In September, new passenger car registrations in Germany amounted to 224,502 - basically on par with the volume a year ago. During the first nine months of 2023, 2,138,066 new cars were registered (up 14.5 percent year-over-year). Meanwhile, the plug-in electric car segment experienced a significant decrease in new registrations last month due to…

Lexus will unveil multiple concept cars at the 2023 Tokyo auto show which the automaker claims will preview a shift toward EVs. At the show, Lexus will "debut its next-generation battery electric vehicle concept model lineup, with the aim of transforming into a battery electric vehicle brand by 2035," according to a press release from…

In August, global sales of plug-in electric cars exceeded 1.2 million units, which was the third-best result ever (almost a new record). According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, 1,238,484 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered globally in August (45 percent more than a year ago). That's about 18 percent of the…

Lexus looks to several concepts as a starting point toward becoming an EV brand. Aptera shows how it’s at work on its solar EV. And Kia provides a look at several future affordable EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  As part of its first EV Day, Kia showed a suite of affordable…

During the third quarter of 2023, Porsche delivered 19,988 cars in the United States, which is 20.5 percent more than a year ago and the second-strongest quarterly result in the company's history. The year-to-date result is 56,323 (up 15 percent year-over-year). Porsche's all-electric car sales also improved (finally, after six consecutive quarters of year-over-year…

The 2024 Lexus TX is exactly what it needs to be—almost, in one of its versions. It’s a big, boxy three-row SUV with adult-size space in all rows, wide-opening doors, loads of flat-folding cargo versatility, and low lift heights—plus a TX 500h hybrid version, as well as an available TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid version that…

Two 49-kilogram female dummies, around 1.5-meters tall, wearing red t-shirts and white shoes escaped relatively unscathed after the electric vehicles they were driving collided head-on. Mercedes-Benz claims it was the world’s first crash test involving two pure EVs. The automaker wanted to go “above and beyond” the legal requirements to discover what happens when…

Amid a growing U.S. EV market, both the average price of a Tesla and the automaker's market share decreased substantially in the third quarter of 2023, new data from Kelley Blue Book shows. EV transaction prices were down overall in Q3. In September, the average price paid for an EV was $50,683, down from $52,212…

Ford announced yesterday the temporary cancellation of a shift at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, citing supply chain constraints among other issues. The shift that is being cut will be rotated, the brand added. The cut will affect Ford F-150 Lightning production, and impact about 700 jobs, Reuters reported. The Detroit carmaker said…

Which company revealed several upcoming affordable EVs? For EV shoppers, why is leasing a more popular vs. buying than it was last year? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 13, 2023. Kia has provided full pricing details for the upcoming 2024…