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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Two big recalls, a batch of 2027 pricing, and a solid-state battery car that went 745 miles. Here's what moved today.
New Car Launches, Pricing and Reveals
BMW iX3 50 xDrive lands September 25 at $61,500
BMW confirmed $61,500 plus $1,350 destination, with an EPA-estimated 434 miles of range. That's the longest range figure in its price class right now, and it puts pressure on everything in the mid-size electric SUV space.
Source: BMW USA ›2027 Subaru Solterra holds at $38,495
Subaru overhauled the Solterra for 2026 and left the price alone for 2027. More range, more power, same window sticker. That's rare in a market where almost everything went up.
Source: Subaru US Media Center ›2027 Toyota Camry still starts under $30,000
Hybrid power across the entire lineup and the base car stays below the $30K line. For anyone shopping a midsize sedan on a budget, this is still the benchmark.
Source: Autoblog ›2027 Kia Telluride Hybrid pricing is out
Starts at $46,490 before destination, and the loaded X-Line SX-Prestige runs to $57,590. The hybrid adds roughly six grand over the gas Telluride depending on how you spec it.
Source: Kelley Blue Book ›Porsche Cayenne Electric gets its physical debut this month
The electric Cayenne shows in the metal in late September. Porsche is keeping the gas Cayenne in the lineup next to it, so buyers get a straight comparison in the same showroom.
Source: CarWale ›New Car Technology
Mercedes solid-state test car went 745 miles on one charge
Factorial supplied the cells and Mercedes ran the car in real-world driving. Factorial is targeting market entry as soon as 2027, which would make it the first solid-state pack a customer can actually buy.
Source: MIT Technology Review ›Tesla put the Cybercab into service, Waymo still runs the bigger fleet
Tesla introduced the two-seat Cybercab at its September 3 Austin event and says its robotaxi fleet has passed a million unsupervised miles. Waymo operates roughly 4,000 driverless cars across 14 cities; Tesla runs unsupervised in six.
Source: TechCrunch ›Nevada cleared thousands of robotaxis for Clark County
Regulators approved permits for Tesla (up to 5,000 vehicles), Waymo (1,000) and Uber. Las Vegas becomes the biggest single test of whether these services can make money.
Source: TechCrunch ›Industry, Recalls and Pricing
Toyota is recalling 508,354 Camry Hybrids
Model years 2025 and 2026. The instrument cluster can fail and take the hazard lights, turn signals and seat belt warning with it. Owner letters go out September 21.
Source: NHTSA via Vehicle Service Pros ›Ford is recalling 79,579 Explorers and Aviators
2026 and 2027 model years. The driver's seat can recline on its own during remote unlock or remote start. Letters mail September 18. A separate Mach-E notice covers loose rear quarter window trim.
Source: NHTSA recall roundup ›New car prices keep climbing
The average new vehicle sold for $49,855 in July, about 2% above a year ago. Tariff costs have added an estimated $2,000 to $6,000 on some segments since late 2025, and full-size pickups now average close to $66,000.
Source: Kelley Blue Book ›EV sales are recovering off a low floor
First-half EV sales came in around 463,000, down 23.8% year over year after the federal credit ended last September. Q2 ran 14.2% ahead of Q1, so the slide has flattened out.
Source: InsideEVs ›Honda is rethinking where it builds for the US
North American plants are running near capacity and new tariffs on Canadian goods have complicated the math, so Honda is weighing offshore production instead of the eighth domestic plant it had planned. Kia, meanwhile, set an all-time monthly US sales record in August.
Source: Automotive World ›The Takeaway
If you own a 2025 or 2026 Camry Hybrid or a new Explorer, check your VIN this week. Both recalls involve systems you'd rather hear about from a letter than from the road.
On the buying side, the Solterra and the Camry are two of the few new cars that didn't raise their price this year. That counts for something with the average transaction sitting near fifty grand.
EV shoppers can negotiate harder than they could six months ago. Demand is still soft, inventory is sitting, and dealers know it.
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