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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.

In today’s automotive industry, carmakers can’t just stubbornly continue following their decades-old script. They have to constantly adapt by riding the wave of new technologies, or risk extinction. It seems like Volkswagen finally understands this reality, especially in its second-largest market: China. The automaker’s sales suffered a setback in China in 2024,…

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…

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…

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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 Information revealed Musk didn’t feel a compact EV was worthy of Tesla and opted for the Cybercab despite warnings it might not ever make money.

Look beyond the ambiguous marketing jargon and overused buzzwords, and there's something here worth being excited about. Cupra is a relatively new brand, spun out from its big sibling Seat in 2018. Even though it builds mostly SUVs, the emphasis is on performance; the “Cupra” name itself is an amalgamation of…

The current state of the auto industry feels a lot like a scene from The Office—automakers are putting on a brave face while trying to hide the fact that they secretly shaking in their boots over tariffs. I'll tell you this much: Hyundai is pulling off the brave act so…

The Kia EV3 was named best car in the world, with BYD, Hyundai, Volvo and Volkswagen other EV winners

A woman who helped her husband steal two rented vehicles as revenge has described how she watched his fatal shooting at their home.