in on the United States. In fact, in a pre-COVID world, several of them were in a race to get sales moving here. But an underdeveloped product line, and then increased geopolitical tensions and tariffs, have shut the door for now. At least, officially, every day, someone asks…
Batteries in electric vehicles that regularly use 100-plus-kilowatts fast chargers degrade faster than those that rely primarily on slow charging, a new study suggests. Using fast chargers more frequently can cause some packs to lose nearly a quarter of their capacity in eight years, it claims. We’ve seen other studies suggest that fast charging has…
Today’s electric dirt bikes didn’t just show up out of nowhere. They grew out of a segment that’s always been about access and experimentation. From backyard minibikes to entry level trail machines, off-road riding has long been the easiest way into motorcycling. No plates, no traffic, just a patch of dirt and a throttle. That…
Alpina officially joins the BMW Group, ushering in a new era as BMW Alpina. BMW promises to preserve Alpina’s heritage while evolving the brand. The challenge ahead: maintaining Alpina’s unique blend of luxury and performance. As of January 1, 2026, Alpina is officially part of the BMW Group. With the acquisition announced back in 2022…