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…
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…
The Ford F-150 Lightning is canceled, as is its fully electric replacement, codenamed “T3.” Meanwhile, China’s EV and PHEV options keep making inroads in cheap segments across the globe. Ford’s Universal EV Platform is still on track to launch in 2027. The F-150 Lightning will gain a gas engine. An American-made commercial electric van has…
UPDATE: As the effects of the Trump administration tariffs ripple through different industries, automaker Audi is reportedly considering building a “twin” plant in Chattanooga, according to German business journal Handelsblatt. Volkswagen Chattanooga is said to be the favored location, since the current facility has been operational for more than 13 years and could reduce the…
Volkswagen has officially become the new automotive sponsor of LALIGA and Liga F, marking a pivotal expansion in the German carmaker’s commitment to global football and sustainable mobility. This multi-season partnership spans both the men’s and women’s top divisions in Spain, underscoring Volkswagen’s strategic investment in sport, innovation, and electric transformation. Under the agreement, Volkswagen…
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline in June, -1% YTD). Interestingly,…
Recent reports from Europe points to German automaker Audi moving some vehicle manufacturing to the U.S. to avoid the newly-enacted tariffs by the Trump administration. Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche are all part of the Volkswagen Group, which also sports other boutique brands such as Bentley and Lamborghini. Audi and Porsche vehicles are assembled in…