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Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso concept interior with the Cannocchiale and Magma DisplayNewsNews

Alfa Romeo wants quieter dashboards and fewer giant screens

Changan DEEPAL S07 PHEV displayed at the 2026 Paris Motor ShowNewsNews

Changan expands its European line-up with new PHEV models

The headquarters of China's Ministry of Commerce in BeijingNewsNews

China warns the UK over possible restrictions on Chinese EVs

A Toyota Corolla using full beam and auxiliary lights on a dark winter roadNewsNews

AA sees 8% rise in crash-assistance claims after clock change

Porsche 911 GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition outside the historic International Motor Show buildingNewsNews

Porsche builds 51 911 GT3 Touring cars for its Earls Court anniversary

PPC blue fast charging station next to an electric carNewsNews

PPC blue and Cometex plan more than 300 new EV charging points in Romania

Škoda Kodiaq Laurin & Klement plug-in hybrid chargingNewsNews

Škoda Kodiaq gets a 272-hp plug-in hybrid and Laurin & Klement trim

Tesla Cybercab vehicles operating in Austin during the Robotaxi launchNewsNews

Tesla aims to deliver the first Cybercabs to customers by the end of 2026

Toyota bZ4X photographed in EuropeNewsNews

Toyota Europe sets a sales record as electrified models reach 87% mix

Official Volvo EX60 teaser imageNewsNews

Volvo Cars to cut 2,500 jobs after a difficult third quarter

Volvo EX60, the officially presented electric SUV whose SPA3 technology is reported to underpin the unconfirmed EX50NewsNews

Volvo EX50 Reportedly Planned as a Lower-Cost Electric SUV

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing displayed with its roof-hinged doors raisedNewsNews

Why the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Needed Gullwing Doors

Native Spotify app shown on an Audi MMI displayNewsNews

Audi brings Spotify's native app into the MMI system

Bentley Torcal First Edition photographed from the frontNewsNews

Bentley Torcal First Edition brings a 888-PS electric luxury SUV

The new Audi Q7 presented in RomaniaNewsNews

The new Audi Q7 arrives in Romania with V6 diesel power

Citroën 2CV Concept, the technical relative of Fiat's future Koala projectNewsNews

Fiat is preparing the Koala, an electric city car related to the Citroën 2CV

Bugatti Tourbillon photographed at its world premiereNewsNews

Why Mate Rimac stopped an electric Bugatti project

Two Mercedes-Benz CLA vehicles after a public side-impact crash testNewsNews

Mercedes-Benz stages a 56 km/h side-impact crash with two CLAs

Digital proposal for the two-seat Castagna Milano Alfa Romeo Giulia convertibleNewsNews

Castagna Milano imagines a two-seat Alfa Romeo Giulia convertible

Cadillac Escalade-V Checo Pérez Edition from the limited Mexico-only seriesNewsNews

Cadillac builds an 11-car Escalade-V edition for Sergio Pérez

Front view of the Chery Tiggo 7 CSH from Chery’s official product imageryNewsNews

Chery Tiggo 7 facelift adds massaging seats and a cleaner cabin

Chery Tiggo X7 front end with its upright grille and squared-off stylingNewsNews

Chery Tiggo X7 revealed as a tougher five-seat SUV

Electric car production in an image published by the European CommissionNewsNews

EU proposes more flexibility for 2035 car emissions rules, but the target remains

Fiat Multiplay concept shown at the 2026 Paris Motor ShowNewsNews

Fiat considers putting the Multiplay family concept into production