Category: US Motoring Press

Cupra eyes fresh growth with expanded line-up and new markets

Cupra’s growth plans will focus on both broadening its model range and expanding into new markets, according to interim CEO Markus Haupt. Next year, it will launch the new Raval electric hot hatch, shown in near production form at the Munich motor show, on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB Entry platform. It will be the brand’s… Continue reading Cupra eyes fresh growth with expanded line-up and new markets

2026 Renault Megane to be reinvented with “hot hatch” look

Renault will give the Megane a radical “hot hatch” facelift next year, in an effort to revive the EV’s stark downturn in sales. The current Megane launched in 2022 as one of the first of Renault new-age electric cars. While successful at first, after four years sales have dipped rapidly: down 67% (to 10,082) in… Continue reading 2026 Renault Megane to be reinvented with “hot hatch” look

Cupra goes radical with 489bhp range-extender sports SUV

Cupra’s new Tindaya concept car shows how the Spanish brand will emphasise driver engagement in its next cars – and uses a radical new range-extender (REx) drivetrain that enables it to go further and faster than current Cupra EVs. At 4.72 metres long, it’s the largest car Cupra has built – and with a 0-62mph time of just 4.1sec,… Continue reading Cupra goes radical with 489bhp range-extender sports SUV

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