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Nissan announced on Thursday it will post a ¥700 billion to ¥750 billion ($4.9 to $5.3 billion at today’s exchange rate) net loss for its 2024 fiscal year, which ended March 31. The automaker blamed the massive loss—a record amount for the company—on “its ongoing turnaround plan, and other factors.”

Volkswagen of America first rolled out an autonomous vehicle test fleet using ID. Buzz electric minivans in July 2023 in Austin, Texas. Now, the retro-styled people mover has found a new role as Uber’s autonomous driving vehicle. However, you’ll have to wait until late next year to book the ID.…

The GMC Hummer EV is a big boy. Tipping the scales at over 9,000 pounds, it's the heaviest production EV you can buy today, and stretches out to a gargantuan 206.7 inches long and 93.7 inches wide—side mirrors included. Only its cousins, the Chevrolet Silverado EV and Sierra EV pickups,…

The police force patrolling the roads surrounding the legendary Suzuka Circuit in Japan have a new car. And unlike the Toyota sedans usually run by the Mie Prefectural police, this one has 573 horsepower on tap.

I don’t know if the Mk8 GTI fully deserves its bad reputation. 

Last year, Ford enhanced the 2025 Super Duty lineup by adding the new Platinum Plus Package. Designed to entice the model's most premium customers, it combines luxurious features, technology, and rugged capability in one option. Ford is just now beginning to deliver the decked-out heavy-duty pickup to customers, launching its…

It's testing season at the Nürburgring, and naturally, Porsche is there. This time, it's testing the new 911 Turbo and Turbo S with minimal camouflage, giving us our best look at the coming 992.2 version. And there's one detail we noticed in particular—a sticker.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Nissan is launching an electrified Frontier. Although it carries the “Pro” suffix, the truck is unrelated to the Frontier Pro-X/Pro-4X sold in North America. The brand’s first electrified pickup broke cover today at Auto Shanghai in China and is based on the locally produced Nissan Dongfeng…

Although there have been reports about Toyota’s plan to drop the uninspired “bZ” nomenclature, it looks like the switch to a more familiar naming system for electric cars isn’t happening globally. Meet the new bZ7, a production version of a namesake concept introduced last year. It’s a large sedan for…