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BMW X7 being assembled at BMW Group Plant SpartanburgNewsNews

BMW plans a smaller line-up while considering a larger SUV than the X7

BMW Brilliance production base in Shenyang, ChinaNewsNews

BMW shifts to standardized parts to match Chinese efficiency

BMW X3 M50 xDrive with the Black Package, viewed from the frontNewsNews

BMW X3 M50 xDrive rises to 443 hp with a new Black Package

M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC rally car on a gravel stageNewsNews

Ford’s WRC return takes shape around Fiesta and the WRC27 rules

Michael Jordan's red Ferrari 550 Maranello at auctionNewsNews

Michael Jordan's Ferrari 550 sells for $2.7 million

Romanian A1 motorway, used as an illustrative road imageNewsNews

Romania vignette 2026: prices by Euro emissions class

Toyota Century photographed from the front in an official Toyota imageNewsNews

Toyota wants to take the Century ultra-luxury brand global

Toyota assembly line at the Zárate plant in ArgentinaNewsNews

Toyota prepares record Argentina investment for an electrified vehicle

The new BMW 3 Series petrol and electric models driving together on a mountain roadNewsNews

2027 BMW 3 Series brings Neue Klasse technology to petrol and electric cars

The new BMW 3 Series and BMW i3 shown togetherNewsNews

BMW ends diesel 3 Series for Europe with the 2027 generation

BMW Group headquarters in MunichNewsNews

BMW targets a 3–5% automotive EBIT margin in 2028

2027 BMW i3 M60 with M Performance PartsNewsNews

BMW i3 M60 brings M Performance treatment to the electric 3 Series

Official BMW M Performance modelNewsNews

BMW adds a Black Package to M Performance models and new wheels to the M5

A Dongfeng Nissan N7 electric sedan shown at an official Nissan presentationNewsNews

Nissan expects Chinese automakers to build in Mexico

Dacia Sandrider during the opening stage of Rallye du Maroc 2026NewsNews

Dacia Sandriders open Rallye du Maroc with Lucas Moraes in second

Ford badge on a vehicle bodyNewsNews

Ford CEO says Europe is already too late against Chinese carmakers

Range Rover Sport Electric in an official Land Rover press imageNewsNews

2027 Range Rover Sport Electric Revealed With 543 HP And 609 Km Of Range

Stellantis headquarters and ACC battery programmeNewsNews

Stellantis Pauses French Production Over Long-Range EV Battery Shortage

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Perla Nera with exposed matte carbon fibreNewsNews

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Perla Nera leaves its carbon body exposed

BYD Seagull, also known as Dolphin Mini, in an official product imageNewsNews

Why Brazil has become a laboratory for Chinese car production

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Jean-Pierre Wimille in an official Bugatti photographNewsNews

Bugatti Veyron Wimille sets an auction record at CHF 4.505 million

Geely Galaxy E5 electric SUV, a Chinese-market vehicle shown in an official press imageNewsNews

Chinese car exports to Europe are running ahead of registrations

Carpoint rendering of a Dacia Spring styled as a hot hatchNewsNews

Carpoint turns the Dacia Spring into a hot hatch — on screen

Ford Mustang GT3 in a retro Sweepstakes-inspired liveryNewsNews

Ford Mustang GT3 brings a 1901 racing story back to the track