“I could drive it to the moon and back and run over everything on the way,” says Tom Exton about his Brabus Mercedes G500 4×4², also known as the G500 Squared. I don’t doubt it. In addition to the ‘regular’ Squared’s gains over the standard G500 (more than twice the ground clearance, thanks to the… Continue reading My 500bhp, £400k Brabus is atrocious – but I’ll never sell it
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autoX ‘Best of 2025’ Award Winners Announced: The 10-Best Machines of 2025
Winners of the autoX ‘Best of 2025’ Awards: these are the 10 Best Machines of the Year. What is the autoX ‘Best of 2025’ Awards?The annual autoX Mega Test brings together every major new car and motorcycle launched in India over the past twelve months. Each contender is tested to its limits — sometimes to… Continue reading autoX ‘Best of 2025’ Award Winners Announced: The 10-Best Machines of 2025
Clean Technica: As EV Sales Slide, Tesla Will Adopt Its Own Semi Electric Trucks004250
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The waiting is finally over. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first teased the idea of producing a Tesla-branded heavy-duty electric truck back in 2017. After much delay, volume production of the new Tesla Semi will finally arrive next year. The question will then be one of… Continue reading Clean Technica: As EV Sales Slide, Tesla Will Adopt Its Own Semi Electric Trucks004250
Safety first: How vehicle tech makes our roads safer
Next week brings the return of Britain’s annual national Road Safety Week campaign run by charity Brake, to raise awareness about deaths and injuries on our roads and call for improvements to safety. To mark the event from 16-22 November, which this year has the theme ‘Safe Vehicles Save Lives’, we look at examples of… Continue reading Safety first: How vehicle tech makes our roads safer
Ford’s ‘hands off’ autonomous driving expanded to more UK models
Ford will add its ‘hands-off’ BlueCruise autonomous driving system to more UK models next year. The tech was launched here in 2023 and is the only level two-plus autonomous system that has legal approval to be used on UK roads. Using a combination of radars and cameras, Ford’s BlueCruise system works much like any other advanced… Continue reading Ford’s ‘hands off’ autonomous driving expanded to more UK models
Torsten Schmidt Named Managing Director & CEO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has announced a leadership change with Torsten Schmidt set to become the company’s new Managing Director and CEO in early 2026. Schmidt will succeed Satyakam Arya, who has been appointed as the designated President and CEO of Hino Motors in Japan. Schmidt, 53, currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of… Continue reading Torsten Schmidt Named Managing Director & CEO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
German Manager Magazine: Brose, Nexperia, Christian Lindner, Microlino – the newsletter “manage:mobility”004545
Nevertheless, the situation remains dicey: China’s Economics Minister Wang Wentao (61) phoned his counterpart Katherina Reiche (52) on Wednesday. China hopes, Wentao said, that Germany will take an “active role” to persuade the Dutch government to “correct its erroneous practices.” Our topics of the week: Who Patriarch Michael Stoschek favors as a possible Brose investor.… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Brose, Nexperia, Christian Lindner, Microlino – the newsletter “manage:mobility”004545
LG and Mercedes-Benz Discuss Expanding “One LG Solution” Collaboration
November 13, 2025 LG and Mercedes-Benz Discuss Expanding “One LG Solution” Collaboration Open share list Share this content. Deepening Strategic Partnership to Drive Innovation inNext-Generation Mobility Solutions SEOUL, Nov. 13, 2025 — Executives from LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Energy Solution and LG Innotek met with Mercedes-Benz AG to discuss expanded collaboration under LG’s “One… Continue reading LG and Mercedes-Benz Discuss Expanding “One LG Solution” Collaboration
German Manager Magazine: Christian Lindner: Wilfried Anclam from Autoland is his new boss004544
Wilfried Wilhelm Anclam (68) attaches great importance to the perfect appearance and he loves details. When the boss of the Autoland car dealership chain poses for a photo with his future deputy Christian Lindner (46), the red Autoland company lettering is emblazoned on his shirt collar – a heavy-handed advertisement like Jürgen Klopp’s best days.… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Christian Lindner: Wilfried Anclam from Autoland is his new boss004544
First images of new Mercedes GLB ahead of December debut
Mercedes-Benz has released the first official pictures and details of the second-generation GLB, which will be revealed next month with both combustion and electric powertrains. The German marque has described the new compact SUV – which will also replace the EQB – as a “massive step up” from the original GLB, pointing to a much-improved… Continue reading First images of new Mercedes GLB ahead of December debut