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Assembly line prepared for the Bentley Torcal at the Crewe factoryNewsNews

Bentley prepares production of the electric Torcal in a 1938 building

Dacia says the My Safety button is the most used control in its carsNewsNews

Dacia says the My Safety button is the most used control in its cars

Kia K4 — five Euro NCAP stars with the DriveWise ADAS packNewsNews

Kia K4 with safety pack scores five stars in Euro NCAP tests

Chinese cars may hold their value slightly better than established rivalsNewsNews

Chinese cars may hold their value slightly better than established rivals

Official front-end sketch of the new Hyundai BayonNewsNews

New Hyundai Bayon appears in the first official design sketches

Paris Motor Show 2026: the models and premieres to expectNewsNews

Paris Motor Show 2026: the models and premieres to expect

Volkswagen ID. Buzz covers nearly 100,000 km and sets a world recordNewsNews

Volkswagen ID. Buzz covers nearly 100,000 km and sets a world record

Anniversary car produced at BMW’s Regensburg plantNewsNews

BMW’s Regensburg plant has built its nine-millionth car

Official teaser of the new electric Mercedes-AMG GT SUVNewsNews

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV to be unveiled on 17 October. AMG’s first fully in-house SUV

Opel Astra GSE Line, front viewNewsNews

Opel Astra GSE Line brings a more dynamic visual package

Porsche Cayenne Electric, the electric SUV in the Porsche rangeNewsNews

Porsche adds power-operated doors and wireless charging to the Cayenne Electric

BMW Panoramic iDrive concept, with panoramic display and central screenNewsNews

BMW Maps will combine navigation and driver assistance in a single 3D display

BYD ETT 44 electric tractor unitNewsNews

BYD ETT 44, the new electric tractor unit for Europe: 651 kWh battery and up to 600 km of range

Škoda typographic identity presented in 2022NewsNews

Why brand names are replacing badges on cars

Fiat Topolino Top.L, the roofless concept created by Giugiaro and Lapo ElkannNewsNews

Fiat Topolino reworked by Giugiaro and Lapo Elkann: no roof, or four seats

Ford Mustang GTD Spirit of America, the version also offered in the new European application roundNewsNews

Ford reopens European orders for Mustang GTD. Romania gets an estimated price of €359,900

Kia PV7 Cargo in the official launch imageNewsNews

Kia PV7 unveiled: up to nine seats and 800 V fast charging

Kia Seltos, presented in RomaniaNewsNews

Kia Seltos launched in Romania from €25,930

New-generation Nissan Kicks, the model that will reach Europe with the e-POWER systemNewsNews

Nissan Kicks e-POWER is coming to Europe and will be built in Sunderland

Porsche 550 J, the scaled-down electric reinterpretation of the 550 SpyderNewsNews

Porsche 550 J is a scaled-down electric Spyder built for collectors

Geely EX5, an illustrative model for Renault-Geely industrial cooperation in BrazilNewsNews

Renault and Geely invest another €319 million in Brazil for electrified models

Rolls-Royce Phantom Hummingbird, front viewNewsNews

Rolls-Royce Phantom Hummingbird: a one-off with hummingbirds made from mother-of-pearl

Stellantis Box-on-Wheels, autonomous electric concept for urban logisticsNewsNews

Stellantis Box-on-Wheels: the autonomous electric vehicle that drops the driver’s cab entirely

Toyota Camry cabin, illustrative image for the in-car camera topicNewsNews

Toyota proposes a car that photographs what the driver is looking at