Car news, EV models, and brand profiles — with a focus on Chinese and global automotive market.https://www.getcarnews.com/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/arcfox-s3/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/arcfox-s3/BAIC's Arcfox S3 goes on sale in China from ¥96,800 ($14,200) — or from ¥68,800 ($10,100) with a battery rental scheme. Single motor, 216 hp, up to 65.8 kWh and 660 km CLTC.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/arcfox-wendao-v9/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/arcfox-wendao-v9/Arcfox enters the premium MPV segment with the Wendao V9 — an EREV with a 309 hp electric motor and a 1.5T range extender. 2+2+3 seating, 21.4" ceiling screen, from ¥219,900 ($32,200) in China.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/geely-ford-spain/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/geely-ford-spain/Geely has agreed to buy the newest building at Ford's Almussafes (Valencia) plant. The plan: Geely GEA-platform models (BEV and PHEV) plus new affordable Ford EVs on the same Chinese architecture.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/hyptec-s600/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/hyptec-s600/GAC unveiled the Hyptec S600 at the Beijing Auto Show. Three powertrain options: EREV with 180 km pure-electric range, plus 340 hp RWD and 503 hp AWD pure electric. Blind orders open; pricing from ¥189,900 ($27,800) expected.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/jaecoo-omoda-kazakhstan/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/jaecoo-omoda-kazakhstan/Chery's Jaecoo and Omoda sub-brands will be assembled locally in Kazakhstan from Q3 2026, at the AMMKZ plant in Almaty. Jaecoo J5 and J7 PHEV are first; Omoda C5 and C7 follow. Astana Motors replaces Aster as the official distributor for both brands.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/jeep-avenger-facelift/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/jeep-avenger-facelift/Stellantis showed the updated Jeep Avenger in Brazil first. European version expected to look identical. Exterior updates confirmed — interior and powertrain details still unannounced. Full premiere coming soon.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/kazakhstan-market-q1-2026/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/kazakhstan-market-q1-2026/Kazakhstan sold 44,757 new cars in Q1 2026 — down 4.5% year-on-year. Kia gained 52.8%; Hyundai fell 25.8%. Top models: Chevrolet Cobalt, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/kazakhstan-production/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/kazakhstan-production/In January 2026, 87.4% of new cars sold in Kazakhstan were assembled domestically. 2025 was a record year: 171,144 units produced, 234,852 sold. All top-10 selling models are built in-country.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/kia-k3-uzbekistan/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/kia-k3-uzbekistan/The Kia K3 — successor to the Rio — has entered production at the ADM Jizzakh plant in Uzbekistan. Full manufacturing cycle, up to 25,000 units/year. Two petrol engines. Pricing announced in May.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/kia-xceed-facelift/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/kia-xceed-facelift/Kia announced a second facelift for the XCeed cross-hatch — more extensive than the 2022 update. New front and rear design, dual 12.3" screens. Powertrain details not yet published. Launch before end of 2026.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/leapmotor-b05-europe/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/leapmotor-b05-europe/Leapmotor is localizing B05 production at Stellantis's Zaragoza plant in Spain. Currently sold from €26,900 in Europe (imported from China); local production is expected to bring the entry price to around €19,500 after subsidies.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/nissan-ariya-facelift/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/nissan-ariya-facelift/Nissan refreshed the Ariya for the European market. Powertrain unchanged — three variants from 217 to 306 hp, 63 or 87 kWh. New exterior details, revised interior, V2L, updated ProPilot. From €58,840 in Germany.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/nissan-pickup/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/nissan-pickup/Nissan's latest pickup announcement — the Navara Pro for the Middle East — is actually the Chinese-market Frontier Pro under a different name. Here's how Nissan's pickup lineup currently maps across markets.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/nissan-sunderland/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/nissan-sunderland/Nissan is reducing its Sunderland plant from two production lines to one. The freed space is being negotiated with Chery and Dongfeng. Transformation starts H2 2026.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/porsche-macan-ice/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/porsche-macan-ice/The petrol Macan outsells the electric version — 10,130 of 18,209 Macans sold in Q1 2026 were combustion-engined. Porsche is discontinuing it anyway. Leipzig production ends summer 2026; a combustion replacement on Audi Q5 III underpinnings arrives in 2028 under a different name.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/range-rover-sv-ultra/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/range-rover-sv-ultra/Land Rover introduced the Range Rover SV Ultra — the most exclusive SV variant, available only by invitation. V8 bi-turbo (615 hp), P550e PHEV (543 hp, 38.2 kWh, ~85 km EV range), and a BEV arriving later in 2026.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/suzuki-across/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/suzuki-across/Second-generation Suzuki Across launched in the Netherlands — a rebadged Toyota RAV4 PHEV in Woodland/Adventure spec. 304 hp, AWD, 22.7 kWh. One trim. €52,695 in the Netherlands; broader Europe from summer 2026.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/volkswagen-id-polo/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/volkswagen-id-polo/The production version of the 2023 ID.2all concept. BEV, FWD, three variants from 116 to 211 hp, starting from €24,995 in Germany. Base sales from summer 2026.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.getcarnews.com/news/audi-e7x-unveiled/https://www.getcarnews.com/news/audi-e7x-unveiled/SAIC-Volkswagen unveiled the second AUDI-brand production model at Beijing Auto Show — the E7X, a flagship electric SUV on a new 900V platform.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT