Chinese start-up Dreame Auto is considering establishing a manufacturing facility near Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory, Autocar has learned. The move, if confirmed, would make Dreame Auto the first Chinese car brand to establish production activities in Germany. The news follows the announcement at the end of August that the newly established division of Dreame Technology is planning to enter… Continue reading Chinese tech firm Dreame could build car factory near Berlin
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VW Group aims for road-ready solid-state battery by 2030
The Volkswagen Group is aiming to have solid-state batteries ready for production by 2030, having started testing the breakthrough technology in a Ducati motorbike. The first Group prototype to use solid-state cells is based on the Italian bike maker’s V21L MotoE racer – but the cells are designed to transfer into cars with minimal changes once the technology is… Continue reading VW Group aims for road-ready solid-state battery by 2030
Bespoke platform but traditional looks for Mercedes ‘Mini G-Class’
The incoming ‘baby’ Mercedes-Benz G-Class will sit on a bespoke ‘ladder-frame’ platform, use “nearly all unique” parts and sport a design that “is even more modern than the current car”, bosses have said. Arriving within the next two years, the new SUV will be the entry model into a growing G-Class range as Mercedes attempts to expand… Continue reading Bespoke platform but traditional looks for Mercedes ‘Mini G-Class’
Leapmotor B05 revealed as sub-£30k VW ID 3 rival
Leapmotor has revealed the B05, an electric hatch that will arrive early next year as a rival to the Volkswagen ID 3. Revealed at the Munich motor show by the Stellantis-backed Chinese brand, the new B05 sits between the T03 city car and the recently revealed B10 crossover – the latter of which is due… Continue reading Leapmotor B05 revealed as sub-£30k VW ID 3 rival
Mercedes to keep selling V12 engines into next decade
Mercedes-Benz will continue to offer V12 engines into the next decade, its technology boss has confirmed. The arrival of new European emission laws – named Euro 7 – at the end of next year put the German firm’s largest combustion engine into doubt. But, speaking at the Munich motor show on Monday, tech boss Markus Schäfer… Continue reading Mercedes to keep selling V12 engines into next decade
Leapmotor B05 revealed as sub-£30k VW ID3 rival
Leapmotor has revealed the B05, an electric hatch that will arrive early next year as a rival to the Volkswagen ID 3. Revealed at the Munich motor show by the Stellantis-backed Chinese brand, the new B05 sits between the T03 city car and the recently revealed B10 crossover – the latter of which is due… Continue reading Leapmotor B05 revealed as sub-£30k VW ID3 rival
BMW to launch 40-plus new cars by 2028 – all with their own look
Future BMW models will all feature distinct designs as the company rapidly rolls out the new Neue Klasse design language across its line-up, according to design chief Adrian van Hooydonk. The new iX3 is the first production vehicle to feature the radical new design language, which features cleaner lines, the removal of chrome and two… Continue reading BMW to launch 40-plus new cars by 2028 – all with their own look
New 2026 Volkswagen ID 4 to be “big brother” of new ID Cross
Volkswagen design chief Andreas Mindt has hinted that a dramatic makover next year for the ID 4 will take a significant number of styling cues from the new ID Cross concept. While Mindt wouldn’t give specific details, he said the ID 4 will be “the big brother” of the new ID Cross, which is due to go… Continue reading New 2026 Volkswagen ID 4 to be “big brother” of new ID Cross
Mercedes GLA to arrive next year to rival Golf and ID 3
Mercedes-Benz will launch the third-generation GLA crossover late next year, chairman Ola Källenius has confirmed. The smallest member of the brand’s MMA-based compact car family will be sold in both electric and hybrid forms, replacing the first-generation EQA EV and the second-generation ICE GLA. The entry-level EV is seen as a key model for the German firm to compete with some of… Continue reading Mercedes GLA to arrive next year to rival Golf and ID 3
Official: First look at electric Mercedes C-Class with 497-mile range
Mercedes-Benz has shown the first image of the incoming electric C-Class ahead of its launch next year, and said it will have a maximum range of 500 miles. The image was shown on Sunday at the launch of the new Mercedes-Benz GLC EQ, one of the star cars of this year’s Munich motor show, with… Continue reading Official: First look at electric Mercedes C-Class with 497-mile range