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A Luxeed R7 on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost NEVs continue to dominate China’s passenger vehicle market, with retail penetration reaching 62.5% from May 1 to 24. Overall passenger vehicle retail sales in China stood at 989,000 units from May 1 to 24, down 24% year-on-year. Retail sales of passenger new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China reached 619,000 units between May 1 and May 24, dropping 11% from a year earlier but rising 13% from the same period last month, data released Wednesday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed. Year-to-date, cumulative retail…

Samsung may finally be preparing a major shake-up for its flagship Galaxy S lineup. According to new leaks, the company is reportedly testing a new Galaxy S27 Pro model that could sit between the standard Galaxy S27 and the Galaxy S27 Ultra. More interestingly, the phone may end up offering a surprisingly different camera experience from the Ultra itself. The biggest change revolves around Samsung’s telephoto camera strategy – an area where Galaxy Ultra phones have faced criticism for years. Samsung could finally kill its most criticised camera lens According to the latest rumours, both the Galaxy S27 Pro and…

Last week was a big one for what used to be the UK’s two heavyweights. Both Ford and Vauxhall (via parent company Stellantis at least) announced their long-awaited future plans, setting out a roadmap that they hope will address a lengthy decline.  Ford’s very passenger-car future in Europe had been questioned in the past 12 months, with its downward trajectory prompting rumours that it would give up altogether and stick to selling vans – something it has proven much more successful at. But five much-needed new cars are on the way. With the firm having spent more time killing off…

Around 30 years ago, Korean car manufacturers were mostly confined to the budget end of the market. Today, things are very different. Hyundai and Kia, the two main brands that originated in Korea, underwent a long and complex evolution process that has now elevated them to a new height. Thanks to a change in reliability, design, reputation, and performance, they now occupy a similar section of the automotive world as the legendary German brands we are all familiar with, such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Here is a closer look into how Korean automakers accomplished this incredible achievement. Hyundai And Genesis’…

Photo by Trev W. Adams on Pexels.com Philadelphia is expanding its public EV charging network again, adding around 435 new DC fast-charging and Level 2 charging ports across the city. EV charging company PositivEnergy announced today that it’s working with the City of Philadelphia to add more public chargers for residents, commuters, and visitors. “Philadelphia’s goal is to make EV charging more accessible, reliable, and equitable for residents in neighborhoods across the city,” said Anna Kelly, senior policy adviser for EV and parking in Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems. “We are grateful to our partners at PositivEnergy for…

Augmented reality wearables provider Xreal has launched a new “X By Xreal” (XBX) subbrand, with its first customizable, lightweight smart glasses coming to the US in July. The new a01 AR glasses will be available starting at $299, featuring a “highly stable anti-shake mode” and interchangeable front frames.While the a01 lacks the degrees-of-freedom (DoF) support we typically see on more premium AR glasses to track the wearer’s movements and head rotations, it does include what Xreal is calling the “industry-first spatial anti-shake algorithm.” This preserves image clarity by reducing shake during turbulent motions, like when you’re riding the subway or…

Luxury automakers have long enjoyed an advantage their mainstream counterparts can only dream of: customers buying into the badge as much as the product itself. That gives premium brands the freedom to shape consumer tastes rather than chase them, allowing them to sell largely the same vehicles around the world while cashing in on the massive economies of scale that comes with a global lineup. Mainstream brands have attempted the same formula, albeit with limited results. Former Ford CEO Alan Mulally famously pushed the company’s “One Ford” strategy during the late 2000s, consolidating regional products into unified global models. While…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. The 2026 Lexus ES arrives on a new platform for its eighth generation with an unchanged mission: unmatched comfort in a luxury sedan. What has changed—significantly—is everything else. A pivot to only hybrid and electric drivetrains headlines Lexus’s focus on efficiency, while the new ES’s styling plays it safe at the cost of striking looks. To showcase its newest creation, Lexus hosted its media drive in La Jolla, California, an affluent San Diego neighborhood where Lexuses, Benzes,…

The Canadian automotive sector is facing a mix of global and domestic pressures that are reshaping investment decisions, product planning and long‑term growth expectations, according to an industry observer. At the recent AIA Canada National Conference, Ryan Robinson, automotive research leader at Deloitte, said tariffs remain a major source of instability for the industry. He described the past year as only a preview of what may come next as negotiations continue around the CUSMA trade agreement. “We think that the tariffs that we’ve been living through in the last 12 months is still a bit of an appetizer,” he said.…

Called X by Xreal (or XBX), its first product is coming to the US in July. XBX Xreal, the company known for its excellent but chonky smartglasses, has just announced a new sub-brand coming to the US. Confusingly called X by Xreal (or XBX), it just launched its first product in China, the a01 display glasses. They will be priced at $299 when they arrive in the US in July. With no cameras on the frame, they’re designed to be lightweight and appeal to travelers, movie watchers and gamers.  Xreal says the new sub-brand “isn’t a…