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Dacia models shown in the brand’s official press materialNewsNews

Dacia Sandero and Duster led the brand’s 2025 sales

Official European press image of the Changan Deepal S05 PHEVNewsNews

The Deepal S05 PHEV brings 258 hp and 100 km of WLTP electric range

Maserati's updated current range, used as a reference image for the future product planNewsNews

Maserati concept will preview the future Levante and Quattroporte direction

New-generation Mitsubishi Pajero shown in profileNewsNews

Mitsubishi Wants the Evo Spirit in an SUV, but Has Not Announced a Successor

Official Volkswagen image used to illustrate the company’s software strategyNewsNews

Volkswagen may bring its China software architecture to Europe

Official Audi press photograph of CEO Gernot DöllnerNewsNews

Audi faces backlash after Döllner appears with Trump at Georgia campaign rally

BMW iX3 from the Neue Klasse electric vehicle familyNewsNews

BMW’s Gen6 Battery Wins a China Technology Award as Rimac Confirms Two More Projects

Rally-raid car competing in a Dakar stage in Saudi ArabiaNews

Dakar 2027 will leave Saudi Arabia after a one-edition move

A classic Triumph Stag, used as an illustrative imageNews

James May is selling the Triumph Stag from The Grand Tour finale

Official Mazda CX-5 press photograph used with the Google Gemini announcementNewsNews

Mazda brings Google Gemini to the new CX-5, with market limits

Current-generation Land Rover Range Rover photographed from the front three-quarter angleNews

93,997 Range Rovers recalled over rearview-camera drainage problem

Toyota four-cylinder engine associated with the company’s next-generation powertrain programmeNewsNews

Toyota Plans to Sell Next-Generation Engines and Hybrid Systems to Partners

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner in an official company photographNewsNews

Audi plans its first U.S. factory in Georgia

Mazda MX-5 RF press photographNewsNews

Best car deal today in the UK: Mazda MX-5 with a £2,000 deposit contribution

BYD factory in Camaçari, Brazil, photographed for the company’s Brazilian newsroomNewsNews

BYD seeks to double Brazil factory capacity to 600,000 cars

Official Dacia Sandero press imageNewsNews

Dacia Sandero’s fourth generation is being prepared for Tangier production

The next-generation Tesla Roadster shown in a staged launch demonstrationNewsNews

Ferrari CEO gives Tesla Roadster a 10/10 for technology and presentation

Honda illustration of an automatic high-beam system using a forward-facing cameraNewsNews

How automatic high beams decide when to switch

New Lancia Gamma crossover at its official presentationNewsNews

Lancia will sell the new Gamma through Fiat dealerships

A Little Trees hanging car air freshener in the classic stylised tree shapeNewsNews

How Little Trees became a symbol of the car interior

Škoda Elroq electric compact SUV photographed for official press useNewsNews

The electric cars worth considering in Romania in 2026

Dark HWA teaser showing the silhouette and rear spoiler area of a possible Mercedes W124-based projectNewsNews

HWA teases a new Mercedes project inspired by the AMG Hammer

Volvo EX30 in an official Volvo Cars press imageNewsNews

Volvo Cars plans 2,500 job reductions after a difficult Q3

Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso concept interior with the Cannocchiale and Magma DisplayNewsNews

Alfa Romeo wants quieter dashboards and fewer giant screens