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Mazda's Electric Sedan Is Stealing Buyers From Volkswagen

Mazda’s first EV failed to gain traction among European buyers, as slow sales of the MX-30 forced the company to prematurely pull the plug on the electric crossover in 2025. Even the range-extending version, which used a rotary engine as a generator, has since been retired from the continent. In…

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SUVs Dominate Europe, Yet the Best-Seller Is Still a Car

Europeans, yours truly included, once looked down on Americans because we preferred smaller cars to gas-guzzling SUVs. However, the past few years have shown we’re not any better. Oversized, high-riding models have also taken over the Old Continent. SUVs held a 41.3 percent market share in 2020, but that figure…

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The EU's Decision to Cancel 2035 Combustion Engine Ban Leaves Automakers at Odds

In March 2021, Volvo said it would go fully electric by the end of the decade. However, the lofty EV goal was dropped in September 2024, when the Geely-owned company said plug-in hybrids would stick around for a little while beyond 2030. Despite getting cold feet, the automaker headquartered in…

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Luxury Sedan Sales Are Dropping Across Europe. And There's a Reason

While the selection of mainstream sedans has dwindled in recent years in the United States, a handful of premium mid-size options remain. They’re not as popular here as they used to be, and even drivers in Europe are beginning to drift away from luxury sedans in favor of other options.

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A New Ford Bronco Is Coming—But Only for Europe

The Ford Bronco lineup is growing once again. With the standard Bronco and Bronco Sport already available in the US—as well as the Bronco EV available exclusively in China—the Blue Oval will soon introduce a new Bronco plug-in hybrid. Unfortunately for American buyers, this one won’t be sold in the…

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Why Audi May Turn To Scout Motors To Fix One Of Its Biggest Problems

Audi is getting into the range-extended EV game for America. Plus: Toyota will make cars for longer, with a bet on software upgrades, and Hyundai invests big.

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Stellantis Could Split Up, Suggests Former CEO Carlos Tavares

Carlos Tavares resigned as CEO of Stellantis in December 2024. The company has since appointed Antonio Filosa as his successor and begun restructuring several of its brands as the auto giant looks toward a brighter future. According to Tavares, however, that future may be uncertain.

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Alfa Romeo Abandons Plans to Make Bigger Cars

Alfa Romeo’s resurgence isn’t going as planned. Despite a billion-euro investment in the Giorgio platform, the Giulia and Stelvio never lived up to FCA’s expectations, nor those of Stellantis. A decade later, both cars remain on sale and will stick around through 2027. Replacements are in the works, but are…

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Inside Kia's Plan To Win With Affordable EVs

Kia plans 200,000 cheap EVs every year, Elon Musk's $56 billion pay is back in the courts, and Waymo heads to London.

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This Dacia Truck Has The Cutest Little Bed. But Who's It For?

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'Completely Misses the Point:' Germany Slams the EU's Gas Car Rental Ban Idea

The European Union remains committed to banning the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles starting in 2035. In the meantime, it has floated a new idea to fast-track the demise of combustion engines by requiring car rental companies operating in the EU to purchase only EVs from 2030. The…

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Kia Is Worried That Selling Too Many Gas Cars or EVs Could Hurt the Business

Selling cars in Europe today requires a delicate balancing act. On one hand, combustion-engine vehicles remain the preferred choice among buyers. In the European Union, electric cars held only a 15.3% market share in the first four months of the year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association…

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The BMW 5 Series Is Dominating In Europe Right Now

Mercedes-Benz and BMW unveiled the current E-Class and 5 Series within a month of each other in 2023. Buyers are clearly favoring one over the other so far this year, and those in Stuttgart have to be a bit disappointed with the trend. The 5 Series is outselling the E-Class…

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Trump's Tariffs Could Force Stellantis to Sell Alfa Romeo and Maserati

Stellantis is already wounded. The conglomerate watched as sales and revenue nosedived through 2024, eventually leading to the abrupt resignation of its former CEO, Carlos Tavares. This was supposed to be a year of rebuilding for the company, but with Trump's steep tariffs now in effect and no indication of…

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Mercedes Will Abandon Its Separate EV Lineup

Mercedes is rethinking its electric car strategy amid declining sales. We've learned that future models will look more like gas cars by dropping the super-slippery styling of the EQS and co. Another significant change is in the works. The German luxury brand intends to bring ICEs and EVs even closer…

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Europe's Three Best-Selling Cars in 2024 Were Not SUVs

The death of the car has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, SUVs and trucks have taken over in America and some other regions, but Europeans still love their little hatchbacks and whatnot. In 2024, the three most popular nameplates sold on the Old Continent were small cars: Dacia Sandero (cue the…

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Tesla Could Get $1 Billion From Its Rivals Thanks to New EU Regs

Strict new emissions regulations in Europe are now in effect, and automakers are struggling to find a way forward. In short, each company has a specific emissions target that must be met based on the total number of vehicles sold. A portion of new car sales, estimated at around 20…

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Volkswagen Is Already Cutting Costs

In an interview with German newspaper Bild last month, Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume was painfully honest about the automaker's delicate situation. He blamed "decades-long structural problems" for the lack of competitiveness, citing high labor costs as one of the main culprits. Massive layoffs, pay cuts, and even plant closures are looming…

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Porsche: Future EVs Might Get Gas Engines After All

Porsche has realized people still want gas cars, admitting recently the EV adoption isn’t going as planned. Indeed, sales of the fully electric Taycan sedan/wagon duo are down by a whopping 50% globally through the third quarter of 2024. Automotive News Europe now quotes the company’s Chief Financial Officer saying…

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VW Employees Concede Big Wage Cuts Are Needed To Keep Factories Open

Volkswagen Group's crisis in Europe could result in several manufacturing plants shutting down, but VW's works council thinks that can be avoided. The employee-led group recently proposed a sweeping cut in wages across blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Works council leader Daniela Cavallo believes this would be enough to avoid mass…

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Jaguar I-Pace: An EV Pioneer Dies With A Whimper

Jaguar Land Rover announced this month that its luxury Jaguar brand will cut five out of six models from its lineup, including the all-electric I-Pace model.

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Jeep Pondering Gas-Powered Recon And Wagoneer S As It Seeks 1M Sales This Year

"We need to grab [opportunities] or somebody else will," Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa said in a recent interview. So what about those EV plans, then?

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The Fiat 500 Could Get its Gas Engine Back

The iconic city car is electric-only for its latest generation, but softening demand for EVs might change that.

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SUVs Now Account More Than Half Of All Cars Sales In Europe

SUV sales in Europe accounted for 51 percent of new car sales in 2023, increasing 19 percent from 2022.

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Volvo EX30 Deliveries Postponed Due To Software Issue: Report

Customers of Volvo’s cheapest car have to wait a little longer to take delivery as the fix can’t be done over-the-air.

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