The bZ7 is a full-size electric sedan built by the GAC Toyota joint venture for China only. It runs a Huawei DriveONE rear motor with 278 hp, a HarmonyOS cockpit, and up to 710 km of CLTC range, from ¥147,800.
Toyota
World's largest automaker by volume, headquartered in Toyota City, Japan. Pioneered the mass-market hybrid with the Prius (1997). Known for legendary reliability, the Land Cruiser off-road line, and dominant hybrid technology.
Toyota will invest $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio, Texas plant and shift Tacoma pickup production there from Mexico, with the new line targeted for 2030.
Toyota Gazoo Racing has revealed the GRMN Corolla, the sharpest GR Corolla yet. A 1.6-litre turbo three making 304 hp / 415 Nm, six-speed manual only, GR-FOUR AWD, a carbon aero kit and around 30 kg less weight. Orders open autumn 2026, deliveries in 2027, in a limited run.
Mazda has officially confirmed a second-generation CX-3 in its FY2025 financial documents. The current model has been in production since 2014 - longer than any other car in Mazda's current lineup.

Japan's carmakers stay overwhelmingly Japanese-controlled, but the ownership lines are still tangled - Toyota holds minority stakes in three of its own rivals, and Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault are locked into a 25-year cross-shareholding pact that a 2025 Honda-Nissan merger attempt failed to simplify.

China's car market runs on a handful of giant groups, each fielding a stack of brands. Here is who owns what - the parent companies, the sub-brands, the Huawei alliance, and why the chart keeps changing.

Spain's new-car market grew 7.8% in June, and the Dacia Sandero kept its lead among models - but the bigger story was the BYD Atto 2, which reached Spain's top 10 for the first time as the brand's overall sales more than doubled.

Italy's new-car market grew 10.6% in June, but the real mover was the BYD Atto 2 - the first BYD model to reach third place among every car sold in the country, driven almost entirely by its plug-in hybrid version.

Poland's new-car market grew 19% in June, but the story of the month was the MG HS - the Chinese-owned SUV climbed to 4th among every model sold in the country, its best result yet.
Toyota Motor Corporation was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda, evolving from a textile machinery company started by his father. It became the world’s largest automaker by production volume in 2008, a position it has held for most of the years since.
Toyota’s most recognisable global contribution is the Prius hybrid, launched in Japan in 1997 and in world markets in 2000 - the first mass-produced hybrid car. Toyota’s hybrid technology now spans the entire lineup from the Yaris to the Land Cruiser, and powers taxis and shared-ride fleets worldwide.
The Land Cruiser is Toyota’s longest-running and most internationally respected nameplate, sold continuously since 1951. The current lineup spans from the compact Land Cruiser Prado (300-series family) to the heavy-duty 70 Series. The Land Cruiser FJ, launched in late 2025, revives a compact format for the nameplate - a short-wheelbase, body-on-frame off-roader built on the IMV platform shared with the Hilux Champ, positioned below the Prado.
Toyota’s BEV strategy has been more cautious than rivals, prioritising hybrids and fuel cells in the medium term. The bZ4X electric crossover is the company’s primary BEV offering in global markets.