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Ford will not have a truck eligible for the 2027 North American Truck of the Year award, ending a six-year run of representation. Four very different pickups will compete instead, from the $24,950 Slate Truck to the 777-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX SRT.
Audi is taking legal action to stop China-only E5 Sportback and E7X electric vehicles from entering Germany through parallel imports. The models were developed with SAIC for the separate AUDI brand.
Hyundai CEO Jose Munoz says Chinese automakers could rapidly pressure U.S. vehicle margins without tariffs and market-access rules. He also confirmed Hyundai’s advanced driver-assistance system is delayed to late 2029.
The Ninth Circuit has sent a more than $1 billion insurance lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai back to federal court. Insurers say the automakers’ Korean parent companies shipped vehicles without engine immobilizers into California.
BMW’s Regensburg plant has built its nine-millionth vehicle, a custom-specification iX1 finished in Velvet Orchid II Metallic. The milestone arrives as the factory marks 40 years of production and expands its flexible multi-powertrain strategy.
NHTSA is investigating how Tesla certified the driverless Cybercab without a steering wheel, pedals, or mirrors. The agency wants sworn answers and could seek roughly $139 million in civil penalties.
Polestar says it expected permission to keep selling connected vehicles in the US, but the Commerce Department denied its application. The automaker will leave the market after the 2026 model year without appealing.
A New Jersey Polestar retailer is suing the automaker for at least $25 million, claiming it helped bring about the federal ban that will end new-vehicle sales in the U.S. after 2026.
Polestar will not appeal the U.S. government’s decision to block future vehicle sales, effectively ending the EV brand’s American operations. The company now plans to concentrate investment on Europe and other markets.
Polestar will stop selling new vehicles in the US starting with the 2027 model year after failing to secure authorization under the country’s new Connected Vehicles Rule. Existing Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 inventory can still be sold.
