The Base Tesla Model Y Just Went Where the Cybertruck Is Going: TDS
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Tesla has just eliminated the $42,000 Model Y from its website, and the next trim up is about $10,000 pricier. The post The Base Tesla Model Y Just Went Where the Cybertruck Is Going: TDS appeared first on The Drive .
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The latest casualty in Tesla’s campaign to seemingly rid the company of anything anyone wants to (or even can ) buy is the base Model Y. The $42,000 Model Y AWD has been wiped from the brand’s configurator for the moment, and the next tier up is the $51,630 Premium AWD version. [ InsideEVs ]
In other Tesla news, the company is extending production of the Cybertruck by two months, per CEO Elon Musk, to fill outstanding orders. This means manufacturing of the Cybertruck should conclude around the end of next summer. [ Drive Australia ]
Acura has announced a special Heritage Edition of the Integra Type S, finished in the model’s trademark Blazing Yellow paint and limited to 700 units. [ Acura ]
The latest U.S. EV market data presents a few noteworthy developments. On one hand, EV registrations fell 44% compared to last September, which is not at all surprising because a year ago is when everyone was rushing into dealerships to buy them up before the federal tax credit expired. However, in that time, Tesla’s market share actually increased by almost 14%, and Rivian’s by 4.5%. Rivian registrations actually improved by 35% in September 2026 compared to September 2025. Experts believe that EV-only brands are gaining ground in the U.S. because legacy makes have pulled back their EV product offerings and investments. [ Automotive News ]
A memo to Mercedes-Benz workers reportedly indicates that the luxury carmaker is suspending investments in all German plants and even considering site closures. [ Reuters ]
A Dutch court has ordered Jaguar Land Rover to destroy the files it seized from a raid on BYD’s offices in the Netherlands. A judge stated the files in question “had no bearing on JLR’s copyright claims,” effectively throwing the case out and ordering JLR to pay $28,000. Not the result the automaker surely wanted, but what’s $28,000 to a big company in the off chance the raid ultimately turned up something incriminating? [ Automotive News ]
Corvette prices have increased once again this year, by $800 to $3,500 depending on trim level. [ GM Authority ]
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