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In 2024, new car sales in the US reached 15.9 million units, up 2.2% year-on-year, marking a five-year high. This growth was driven by replenished inventories, higher incentives, and surging demand for hybrid vehicles. General Motors led with 2.7 million units sold, while Toyota saw a 3.7% increase, boosted by models like the Camry and RAV4, which are offered only as hybrids in the US. Ford sold nearly twice as many hybrids as EVs in 2024. However, sales for Stellantis and Tesla declined compared to 2023.

Buick’s upcoming GL8 flagship, the Zhiying Shijia, has been spotted. Riding on the new Xiaoyao architecture, the 5.26 m-long, 2.02 m-wide MPV offers both BEV and PHEV options. Design highlights include a closed lower grille, split vertical headlights, full-width 257-LED tail-lamp and roof-mounted lidar for advanced driver-assistance systems.

Changan’s CS75 PLUS Smart Champion Edition is priced CNY 108.9-116.9k, but with CNY 15k launch cash and a deposit-doubling red-packet the effective price drops to CNY 91.9-99.9k. The facelift brings a dot-matrix grille, full-width lighting and hidden handles; inside, a 10.25-inch cluster plus 14.6-inch infotainment runs the Tianshu OS with AI voice and multiple phone-link protocols, while a 141kW 1.5T mated to an 8-speed auto delivers 6.96L/100km WLTC fuel consumption.

On 23 Oct BYD Dynasty released the 2026 Song L DM-i (RM 89-100k), Song Pro DM-i (RM 66-81k) and Qin L DM-i (RM 62-68k). All three adopt 5th-gen DM hybrid, offer up to 200 km electric and 1,630-2,148 km total range, consume as little as 2.79 L/100 km with flat battery, and add standard Yunjian-C dampers, multi-link rear suspension, column shifter and cool/heat fridge, boosting their value proposition.

Volvo Car Malaysia’s 2026 XC90 gains Aurora Silver in place of Vapour Grey at no cost. The Ultra T8 PHEV (462 PS, 77 km EV range) is priced at RM434,888, while the mild-hybrid Ultra B5 (249 PS) lists at RM418,888. Both include a 5-year unlimited-mileage warranty and 8-year/160,000 km battery cover, plus the new Volvo Car UX interface with contextual shortcut tiles.

Faced with cooling EV demand, BYD will launch the Atto 2 DM-i in Europe: a 1.5 L Atkinson-based PHEV delivering 90 km WLTP electric and 1,020 km total range. Outputs span 184–212 PS paired with 10–19 kWh LFP packs. World premiere is this week in Luxembourg, Q1 2026 deliveries; Malaysian CKD assembly likely H2 2026.