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The company expects to start offering rides to the public in the country in 2028. Waymo Waymo has announced that it’s coming to Singapore, thereby expanding its presence in Asia and in regions outside of the US as a whole. Over the coming months, its first Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will be arriving on the island nation as the company prepares for future operations. Throughout 2027, Waymo’s specialists will manually drive its vehicles on Singapore’s streets to map them, and the company will make changes to its system to account for the country’s road geometry and weather patterns.…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. General Motors’ 3.0-liter Duramax is the only diesel half-ton truck engine left. It’s stout, with 305 horsepower and 495 lb-ft of torque; it’s efficient, hitting 30 miles per gallon on the highway in the real world; and it was smooth enough to be sold in the Cadillac Escalade. Thanks to a new 34-gallon fuel tank available on the 2027 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, the engine can also chug-a-lug along for more than 900…

Li Auto’s in-house-developed Mach M100 driver-assistance chip on display. Credit: Li Auto Li Auto is moving to operate its chip and silicon carbide businesses independently and seek external customers, with some units planning to bring in outside capital. Domestic peers Nio and Xpeng are pursuing similar efforts. Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) is reportedly moving to supply its Mach chips, silicon carbide modules and range extenders to external customers, seeking to turn in-house technology into revenue beyond vehicle sales. The Chinese automaker has launched plans to supply several core technologies externally since the start of this year, while moving some businesses…

When you think of performance SUVs, the Subaru Forester probably doesn’t spring to mind. It’s a capable family vehicle that can handle rough roads, but it’s not a nameplate you associate with five-second takeoffs and Brembo brakes. We would call it one of the greatest sleepers ever built, but it looks meaner than a standard Forester, which somewhat undermines that status. Unfortunately, you can’t have one. At least not for a few more years. The Forester STi is a JDM exclusive, and one that we think is worth waiting for. Here’s why… The Subaru Forester STi Is A 265-hp Family…

(Source: Volvo Cars Strategy Update 2026) Volvo is going on the offensive with 13 new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles coming by 2030. The upcoming models will feature a new design and revamped interior. Volvo bets on EVs and PHEVs to double market share “Our showrooms will look very different in 2030,” Volvo Cars president and CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, said during the company’s Strategy Update on Thursday. Volvo plans to launch 13 new vehicles by the end of the decade, as part of what it calls its “most ambitious global product push” in the Swedish automaker’s 99-year history. As Samuelsson…

Cheap, small trucks that can tow, haul, off-road, and last forever are a thing of the past. Buyers can thank the Chicken Tax, corporate greed, or whatever else, but the only way to find a truck of that nature is to look to the used market. Of course, you have models like the Toyota Tacoma or Nissan Frontier to choose from, but one truck remains a staple of classic Americana: the Ford Ranger. Its reputation for getting beaten up, jumping over hills, bogging through mud, then staying alive day after day is legendary. One variant, the FX4 Level II, tops…

Waymo says it will launch a robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, as the Alphabet-owned company continues to eye overseas markets for expansion.Waymo’s vehicles will begin arriving in Singapore in “the coming months,” the company says, in preparation of mapping and autonomous testing with human safety drivers behind the wheel in 2027. Waymo says it is “working toward offering fully autonomous ride-hailing to the public” by 2028.Waymo will need approval from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) before it can begin accepting passengers. The city-state requires all autonomous vehicles to undergo a safety assessment conducted at the Centre of Excellence for…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Nissan’s executive team is wasting no time, and the automaker’s President and CEO Ivan Espinosa was resolute in April when he told The Drive, “Nissan is back.” The turnaround plan to cut models and keep the good stuff sounds good, but the company is in dire straits and needs to execute. The desire within the automaker’s executive team to be exciting again should ignite enthusiasts, but not everyone is an enthusiast. On Wednesday, in…

The 2026 Audi Q8 is delivering some of the strongest documented discounts of any full-size luxury SUV in this guide series, and buyers who know what dealers are paying consistently pay far less than those who walk in without preparation. KBB live listings confirm Premium Plus configurations at $78,800 against an $86,300 MSRP saving $7,500, and at $80,574 against the same $86,300 MSRP saving $5,726 on current dealer inventory. CarBuzz confirms an average asking price of $72,601 across current listings with the lowest documented price at $66,468 in July 2026 , demonstrating the wide spread in pricing that…

A BYD Seal 07 DM-i plug-in hybrid sedan on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost The EU is seeking a negotiated deal to limit imports of China-made hybrids and may raise tariffs if no agreement is reached. EU imports of hybrid vehicles from China rose from 3,800 in October 2024 to 50,000 in July 2026. The European Union is asking China to voluntarily limit hybrid vehicle exports to its market or face potentially higher tariffs, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The request highlights how the EU is broadening its trade pressure to hybrids after…