The week’s top news stories: January 20, 2018

The automotive news wheel is always turning. If you’re not constantly checking CarAdvice – which you should be doing, by the way – it can be easy for some headlines to slip through the cracks.

To make sure you haven’t missed anything important, we’ve gathered what we reckon are the hottest news stories from this week, right here. Check them out, and let us know what caught your eye.

There's a lot of BMW in there, but Toyota is hoping drivers will embrace this Supra as its new performance hero. With a little help from Germany.

The wait is over, there's a new performance hero from Toyota

Ford and Volkswagen have confirmed the first stage of their global alliance on the second press day of the 2019 Detroit motor show. As expected, the automakers will work together on utes and vans across the globe.

Meet the Rangerok Wiltrutimate V6 Raptor... Not really

BMW has continued its design push toward bigger, bluffer grilles, giving the 2019 7 Series 'LCI' a bold new nose inspired by that of the X7.

Say hello to the new 7er

A quick guide to the agreements that'll see the pickup market consolidate during the 2020s.

A follow-up from the earlier VW and Ford tie-up, complete with coverage of the whole market

The production car features a 213kW turbo engine, and seven-speed dual clutch transmission.

And it's coming Down Under

Kia has revealed its new turbocharged Picanto GT will be priced from $17,990 drive-away, just $500 more than the existing GT-Line variant.

Turbo? Check! Manual? Check!

Kia's new Cerato range-topper has been priced, in both sedan and hatchback guise. And it looks pretty good, right?

This, or an i30 N Line?

Jeep Australia has revealed pricing and specs for the 2019 JL Wrangler, available in two body styles and three trim levels Down Under when it arrives in April this year.

But there's no manual

Nissan's head of planning makes 'damn clear' statement that the Alliance is going nowhere, in a bid to assuage shareholders

Damn clear!