The new BMW M2 CS has been unveiled in full, and it could be the final version of the brand’s junior sports car to feature pure combustion power. Priced from £86,800, the stripped-out, track-focused sports car is the first variant of the ‘G87’ M2 to be launched and comes six years after the original M2 CS… Continue reading Official: BMW M2 CS brings 523bhp for £87k
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Alpine to use in-wheel motors for electric sports car line-up
Alpine’s upcoming electric sports cars will use in-wheel motors as part of a radical plan to reduce weight below that of an equivalent combustion engine sports car, Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has confirmed. “It will change everything,” de Meo said of the APP (Alpine Performance Platform), which has been designed by the premium… Continue reading Alpine to use in-wheel motors for electric sports car line-up
How copycat phone maker Xiaomi became a force in China’s EV market
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi became the world’s third-largest phone maker by selling devices that critics said were iPhone copycats. The company is now becoming a force in the electric vehicle market, a feat Apple never managed. Xiaomi released its much anticipated YU7 crossover on Thursday, a vehicle that some have said could be China’s first… Continue reading How copycat phone maker Xiaomi became a force in China’s EV market
Tesla’s Europe sales plunge 49% on brand damage, rising competition
A Tesla car showroom stands doused in blue paint following vandalism by activists of the group New Generation on March 31, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Omer Messinger | Getty Images European sales of Tesla vehicles plunged in April, as the U.S. electric car maker continues to face reputational damage regionally and rising competition. Tesla sold… Continue reading Tesla’s Europe sales plunge 49% on brand damage, rising competition
CNBC Daily Open: European nations and companies reposition themselves in response to Trump tariffs
French President Emmanuel Macron at a luncheon with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 26, 2025. Chalinee Thirasupa | Afp | Getty Images ]]> Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish… Continue reading CNBC Daily Open: European nations and companies reposition themselves in response to Trump tariffs
CNBC Daily Open: Europe is already responding to Trump tariffs
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gives a press statement near the Metropole Hotel before attending a state dinner in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images ]]> Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying… Continue reading CNBC Daily Open: Europe is already responding to Trump tariffs
Alpine A390 revealed as 464bhp tri-motor Porsche Macan rival
Producing 395bhp in standard GT guise and 464bhp in the top-rung, circa-£70k GTS – and with a peak torque output of 596lb ft – this powertrain can send the A390 from 0-62mph in as little as 3.9sec. That matches the stripped-out A110 R, which weighs around a tonne less. A cheaper variant with a more… Continue reading Alpine A390 revealed as 464bhp tri-motor Porsche Macan rival
First look at Alpine A110 EV due next year
The electric A110’s design will be only subtly evolved from the current car, de Meo suggested. It “needs to look like” an A110, he said. “Porsche doesn’t make a square 911.” More broadly, de Meo said “six or seven” uniquely positioned models would make up the Alpine range, including “some emotional pure sports cars”. Eighteen months ago,… Continue reading First look at Alpine A110 EV due next year
TfL plots congestion charge increase to £18 per day
Transport for London (TfL) has proposed raising the congestion charge for driving into the capital during peak hours to £18 per day. TfL has called for public views on the hike – up from the current £15 per day – which has been mooted to come into effect from 2 January 2026. It would mark… Continue reading TfL plots congestion charge increase to £18 per day
New Vauxhall Frontera Electric gets 4×4 makeover
Vauxhall has hinted at a more rugged version of the incoming Frontera with a new concept car that turns the conventional electric crossover into a trail-hunting 4×4. Named the Vauxhall Frontera Gravel and based on the electric version of the family car, it gains several key elements aimed at helping it tackle the wilderness. Up… Continue reading New Vauxhall Frontera Electric gets 4×4 makeover