WATCH: Most important new cars of the 2025 Munich Motor Show

[embedded content] It’s the 2025 Munich Motor Show, Europe’s biggest motor show of the decade. And it’s chock full of new car launches and unveilings. Autocar has a team on the show floor and beavering away at our HQ. Join us, then, as we bring you the highlights of the 12 biggest launches of the… Continue reading WATCH: Most important new cars of the 2025 Munich Motor Show

What to know about the Hyundai-LG plant immigration raid in Georgia

This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees being escorted outside the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP The South Korean government said it is working to return its nationals who… Continue reading What to know about the Hyundai-LG plant immigration raid in Georgia

Chinese EV maker Xpeng eyes global launch of mass-market Mona brand in 2026

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng speaks to reporters at the electric carmaker’s stand at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany on September 8, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Xpeng plans to launch its mass-market Mona brand in overseas markets next year in a move that will boost competition with its Chinese rivals and established automakers… Continue reading Chinese EV maker Xpeng eyes global launch of mass-market Mona brand in 2026

Volkswagen targets dominance in Europe with affordable EV push

The Volkswagen ID.CROSS Concept is on stage during a press conference before the start of the International Motor Show (IAA Mobility). The IAA Mobility 2025 will take place in Munich from September 9-14, 2025. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The chief executive of Volkswagen says the German auto giant is pushing to… Continue reading Volkswagen targets dominance in Europe with affordable EV push

Future of Skoda Octavia revealed with radical EV estate concept

The radically styled Skoda Vision O concept previews the next-generation Octavia and the firm’s new design language – and shows Skoda is committed to the estate car in the electric era. The new concept is described by the Czech firm as representing “the brand’s electrified future”, with a production vehicle confirmed to arrive in “the… Continue reading Future of Skoda Octavia revealed with radical EV estate concept

Polestar puts 6 sports car on ice as it focuses on 7 and next-gen 2

The Polestar 6 has been put on the back burner as the brand prioritises higher-volume models like the Polestar 7 crossover and Polestar 2 replacement. Polestar CEO Michael Lohscheller told Autocar at the Munich motor show that the next priority was to get into the compact SUV segment in Europe with the 7 (rendered below), which will give Polestar the… Continue reading Polestar puts 6 sports car on ice as it focuses on 7 and next-gen 2

2027 Renault Clio revealed with bold new look and petrol power

The new sixth-generation Renault Clio has been revealed at the Munich motor show, bringing the most significant design update for the supermini in more than a decade. The new model draws heavily on last year’s Emblème concept by adopting a similarly aggressive-looking design. The influence is especially notable at the front, where an angular nose and new… Continue reading 2027 Renault Clio revealed with bold new look and petrol power

Vauxhall eyes sporty rebrand with next-generation Corsa

Vauxhall will look to become a sportier brand within the Stellantis stable in its next generation of models, starting with the new Corsa. Stellantis Europe boss Jean-Philippe Imparato said Munich’s Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo showed the initial thinking behind moving Stellantis’s brands into more “white space” and breaking out further away from one another, Vauxhall’s white… Continue reading Vauxhall eyes sporty rebrand with next-generation Corsa