- 20h ago
Honda to invest $3 billion in Ohio hybrid plant, production from 2029
The 240,000-vehicle plant will sit between Honda's East Liberty and Marysville sites, and the announcement comes as Honda drops EV sales targets in favor of hybrids.
- 6d ago
Toyota raises profit forecast to 3.9 trillion yen on hybrid demand
Toyota raised its operating profit forecast to 3.9 trillion yen for the year to March 2027, up from 3.4 trillion yen, and its shares jumped more than 14% in afternoon Tokyo trade. The company also trimmed its sales outlook to 53.5 trillion yen.
- Oct 31
Haas drops Esteban Ocon from Mexican GP, Ryo Hirakawa makes F1 race debut
Haas says Ocon will not race for the rest of the Mexico City weekend and gives no reason, only that he is not ill. Reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa, 32, takes the car for the rest of the weekend.
- Oct 30
Toyota and Waymo to test bZ4X robotaxis in Japan from 2027, UK to follow
Toyota will build driverless versions of its bZ4X electric SUV at its Takaoka plant in Aichi Prefecture, with Waymo's self-driving system fitted during production. Japan comes first, followed by the UK and other right-hand drive markets.
- Oct 26
Chinese carmakers outsell Japanese brands in Europe for first time in a quarter
Chinese carmakers outsold Japanese rivals in Europe over the third quarter of 2026, with a 12.7% share against 11.9%. Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled in September from a year earlier.
- Oct 7
Polish prosecutors charge driver and passenger after 270 km/h fatal BMW crash on S10
A 43-year-old driver and his 45-year-old passenger face up to 20 years in prison after phone video revealed their car reached 270 km/h before striking a Toyota near Kobylanka, killing a 70-year-old motorist.
- Oct 7
Poland registers 56,400 new passenger cars in September as sales rise 13%
New passenger car registrations in Poland reached 56,400 in September, driven by institutional buyers who accounted for over 67% of monthly purchases.
- Oct 6
Fernando Alonso to return to Dakar Rally in 2027 with Aston Martin and Marc Coma
Fernando Alonso is set to compete in the 2027 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, driving a Prodrive-prepared T1+ prototype branded as an Aston Martin with co-driver Marc Coma.
- Oct 4
Elfyn Evans wins first WRC title after Oliver Solberg error on final stage in Sardinia
Toyota driver Elfyn Evans secured the 2026 World Rally Championship by five points in Sardinia after rival Oliver Solberg went off the road two corners from the finish of the final stage.
- Oct 4
Eryk Goczał wins final stage of Rally of Morocco as Seth Quintero takes overall victory
The 21-year-old Polish driver edged Joao Ferreira by 56 seconds in a 259-kilometer loop around Zagora, while Marek Goczał secured the 2026 Masters world championship title.
- Oct 2
Toyota narrows gap with GM in US as gas prices boost hybrid vehicle sales
Third-quarter US auto sales declined 5.5% at General Motors and 6.6% at Ford, while Toyota expanded deliveries behind strong demand for hybrid models as gasoline hit $4.43 a gallon.
- Sep 30
Esteban Ocon will leave Haas Formula 1 team at the end of 2026 season
The 30-year-old French driver announced the conclusion of his two-year spell with the American squad after collecting seven points across the 2026 campaign.
- Sep 26
Two-car collision in Opole injures 17-year-old pedestrian after vehicle hits sidewalk
A Toyota and a Seat collided at the intersection of Ozimska and Reymonta streets in Opole on Saturday morning, sending one car onto the sidewalk where it hit a 17-year-old pedestrian and damaged a construction fence.
