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Caught in the middle of a deepening trade row between the United States and China, Europe’s car industry is under growing strain. The latest round of US tariffs on Chinese vehicles and components is shaking up global supply chains – and putting French and European carmakers in a tough spot.

A legend of the automotive industry, even six years after his death: Ferdinand Karl Piëch, born in Vienna on April 17, 1937, was fascinated by technology from an early age—a passion that would define his entire life. He studied mechanical engineering in Zurich and began his career at Porsche, where…

Enthusiasts gathering on Good Friday – renamed Carfreitag – face curbs on unauthorised tuning, illegal races and pollution

Volkswagen is putting the finishing touches on a range of new affordable EVs that it wants to sell in Europe. The production versions of the ID.Every1 and ID.2All (which is getting a GTI hot hatch variant) will join the lineup soon, but there are no plans to bring these small…

Volkswagen may be the people’s car, but it’s a bit confounding that the quintessential mainstream German automaker no longer sells a gas sedan in Europe. That’s not to say the traditional body style has vanished entirely from VW’s global lineup. The Jetta is still available in the United States, and…

The next-generation Honda WR-V is coming to the Brazil. Want proof? Check out these spy shots taken by Motor1.com Brazil's Assistant Editor, Thiago Moreno, while driving along the Bandeirantes Highway, near the capital of São Paulo. The prototype, still heavily camouflaged, reveals a bit of what we can expect from…

It was a huge deal when, in 2008, Nissan announced that the then-new R35 GT-R set a sub-7:30 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was a time that beat the almighty Porsche 911, and it caused something of a crisis in Stuttgart. The next GT-R, whenever it comes, and in whatever…

Subaru killed the WRX STI in 2022, reportedly due to fast-shifting emissions regulations. Despite the company saying it wouldn't produce an STI-badged car based on the current-generation WRX, the car returned this year, albeit with a CVT, and only in Japan. There's still hope for the STI's return for the rest of…

Back in the dark days of the 2008 financial crisis, Rahm Emmanuel, then an advisor to Barack Obama, famously said "[n]ever allow a good crisis go to waste." Tariffs are a crisis for automakers, but one in which Nissan sees an upside.

Cars are about to get a lot more expensive. Thankfully, affordable vehicles like this Kia K4 GT-Line Turbo still exist—and they’re still really good. With a sticker price of $31,465 fully loaded (for now), this Kia might soon be all the car you can afford. But it’s also quite possibly…

SangYup Lee, head of Hyundai and Genesis design, knows the difference between a designer and a stylist. The latter puts a hat on the work of engineers, while the former thinks about how a product is going to be used. It's aesthetics, yes, but also functionality. Which is why he's…