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Lexus ES Review: Electric ES 350e Falls Short in Luxury Saloon Segment
The Lexus ES has entered the Irish market with two powertrain options: a hybrid 300h and an electric 350e. While the vehicle offers excellent interior fit and finish, the electric variant faces criticism for underwhelming performance and ride refinement compared to European rivals. CompleteCar.ie provides a full assessment of its pricing, specifications, and driving dynamics.
China Auto Exports Surge as Industry Moves Toward Overseas Production
Chinese vehicle exports reached 6.41 million units through July while domestic output and sales fell, pushing manufacturers toward deeper localization abroad.
Sunwoda First-Half Revenue Reaches Record as Battery Shipments Accelerate
Sunwoda generated 38.18 billion yuan in first-half revenue as electric-vehicle battery deliveries rose sharply and energy-storage capacity remained highly utilized.
RoboSense Robotics Revenue Expands as New Sensor and Joint Products Near Production
RoboSense reported rapid first-half LiDAR growth and outlined commercialization schedules for spatial cameras, tactile sensors and robotic joint modules.
Chinese Vehicle Exports Exceed Five Million in First Half of 2026
In the first half of 2026, China’s auto exports hit a record high for a semi-annual period, totalling more than 5 million units. BYD and Chery have emerged as the primary drivers of this industry’s global expansion.
Škoda Octavia Marks 30 Years With Nearly 7.9 Million Units Produced
Škoda Auto is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the modern Škoda Octavia, a model that has become central to the brand’s identity and growth. Since series production began in September 1996, nearly 7.9 million units have been manufactured globally across four distinct generations.
ट्रोजन: एक अधिक खतरनाक राजनीतिक युग के लिए विशेष सुरक्षा
जिन दिनों बख्तरबंद सरकारी वाहनों को मुख्य रूप से राज्य शक्ति का एक दृश्यमान प्रतीक माना जाता था, वे दिन अब समाप्त हो चुके हैं। राजनीतिक उग्रवाद, आतंकवादी खतरों, हाइब्रिड हमलों, तोड़फोड़ और अंतरराष्ट्रीय संघर्षों के परिणामों से परिभाषित सुरक्षा परिवेश में, उच्च-जोखिम वाले व्यक्तियों के लिए विशेष रूप से बख्तरबंद वाहन पेशेवर सुरक्षा रणनीतियों का एक व्यावहारिक घटक बनते जा रहे हैं। टोयोटा लैंड क्रूज़र 300 पर आधारित स्टूफ़ ट्रोजन इस बदलाव का एक प्रमुख उदाहरण है।
TROJAN: 더욱 위험해진 정치 시기를 위한 특별 보호 조치
장갑차 형태의 공무용 차량이 주로 국가 권력의 가시적인 상징으로 인식되던 시대는 지났다. 정치적 급진화, 테러 위협, 하이브리드 공격, 사보타주, 그리고 국제 분쟁의 여파가 특징인 현재의 안보 상황에서, 특히 위험에 노출된 인물을 위한 특수 경호 차량은 전문적인 보안 전략의 필수적인 요소로 자리 잡고 있습니다. 토요타 랜드크루저 300을 기반으로 한 ‘스토프 트로이안(Stoof Trojan)’은 이러한 변화를 잘 보여주는 대표적인 사례입니다.
『TROJAN』：政治情勢がより危険になる時代に向けた特別な保護策
装甲公用車が、主に国家の権力の象徴として認識されていた時代は終わった。政治的過激化、テロの脅威、ハイブリッド攻撃、破壊工作、そして国際紛争の影響といった要素が特徴的な安全保障情勢において、特に危険にさらされている人物のための特別防護車両は、専門的なセキュリティ対策の現実的な一要素としてますます重要性を増している。トヨタ・ランドクルーザー300をベースにした「ストーフ・トロイアン」は、この変化を象徴する存在である。
《特洛伊木馬》：在政治局勢日趨險惡的時代，提供特別保護
過去那種將裝甲公務車主要視為國家權力象徵的時代已經一去不復返。在當今這般充斥著政治激進化、恐怖主義威脅、混合式攻擊、破壞活動以及國際衝突影響的安全環境下，專為高風險人士設計的特勤防護車輛，正日益成為專業安全方案中不可或缺的實務環節。以豐田Land Cruiser 300為基礎打造的Stoof Trojan，正是這項轉變的典範。
برنامج «TROJAN»: حماية خاصة في ظل أوقات سياسية أكثر خطورة
لقد ولت الحقبة التي كانت فيها السيارات المصفحة الخاصة بالخدمة تُعتبر في المقام الأول رمزاً مرئياً لسلطة الدولة. في ظل وضع أمني يتسم بالتطرف السياسي والتهديدات الإرهابية والهجمات الهجينة وأعمال التخريب وتداعيات النزاعات الدولية، أصبحت المركبات المزودة بحماية خاصة للأشخاص المعرضين لخطر شديد جزءًا لا غنى عنه من خطط الأمن الاحترافية. وتُعد سيارة «Stoof Trojan»، المصممة على أساس طراز «تويوتا لاند كروزر 300»، مثالاً بارزًا على هذا التحول.
