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China Set To Add 62-Mile Minimums For PHEV Range

China's new PHEV range minimum could have big implications for plug-in models sold in and outside of the country.

InsideEVs · Oct 10, 2025

Automakers Are Selling More Cars Than Ever. But They're Making Less Money

In the first half of 2025, global car sales increased compared to the same period in 2024. The 34 companies analyzed sold 37.6 million units, marking a 3 percent rise. This growth was driven by Toyota, BYD, and Geely, which offset declines from Stellantis and Tesla.

Motor1 · Oct 3, 2025

Volvo’s Long-Range EV Plans Might Be Hiding In Plain Sight

Volvo's future EREVs will use Geely tech. Since we've already driven Geely's PHEVs, we might already know how these Volvos will feel.

InsideEVs · Oct 1, 2025

Volvo Boss Thinks All New Cars Will Be Electric by 2035: 'There's No Turning Back'

It was more than four years ago when Volvo announced it would go fully electric by the end of the decade. But reality soon set in, showing that the rise of EVs wasn’t unfolding as quickly as the Geely-owned company had hoped. The Swedes have since abandoned their EV-only pledge…

Motor1 · Sep 10, 2025

Smart is bringing back the Fortwo

Launching next year, the Smart #2 will be a “reinvention” of the original tiny city car

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Here's Your First Official Look at the Smart ForTwo Successor

Update: Smart has released the first teaser images featuring the #2, its all-new successor to the ForTwo city car. The dinky hatchback is undergoing track testing in China ahead of next year's launch.

Motor1 · Sep 2, 2025

This Is The Last Volvo V90

Update: The very last V90 has rolled off the assembly line at the plant in Torslanda, Sweden. The car is now part of the Volvo Heritage Collection. You can see it at the World of Volvo in central Gothenburg alongside its predecessors.

Motor1 · Sep 2, 2025

Lotus to cut 550 UK jobs amid ‘uncertainty’ including Trump tariffs

Chinese-owned sportscar maker insists it is committed to Britain and will restart production in Norfolk in September

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Lotus Is Slashing Jobs In the UK: 'A Punch in the Stomach'

Lotus’s rebirth under Geely ownership has been slow going. The Emira sports car showed plenty of promise, but was hampered by production delays and a price higher than initially promised. The Emeya and Eletre EVs haven’t proven hugely popular either, and being made in China, they are prohibitively expensive thanks…

Motor1 · Aug 28, 2025

Hey, Europeans: You Can Now Import Your Own Chinese EV

An exporter named EV Marketplace says they'll help import and homologate EVs for individual European customers.

InsideEVs · Aug 21, 2025