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SOUEAST has launched the seven-seat S08 DM plug-in hybrid SUV in Mexico, extending a Latin American rollout and citing a combined NEDC range above 1,000 kilometers plus dedicated regional chassis tuning.

Kia has expanded its all-electric PV5 Passenger lineup with a new seven-seat variant and a high-spec "Elite" grade, alongside model-year 2027 updates and fresh UK pricing across the range.

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America has started assembling the 2027 Kia Sportage Hybrid, the Georgia plant's first hybrid and first Kia model, joining the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9 electric SUVs.

SEAT & CUPRA has started building the CUPRA Raval and Volkswagen ID. Polo at Martorell — the first two of four fully electric models in the Volkswagen Group's Electric Urban Car Family.

Lotus has opened mainland-Europe orders for the Eletre X, a hybrid SUV from €96,990 built on its new X-Hybrid architecture, with customer deliveries targeted from Q4 2026.

Stellantis will invest more than €1 billion in France to build three new Peugeot electric and hybrid C-segment models on its STLA One platform, with production at Mulhouse starting in 2029.

Bentley has redesigned the Flying Spur and revived the S derivative, a hybrid sedan producing 680 PS and 930 Nm, with single headlamps returning to the range for the first time since 1962.

Subaru's new E-Outback and Uncharted electric models have both earned a maximum five-star Euro NCAP rating, scoring 89% and 88% for adult occupant protection and 85% each for child occupants.

Rolls-Royce has revealed the Spectre Series II, extending the electric super-coupe's WLTP range 18% to 390 miles and cutting charging times 14%, while the Black Badge variant gains 500 kW of power.

Polestar is entering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as its 29th, 30th and 31st markets, opening retail Spaces in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius through 2026 with distributor Volvax Baltic.

Cadillac has launched the LYRIQ-V in China at RMB 399,900 in a 124-unit limited run — the brand's first locally produced V-Series and its first all-electric V-Series SUV.

The Nissan Qashqai e-POWER lapped Tasmania on a single tank, covering more than 1,300 km at 4.5L/100km — the second chapter in Nissan's real-world e-POWER efficiency program after a UK drive.

Hyundai expands the 2026 Tucson Hybrid lineup with a blacked-out Night AWD trim starting at $44,175 and two new front-wheel-drive SE and SEL models priced from $30,950.

Kia's EV4 is the brand's first model to qualify for the UK's maximum £3,750 Electric Car Grant, cutting the entry on-the-road price to £30,995 across 'Air' and 'Motion' grades.

Explorer Chris Brown drove his all-electric Rimac Nevera roughly 1,680 miles from North Yorkshire to Croatia, crossing seven countries in four days to join Rimac's second annual Trailblazer Tour.

JETOUR plans to launch the G700 Whistling Arrow, a hybrid off-road model built from its standard G700, in the Middle East in the third quarter, following its Moab debut.

GAC's AION V electric SUV goes on sale in the UK from £36,450, with nationwide aftersales through the AA and next-day parts from DHL as the retail network opens.

Silvio Napoli has assumed the role of CEO at Lucid Group, effective immediately, joining from Schindler Group. Marc Winterhoff returns to chief operating officer and now reports to Napoli.

General Motors revealed the GMC HUMMER X, a reconfigurable mid-size electric truck and SUV concept, at the opening of its 148,000-square-foot Advanced Design studio in Pasadena, California. Neither version is production-bound.

The 2026 Mazda CX-90 PHEV earned two wins in U.S. News & World Report's inaugural Best Adventure Vehicles Awards, taking the road trip and camping categories for midsize plug-in hybrid SUVs.