TROJAN: спеціальний захист для більш небезпечних політичних часів
Часи, коли броньовані службові автомобілі сприймалися насамперед як видимий символ державної влади, минули. У безпековій ситуації, що характеризується політичною радикалізацією, терористичними загрозами, гібридними атаками, саботажем та наслідками міжнародних конфліктів, автомобілі з посиленим захистом для осіб, які перебувають у зоні підвищеного ризику, дедалі частіше стають невід’ємною складовою професійних концепцій безпеки. Автомобіль Stoof Trojan, створений на базі Toyota Land Cruiser 300, є яскравим прикладом цих змін.
TROJAN: Special protection for a more perilous political era
The days when armoured official vehicles were seen primarily as a visible symbol of state power are over. In a security environment characterised by political radicalisation, terrorist threats, hybrid attacks, sabotage and the repercussions of international conflicts, specially armoured vehicles for high-risk individuals are increasingly becoming a practical component of professional security strategies. The Stoof Trojan, based on the Toyota Land Cruiser 300, is a prime example of this shift.
BMW iX3 Flow Edition brings animated bodywork closer to reality
BMW has spent several years exploring the idea that a vehicle’s exterior need not remain a permanently fixed surface. With the iX3 Flow Edition, presented at Auto China 2026 in Beijing, that vision has taken a decisive step away from experimental spectacle and towards something that could eventually be engineered, manufactured and offered on a series-production vehicle.
BMW’s next chapter accelerates with New Class rollout
BMW is entering one of the most consequential product transitions in its modern history. What is now taking shape is not merely a routine sequence of facelifts and derivative launches, but a broad industrial and technological reset designed to carry the brand through the remainder of the decade.
London grants first licences for supervised Uber robotaxis
London’s first licensed robotaxis are preparing to carry passengers, but the person behind the wheel is not disappearing just yet. Transport for London has authorised a small fleet of autonomous electric vehicles developed by British technology company Wayve for journeys booked through Uber. The decision moves autonomous ride-hailing beyond closed demonstrations and engineering tests, while stopping well short of approving a genuinely driverless service.
Tesla FSD secrecy puts Europe’s safety oversight under scrutiny
Europe’s argument over Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Supervised system has moved beyond the familiar contest between technological optimism and regulatory caution. It is now a dispute about evidence: how much the public should be allowed to know when a driver-assistance product is cleared for use on ordinary streets.
Mercedes-AMG GT 53 balances speed, range and daily usability
Mercedes-AMG’s new electric GT family was introduced with headline-grabbing output figures and a four-figure-horsepower flagship. The GT 53 takes a more measured route. As the new entry point to the 2027 AMG GT 4-Door Coupé range, it trades the three-motor architecture of the GT 55 and GT 63 for two synchronous motors, but retains the 800-volt battery system, all-wheel drive, active aerodynamics and grand-touring practicality.
Luxury car buyers trade prestige for mainstream value
For much of modern motoring, the luxury-car business rested on a straightforward promise. A prestigious badge offered access to richer materials, quieter cabins, superior performance and technology that ordinary vehicles could not match. In 2026, that promise is becoming harder to defend. Increasing numbers of American buyers are discovering that a generously equipped mainstream vehicle can deliver most of the comfort, digital capability and everyday refinement they want, while leaving tens of thousands of dollars in their bank accounts.
Changan uses FILDA 2026 to accelerate its African expansion
Changan’s appearance at the 41st Luanda International Fair was not simply a product display. By placing the all-electric DEEPAL S05 beside the range-extended DEEPAL G318, the CHANGAN CS75 PLUS and the new CHANGAN UNI-S, the Chinese manufacturer presented a deliberate picture of how it intends to grow in Africa: not through a single propulsion technology, but through a broad portfolio supported by dealers, spare parts, service capacity and increasingly localised operations.
Honda plots a profitable European comeback without a price war
Europe has become one of Honda’s smallest major car markets, but the Japanese manufacturer is not preparing to retreat. Under regional president Hans De Jaeger, its new strategy is built around a deliberately modest recovery: move annual European sales back towards roughly 100,000 vehicles within the next two to three years, preserve pricing power and avoid the costly discounting that has become increasingly common as new brands fight for recognition.
Only two vehicles earn perfect child-seat scores for 2026
The family-car market is crowded with promises of space, safety and everyday versatility, yet a year-long assessment of child-seat compatibility has exposed how few new vehicles turn those promises into consistently effortless real-world use. Among 56 model-year 2025 and 2026 vehicles examined across SUVs, saloons, minivans, pick-up trucks, hybrids and electric cars, only the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLS580 and the 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan achieved the highest grade in every category.
