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Citroën 2 CV Concept electric city car shown at the Paris motor showNews

Citroën 2 CV Concept targets an affordable electric city car

Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette Concept shown from the frontNewsNews

Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette Concept Revives The Small Van Shape Without Confirming Production

DS F3VER concept shown at the 2026 Paris Motor ShowNews

DS F3VER concept previews a more personal electric future

Official FIAT image of the Multiplina electric city conceptNewsNews

Fiat Multiplina previews a four-seat electric city quadricycle

Geely Monjaro EM-i shown from the front in an official press imageNewsNews

Geely Monjaro EM-i makes its European debut as a large plug-in hybrid SUV

Opel STX Concept electric estate studyNewsNews

Opel reveals the STX Concept as a vision for future electric estates

Peugeot E-T16 Concept, a wide-bodied electric performance hatchback inspired by the 205 T16NewsNews

Peugeot E-T16 Concept Is An 816-HP Electric Tribute To The 205 T16

Peugeot RCZ Vision electric coupe concept at the 2026 Paris Motor ShowNews

Peugeot RCZ Vision brings back the coupe as a 500-hp electric concept

The electric smart #2 shown from the front at its Paris premiereNewsNews

smart #2 returns as a 2.7-metre electric city car

BMW i3 50 xDrive electric sedan at BMW Group Plant MunichNewsNews

BMW opens €1 billion battery plant as the new i3 targets 906 km

A BYD Atto 3 photographed in EuropeNewsNews

Chinese automakers are closing the gap in Europe

Automotive assembly line at the General Motors Manufacturing Poland plant in GliwiceNewsNews

How many countries does it take to build a modern car?

Rivian Ecto-R1, a white R1S electric SUV styled after the Ghostbusters Ecto-1NewsNews

Rivian Ecto-R1 turns the R1S into a Ghostbusters tribute

Official poster for the 2026 Paris Motor ShowNewsNews

Paris Motor Show 2026: the models and premieres to expect

The Porsche Leipzig factory, where Macan and Panamera models are producedNewsNews

Audi A8 production could move to Porsche’s Leipzig plant

European Union and Chinese flags displayed during a trade dialogueNewsNews

EU-China deal could cut Chinese hybrid exports by up to 50%

Official BMW iX3 press photograph used to illustrate the EV range surveyNewsNews

BMW survey finds Americans want far more EV range than daily driving requires

BMW M3 E30 and a modern BMW M3 shown together in the requested anniversary photographNewsNews

BMW M3 turns 40 after six generations and a planned electric successor

A BYD Seal U DM-i driving beside a lake and mountain roadNewsNews

BYD reaches fourth place in Romania’s September registrations

ChargePoint CP6000 charging hardware in an official ChargePoint photographNewsNews

ChargePoint says EV charging demand is outpacing new infrastructure

Ford Ranger MS-RT in an official MS-RT imageNewsNews

Ford Ranger MS-RT to receive a 500-unit special edition

Official Geely Canada image showing the Geely Design Milano officeNewsNews

Geely officially announces its entry into Canada for 2027

Honda Hybrid logo from the official Honda announcementNewsNews

Honda names its next-generation hybrid system Honda Hybrid

JAS Tensei front view from the Auto Express galleryNewsNews

Pininfarina reworks the first Honda NSX as the JAS Tensei