Industry
Mercedes Starts Building the New GLA, but US Buyers Wait Until Late 2027
Series production of the new GLA is underway in Rastatt, EVs first and 48-volt hybrids to follow. American deliveries are still about a year away.
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Industry
Lucid and Bolt Plan 25,000 Robotaxis for Europe — Built on a Car That Doesn't Exist Yet
Bolt will own and run a fleet of at least 25,000 Level 4 Lucid EVs — but the Midsize platform they depend on was just delayed to late 2027.
Industry
Bentley's First EV Will Be Hand-Built Inside a 1938 Factory Building
Days before the Torcal's debut, Bentley showed the new hand-assembly line inside its Crewe factory — a £350 million bet on building its first EV at home.
New Cars
The 2027 Cayenne Electric Is the First Porsche With Power-Operated Doors
Porsche's electric SUV becomes the brand's first model with power-operated doors, adds a music-synced massage system, and opens up 105 paint choices — at unchanged prices.
EVs
Range Rover Prices Its First EV Exactly Like the V8: $138,000
Order books are open for the first battery-powered Range Rover — 542 hp, 333 EPA miles, and a sticker that matches the gas V8 to the dollar.
New Cars
Scout Shows Two Faces of the Traveler: a Walnut-Trimmed Lounge and a Winch-Ready Trail Rig
A charcoal-and-walnut Mountainside build and a winch-equipped trail rig appeared side by side at Jazz Aspen Snowmass — an early look at how wide the Traveler range will stretch before 2028 deliveries.
EVs
Rivian Says All-Terrain Tires Cost the R2 23 Miles of Range
Rivian's own guide to the R2 Launch Package's two wheel setups rates the all-terrain BFGoodrich package at 307 miles against 330 for the Pirelli all-seasons. The EPA's database agrees, and the gap is wider than on any R1S.
EVs
The Electric GLC Undercuts Mercedes' Own Gas AMG by $6,400
The 2027 GLC 400 4MATIC Electric starts at $63,500, below the AMG GLC 53 and $800 above the plug-in GLC 350e. What Mercedes still hasn't said: when U.S. deliveries begin.
EVs
Subaru's Three-Row EV Slipped to 2028 — Here's Everything We Know About the Getaway
Subaru's 420-hp three-row EV now arrives as a 2028 model next spring, built beside the Toyota Highlander EV in Kentucky. A price, an EPA rating, and a firm date are still missing.
Recalls
Toyota's Electric C-HR Can Lose Power on the Move — and the Fix Isn't Over-the-Air
NHTSA's filing puts the U.S. count at 8,521 and owner letters on October 18 — lower and sooner than reported all week. The defect is pure software, but Toyota is fixing it only at dealers.
New Cars
Rivian R2 Finally Gets a Second Interior — and the Forest Green Paint It Promised in March
Both options were on the spec sheet since March but missing from the order form. Coastal Cloud stays off the Standard trim, and Rivian still isn't quoting prices.
EVs
Kia EV3 Named Green Car of the Year — but the 321-Mile Version Costs $36,485
Green Car Journal's top award goes to a $31,385 small SUV that isn't in showrooms yet. Kia's own spec sheet shows the headline range belongs to a pricier trim — and the Bolt and LEAF go further for less.
EVs
Xiaomi SkyNomad: Range, Sizes, Prices, and the Questions Xiaomi Hasn't Answered
Xiaomi's first range-extended SUVs went on sale in China on September 7 in four versions, from 209,900 yuan, with 52- or 76-kWh batteries and a gasoline generator that never drives the wheels. We inspected both at Chengdu — here's the full lineup, the launch prices, and what Xiaomi still hasn't answered.
Tech
Cameras, Climate, Profiles: The Features GM Says Win Over Escalade IQ Buyers
GM credits side cameras, a dedicated climate screen, and driver profiles for the electric SUV's lead in its internal studies — though the company isn't showing the data.
EVs
Mitsubishi's Rebadged Leaf Wins Green SUV of the Year Before It Even Goes on Sale
Green Car Journal hands its 2027 Green SUV of the Year to a car that isn't on sale yet — and Mitsubishi confirms its rebadged Leaf arrives in October.
Comparison
BMW iX3 50L vs. the Global iX3: How Different Is the China-Only Version?
China's long-wheelbase iX3 50L shares its battery and platform with the iX3 headed to US dealers — then beats it on space, equipment, power, and price.