Ford Fathom turns affordable electric pickup into reality
Ford has attached a name, a price and a firmer timetable to the vehicle that could determine whether its second attempt at mass-market electric mobility succeeds. The Ford Fathom will be the first model built on the company’s Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, with pre-orders due to open in early 2027 and customer deliveries scheduled for the autumn of that year.
Chinese car brands reshape Australia’s automotive market
Australia’s new-car market has crossed a decisive threshold. Chinese manufacturers are no longer peripheral challengers attempting to win over a limited group of price-conscious motorists. They have become one of the principal forces shaping vehicle prices, equipment levels, electrification and consumer expectations across the country.
Electric cars enter their most decisive generation yet
The next wave of electric vehicles is no longer defined by one spectacular statistic. From sub-€20,000 city cars to long-range saloons, seven-seat family models and electric performance flagships, the market is developing the breadth required to challenge combustion cars on their own terms.
Europe’s electric car boom exposes a widening market divide
Europe’s battery-electric car market moved from steady expansion to genuine acceleration in the first half of 2026. Registrations rose far faster than the wider new-car market, and June pushed the technology beyond a quarter of all new cars sold. Yet the same figures reveal a continent divided between mature electric markets, rapidly scaling mass markets and countries where battery power remains a marginal choice.
Three Chinese carmakers enter the global automotive top 10
For decades, the upper reaches of the global motor industry changed slowly. Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford and the large European and Asian alliances traded places, but the basic hierarchy remained familiar. The first half of 2026 has broken that pattern. BYD, Geely and Chery all entered the world’s ten largest automotive groups by market share at the same time, turning what had once been described as a future threat into a present commercial reality.
Dubai Police Unveil Next Generation of ‘Ghiath’ Smart Patrols Powered by BYD
In line with Dubai’s vision to lead in security, sustainability and smart mobility, Dubai Police, in partnership with Al-Futtaim, the exclusive distributor of BYD in the UAE, has launched the second generation of its ‘Ghiath’ smart patrol vehicles.The launch ceremony was attended by Lieutenant General Abdulla Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Stella Li, Executive Vice President of BYD Company, Omar Al Futtaim, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Al-Futtaim, Major General Hareb Al Shamsi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Affairs, Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs, Major General Rashid Al Falasi, Director of the General Department of Transport and Rescue, along with senior officers and representatives from both organisations.The launch coincided with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Dubai Police and Al-Futtaim, the exclusive distributor of BYD in the UAE. The agreement was signed by Major General Saif Muhair Al Mazrouei on behalf of Dubai Police and Yousuf AlRaeesi, Director of Government Affairs at Al-Futtaim, on behalf of the company. The partnership aims to develop the second generation of ‘Ghiath’ smart patrol vehicles using the plug in hybrid DENZA B8, combining advanced security technologies, high performance and environmental sustainability. The new patrols will support police operations with more advanced smart vehicles that improve response times, enhance field operations and meet the evolving demands of future policing.Lieutenant General Abdulla Khalifa Al Marri said Dubai Police remains committed to maintaining its position among the world’s leading police organisations by equipping its operations with the latest technologies and advanced equipment to enhance community safety and security. He noted that the partnership with Al-Futtaim and BYD represents an important step in developing the second generation of ‘Ghiath’ smart patrols and expanding Dubai Police’s fleet with highly advanced vehicles designed to deliver optimal performance across policing and security operations.
Leggett Dynamics Launches Mid-Class Massage System & Makes Luxury Comfort Accessible on High-Volume Programs
DETROIT, MI / ACCESS Newswire / June 22, 2026 / Leggett Dynamics today launched its Mid-Class Massage System (MCM), a breakthrough non-electronic innovation that makes premium massage more accessible beyond the luxury vehicle segment. Now in production with a global OEM, MCM was also shortlisted for the 2026 Auto Tech Partnership Award for industry-leading innovation and collaboration.
Leggett Dynamics Launches Smart Brushless Motor & Advances Quiet, Software-Defined Comfort & Motion
Reduces Complexity & Cost, Improves Performance, Supports Next-Gen Architectures
Small, efficient and revolutionary: The IPOP electric car from Alsace
In early May 2026, the French start‑up IPOP Automobiles unveiled a prototype of its mini electric car at the National Automobile Museum in Mulhouse. Nicknamed IPOP, the vehicle breaks with conventions: instead of a central motor, each wheel houses its own electric motor. The company promises that nearly all components are manufactured in France, with battery cells from China being the only exception.Visually, the IPOP resembles a hybrid of a beach buggy and a golf cart. It can be configured as a two‑ or four‑seat vehicle, with open or enclosed bodywork, and with either two‑ or four‑wheel drive. Inventor Christophe Winkelmuller believes that wheel‑hub motors are the next big leap in vehicle electrification, comparable to the battery revolution of the past decade. By eliminating bulky drivetrains, the wheel motors are intended to save space and increase efficiency.
Leggett & Platt Automotive Launches New Brand Identity: Leggett Dynamics
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