Maserati to Ramps Two Concepts for Levante, Quattroporte
Maserati plans to reveal two concepts on December 10 that preview the next-generation Levante and Quattroporte.
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Reporting here follows vehicle segments and the market forces behind them — SUV and crossover dominance, sedan and minivan trends, truck sales and the automaker decisions about which segments to enter, exit or reposition. Coverage spans the market and the engineering choices it drives.
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BYD Faces Court Test Over Ti7 Land Rover ClaimsBailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided BYD offices in the Netherlands as a court in The Hague weighs whether the Chinese carmaker has a case to answer.
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Firestone Launches Pathway AS All-Season TyreThe new touring tyre is offered in 73 sizes and covers 77 per cent of registered vehicles.
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Guerrero Jr. Surprises Mother With Lexus LX 600The Toronto Blue Jays player shared a video of the gift to his mother, Riquelma Ramos, on Instagram.
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Kia Plans Tasman Updates and Derivative ModelsA leaked Kia document points to styling refreshes and new variants for the Tasman pickup, according to a report from The Korean Car Blog.
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Jaguar Land Rover Urges Insurers to Rethink UnderwritingThe automaker says original vehicle manufacturers will not back cherry-picked, customer-selecting insurance models.
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Chery Unveils Next-Generation Tiggo 7 SUVThe redesigned Tiggo 7 and off-road-focused Tiggo X7 debut in China, with no confirmed Australian launch plans.
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Chinese Automakers Target European Premium BuyersChinese brands are pitching technology-focused luxury vehicles to European drivers as domestic sales in China decline.
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Tata Launches All-New Punch in Southern AfricaThe redesigned Punch arrives in Southern African markets with three derivatives and two petrol engine options.
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Fiat Unveils Multiplay Concept at Paris ShowThe Multiplay concept can shift between SUV, pickup, and MPV configurations through a sliding rear section and modular seating.
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This section follows sales data by segment, new model announcements and discontinuations, buyer preference research, pricing and incentive trends, automaker platform and production decisions and the fuel economy and emissions implications of which vehicle types dominate the market. SUV and truck dominance in the North American market has reshaped automaker product portfolios enough to become a structural subject in automotive coverage, with sedan discontinuations and crossover proliferation each generating their own news cycles. Fuel economy standards interact directly with segment mix, since the types of vehicles consumers buy determine whether a manufacturer's fleet can meet regulatory targets — connecting consumer preference reporting to regulatory compliance stories. Electrification has begun to differentiate segments in new ways, with some categories — trucks, SUVs — attracting more electric variants while others have seen slower transition, producing coverage that tracks the segment-by-segment pace of the shift.