Volvo EX60 electric SUV due in 2026, on new scalable architecture

2025 Volvo XC60Electric alternative to Volvo XC60 expected to launch in 2026 New crossover to be called EX60, and use next-generation SPA3 platform SPA3 vehicles to incorporate mega casting to save weight and improve production efficiencies Volvo has only introduced the SPA2 platform in the 2025 EX90 electric midsize SUV which starts U.S. deliveries later this...

Ford: Two new electric trucks, more hybrids, no three-row electric SUV

Ford Gen 2 electric SUV after efficiency improvementsFord on Wednesday said it plans to launch more hybrids and cut back on a previously announced battery-electric vehicle as it adjusts to the changing landscape for electrified vehicles. The automaker said its changed roadmap is aimed at lowering prices, particularly for EVs whose buyers today are more cost conscious compared to the early adopters...

Karma reveals Ivara SUV concept, plans more PHEVs

Karma Ivara conceptKarma on Friday unveiled the Ivara concept at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, one of the premier events of 2024 Monterey Car Week that ran last week in California. Joining it on Karma's stand were the previously revealed Kaveya sports car and Gyesera sport sedan. The Kaveya was shown in Monterey with a revised interior that Karma said...

Acura Performance EV concept revealed in Monterey

Acura Performance EV conceptAcura on Thursday unveiled a striking SUV concept that previews the next electric vehicle it has in the pipeline. The new Performance EV concept was unveiled at 2024 Monterey Car Week currently underway in California, and previews a vehicle due to enter production in late 2025 at parent company Honda's sprawling Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio. The...

Polestar 3 electric SUV starts production in US

2025 Polestar 3 production at Volvo plant near Charleston, South Carolina - Aug. 2024After some delay, the Polestar 3 electric midsize SUV has started production at Volvo's plant near Charleston, South Carolina, paving the way for the start of customer deliveries in the U.S. shortly. It joins the related Volvo EX90 which has been in production at the plant since June. U.S.-built Polestar 3s will be sold locally, as well as in...

Acura teases concept previewing US-built EV on its own platform

Acura electric SUV concept, 2024 Pebble Beach teaserAcura teased an electric SUV concept that will debut in Monterey next week The production version of the electric SUV concept will ride on Acura and Honda's own BEV platform Acura will build the electric SUV in its Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio Acura is due to debut an electric SUV concept at this month's 2024 Monterey Car Week, and Friday it...

Mitsubishi tipped to join partnership between Honda and Nissan

2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Honda and Nissan are forging a partnership in the areas of electrification and software, and Mitsubishi reportedly wants a piece of the action. Honda and Nissan first announced plans for their partnership in March, which at the time of the announcement was only at the feasibility study stage. Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday that...

EV startup Karma to debut GT-UV concept in Monterey

Teaser for Karma GT-UV Design Study debuting during 2024 Monterey Car WeekKarma Automotive still exists The automaker plans to unveil a concept vehicle in August The concept might be an SUV Karma on Monday said it will show up to next month's 2024 Monterey Car Week with a new concept vehicle whose description suggests it will be an SUV of some sort. The concept is referred to as the GT UV Design Study, though that isn't...

Electric Porsche Cayenne to live alongside gas and hybrid models

Electric Porsche Cayenne prototypeThe next-generation Porsche Cayenne will be electric Porsche said the gas-powered and hybrid third-gen Cayenne will live alongside the EV Porsche has said the EV transition will take longer than expected Porsche has confirmed that its current gas and hybrid Cayenne models will be sold alongside a fourth-generation, fully electric Cayenne for the...