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BMW’s EV Math Doesn’t Add Up to 50% by 2030

BMW’s EV Math Doesn’t Add Up to 50% by 2030

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

BMW sold 148,664 fully electric vehicles in the first half of 2026, down 14.6% from the same period a year earlier. That gives EVs a 17.7% share of total deliveries across BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce. The company says it still…

Ferrari’s Hotter 12Cilindri Spotted With 850 HP

Ferrari’s Hotter 12Cilindri Spotted With 850 HP

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

A camouflaged Ferrari 12Cilindri prototype has been photographed testing near Maranello wearing canards on the front bumper and a larger ducktail spoiler at the rear.…

China’s $34K EV Sports Car Is Gunning for Lotus

China’s $34K EV Sports Car Is Gunning for Lotus

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

The Small Sports Car Company, a Chinese startup with a name that leaves nothing to the imagination, has unveiled the SC01, a fully electric two-seater…

Toyota’s Fix for Lost Weekends: A Giant Sponge

Toyota’s Fix for Lost Weekends: A Giant Sponge

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

Engineers at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Technical Center were losing their weekends to wet pavement. In 2023, teams working on automatic braking systems logged weekend shifts more…

Asbury’s Tekion Bet Is Paying Off in Hard Numbers

Asbury’s Tekion Bet Is Paying Off in Hard Numbers

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

Asbury Automotive Group has converted 70% of its 158 dealerships to Tekion’s cloud-based dealer management system and plans to finish the job by October. The…

Rivian Slashes Losses 89% But Can’t Find a Profit

Rivian Slashes Losses 89% But Can’t Find a Profit

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

Rivian lost $36 million in the second quarter, a dramatic improvement over the $335 million hole it dug in the same period last year. The…

Kia Smashes July Record as Hybrids Surge 108 Percent

Kia Smashes July Record as Hybrids Surge 108 Percent

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

Kia America sold 75,857 vehicles in July, the best July in the company’s history and a 7 percent jump over the same month last year.…

Genesis GV90 Bets Big on Coach Doors

Genesis GV90 Bets Big on Coach Doors

Wheel Front Team Aug 1, 2026

A concept car flourish that everyone assumed would die on the cutting room floor is heading to production. Genesis confirmed that the GV90, its flagship…

Tesla Eyes Selling China Business Amid SpaceX Merger Talk

Tesla Eyes Selling China Business Amid SpaceX Merger Talk

Wheel Front Team Jul 31, 2026

Tesla has reportedly weighed selling off its entire China operation as a potential merger with SpaceX threatens to create a regulatory nightmare between Washington and…

BMW’s Heaviest Car Ever Claims to Go Green in Two Years

BMW’s Heaviest Car Ever Claims to Go Green in Two Years

Wheel Front Team Jul 31, 2026

The BMW iX5 tips the scales at 2,825 kilograms. That’s 6,223 pounds of luxury SUV, the heaviest production BMW ever built if you exclude armored…