Gucci car, anyone? Autocar’s ‘alternative’ predictions for 2026

The start of the year is traditionally a time to make predictions about what will happen in the coming months.  But making predictions is hard, especially in an industry as unpredictable as the automotive sector. Still, we’re experts on the car world, so of course we can predict with unerring accuracy every key event that… Continue reading Gucci car, anyone? Autocar’s ‘alternative’ predictions for 2026

Elon Musk claims Tesla Model Y is best-selling car in the world, but there are serious doubts

New Tesla Model Y; via Tesla. Elon Musk is ending the year by doubling down on a narrative that looks increasingly shaky against the backdrop of actual data. The Tesla CEO claims Model Y is the best-selling car in the world, but there are serious doubts. Yesterday, taking to X (formerly Twitter), Musk congratulated the… Continue reading Elon Musk claims Tesla Model Y is best-selling car in the world, but there are serious doubts

Zeigler Auto Group Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with Over 50K items collected during its 7th Annual Holiday Food Drive for Local Charities

During the competition, each dealership determines where donations go, generally choosing a local food bank in the area. The winning dealership, which in this case is Mercedes-Benz of Hoffman Estates, has donated its 20,629 items to the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry and celebrated the big win by wearing ugly sweaters during a victory party. Mercedes-Benz… Continue reading Zeigler Auto Group Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with Over 50K items collected during its 7th Annual Holiday Food Drive for Local Charities

“It’s an 819bhp GR86…” Ferrari 12C rewrites the super-GT rulebook

The annual request from the editors: give us your ‘favourite’ car of the past 12 months. I dislike this task because choosing a favourite is too black-and-white an approach when the list includes everything from the madness of an S1 Elise with 300bhp to a purple Rolls Wraith, skulking through Clerkenwell at midnight, utterly in its film-noir element. A comparison framework just doesn’t exist. … Continue reading “It’s an 819bhp GR86…” Ferrari 12C rewrites the super-GT rulebook

GM’s record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC DETROIT — General Motors is on pace to be the top U.S.-traded automaker stock of 2025, as shares of… Continue reading GM’s record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025

German FAZ: How Toyota wants to attack Porsche and Mercedes010389

When Akio Toyoda presents a new project, he likes to use big words. When Toyota Motor’s chairman introduced the new Century brand, he said at the opening of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo this fall: “I want to build the brand so that it shares the soul of Japan and the pride of Japan… Continue reading German FAZ: How Toyota wants to attack Porsche and Mercedes010389

German FAZ: In the end, the Orbán clan010388 always benefits

The gray Toyota bumps a few hundred meters along a narrow, dusty road through autumnal bushes in which the last leaves are rustling. Then the car stops in front of an inconspicuous construction fence. Although it’s actually not just a fence. Behind the first, apparently hastily erected grille, there is another privacy screen made of… Continue reading German FAZ: In the end, the Orbán clan010388 always benefits

If You Invested $5000 In Tesla Around Christmas 2020, Here’s How Much It Would Be Worth Today

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has amassed a market cap of $1.6 trillion, making it the most valuable automaker in the world today, far exceeding the combined market capitalization of automakers like Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM), BYD Co. Ltd. (OTC:BYDDY) (OTC:BYDDF) and more. If you’re curious about what the stock returns would be on TSLA if you… Continue reading If You Invested $5000 In Tesla Around Christmas 2020, Here’s How Much It Would Be Worth Today

Why the BMW 3 Series still rules after 50 years

The roll call of cars that were on the scene 50 years ago and which are still being built today is short. It gets shorter still if you stipulate a perfect, unbroken run of production. If you then dismiss those cars whose name has lingered but whose physical form has flitted from one class to… Continue reading Why the BMW 3 Series still rules after 50 years