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Europe's Most Popular Plug-In Hybrid Last Year Was This BYD

In its first full year on sale in Europe, BYD’s crossover outsold fan favorites like the Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo XC60.

InsideEVs

When Volkswagen Got Weird: The Three-Wheeler With Gullwing Doors

Long before hybrids and EVs, the idea of an economical car centered on a small, lightweight vehicle powered by a thrifty engine. As technology advanced, aerodynamics entered the equation, allowing automakers to further cut fuel consumption by reducing air resistance. In the mid-1980s, Volkswagen pushed the concept even further with…

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The Rich Get Richer: Lamborghini Smashes Another Sales Record

Where would Lamborghini be today if it weren’t for the Volkswagen Group? It's a question we often ask ourselves, wondering whether we'd even be talking about the company today if it weren't for VW's takeover in 1998. Modern raging bulls might lack some of the rawness of the pre-VW era,…

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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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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Is A Hit–Just Not In The U.S.

The electric minivan didn’t do great in the U.S., but its performance globally has been rock solid.

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The VW ID. Buzz Had A Buzzing Year As Global Sales Doubled In 2025

The ID. Buzz got off to a rocky start in the United States. Not only did it arrive in North America much later than in Europe, but its relatively skimpy range and high price also made it a tough sell. Although it hasn’t been outright canceled in the U.S., the…

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The EV Market Was Pure Chaos In 2025. Here’s Who Won Out (And Who Lost Big)

It was a tough year for everyone. But a few companies ended up in much better positions than they started in.

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Man Sues Ex-Wife After Their Son Is Killed in Road Rage Shooting, Claims Her Middle-Finger Gesture Was Trigger

A father sues his ex-wife after their six-year-old son is killed in a California road rage shooting, claiming her gesture helped trigger the attack.

International Business Times UK

These Were America's 10 Favorite Non-Tesla Electric Cars In 2025

Tesla is still the undisputed leader of the American EV market. Electric cars from Ford, Chevy, Hyundai and Rivian are also selling well.

InsideEVs

Toyota Reigns Supreme: World’s Best-Selling Carmaker For The Sixth Straight Year

UPDATE: The final numbers are in. Toyota and its Lexus, Daihatsu, and Hino subsidiaries sold a combined 11,322,575 units in 2025, a year-over-year increase of 4.6 percent.

Motor1

Surprise: This Was Germany's Best-Selling EV In 2025

It’s a Volkswagen, but it’s likely not the one you are thinking about, since it's the brand's most expensive offering.

InsideEVs

Kia EV1 set to be a new kind of city car

Exclusive: Kia designer promises the brand’s smallest new model will “get noticed”

The Independent UK

Mazda's Best SUV Is Still A Bargain For 2026

Even with a sharper design, a fresh coat of paint, and a host of new features for 2026, the Mazda CX-5 is still a bargain. Mazda’s compact SUV remains one of the most affordable options in the segment—even as an all-new generation hits the market this year.

Motor1

We Asked Every Automaker How Many Customers Went For Manuals In 2025

The manual is dying—at least, that’s what we’ve heard. The numbers, though, aren’t nearly as dire as you might think. While a handful of companies did ditch manual offerings in 2025, some of the ones that kept their old-school shifter alive actually saw sales increase compared to previous years.

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The Independent UK

Driver cleared over five-year-old’s death after electric car ‘moved on its own’

Fareed Amir died following the incident on 25 November 2022

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What Do We Drive? Inside The Motor1 Staff Garage

In case you hadn’t heard, we here at Motor1 dot com like cars. We write about them, drive them, and frequently offer our unsolicited opinions about them. Of course, one of the biggest questions we always get is: "What do you actually drive?"

Evening Standard

Driver whose electric car 'accelerated on its own' cleared of killing boy, 5, in south London

Ashenafei Demissie, 53, who claimed a fault made his car move on its own has been cleared of causing death by careless driving

Motor1

The First Volkswagen With A Range-Extending Engine Is A Massive SUV

The missing piece of Volkswagen’s electrification puzzle is now in place, as the company is introducing its first EV with a range-extending gasoline engine. The ID. Era 9X hails from China via the local VW-SAIC joint venture and serves as a production-ready version of last year’s ID. Era concept.

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The Guardian - UK

Police officer reached 93mph in fatal Bristol city centre car chase, court told

PC Matthew Pike is on trial charged with causing death of Dr Keryl Johnson by dangerous driving in 2021 incident

InsideEVs

The Hyundai Staria EV Does What The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Can’t

The futuristic electric minivan can drive up to 248 miles on a full charge. But that’s not the best part.

The Independent UK

Electric vehicle ‘jumped’ forward and killed five-year-old boy, driver tells court

Ashenafei Demissie said the incident happened ‘within a second’ and denied pressing the accelerator pedal

GamesRadar

Need for Speed Unbound car list features over 140 vehicles

The Need for Speed Unbound car list includes Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, and a whole lot more

The Independent UK

Motorist’s electric vehicle that killed boy, 5, had ‘no faults’, court hears

Ashenafei Demisse’s vehicle suddenly moved forward and killed Fareed Amir and injured his own 12-year-old son Raphael

Evening Standard

First picture of boy, five, killed when electric car accelerated ‘on its own accord’ in London Bridge

Driver Ashenafei Demissie, 52, claims the parked Volkswagen ID.4 suddenly sped into Fareed Amir and his own son Raphael

Motor1

Porsche: 'We Were Wrong' About Axing An Important Gas Model

As of January 1, Oliver Blume is no longer Porsche’s CEO. The 57-year-old executive oversaw the Zuffenhausen brand for a decade before stepping aside to make way for former McLaren CEO Michael Leiters. Blume, who remains Volkswagen Group CEO, candidly admitted in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that discontinuing…

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