The electric VW Polo should travel 450 km. The new front-wheel drive delivers up to 166 kW of engine power. The base battery is quite small. (Electric car, car) Go to Source
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Record 599,000 cars, SUVs exported in April-November, upcoming Mexico tariff hike casts a shadow
Led by Maruti Suzuki, overseas shipments of made-in-India cars, sedans, SUVs and MPVs have hit a new high of nearly 600,000 units in the first 8 months of FY2026. As per SIAM export sales data, 599,276 passenger vehicles were dispatched to key global markets, up by a strong 20% YoY (April-November 2024: 498,763 units), which… Continue reading Record 599,000 cars, SUVs exported in April-November, upcoming Mexico tariff hike casts a shadow
EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
The EU is reportedly set to allow up to 10% of new non-electric vehicles after 2035, yielding to pressure from Germany, Italy, and the auto sector. The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU’s ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by allowing up to 10 per cent of non-electric vehicles after intense… Continue reading EU to relent on combustion engines ban after auto industry pressure
German Handelsblatt: VW ID.Polo: Volkswagen reveals the first details of the new entry-level model 012047
A small car casts big shadows ahead: After two years of preparation, the VW ID.Polo is approaching series production. You can order the model at the end of April and drive it from summer onwards. Go to Source
Clean Technica: Digging Deeper Into EV Market Changes In Europe 2017–2025004290
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I had some fun digging into EV sales data and charts from EU-EVs.com recently. But one of our readers did me one better. In response to one of those articles, Steve Jenkins responded with the following comment: I thought I would do an annual comparison… Continue reading Clean Technica: Digging Deeper Into EV Market Changes In Europe 2017–2025004290
Dealers urged to re-stock forecourts now to maximise january margins
Carwow has urged dealers to re-stock their forecourts in December to maximise January profit margins, as new data from Brego shows that purchasing November 2024’s best-selling models in December would have delivered an average 7.3% higher margin than waiting until January to buy. The analysis tracked the top five best-selling vehicles from November 2024 over… Continue reading Dealers urged to re-stock forecourts now to maximise january margins
@VW Group: Reinventing a bestseller: ID. Polo on the road to series production011098
The countdown to the new ID. Polo is on: Just a few months before its world premiere, a fleet of almost production-ready ID. Polo prototypes is covering the final test kilometres in numerous regions worldwide. The goal: to achieve the highest quality and perfection in detail, as well as fine-tuning the driving characteristics. Thomas Schäfer,… Continue reading @VW Group: Reinventing a bestseller: ID. Polo on the road to series production011098
@VW Group: Dr. Michael Leiters will become CEO of Porsche AG on January 1, 2026011102
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@VW Group: Possible changes in the Executive Board011101
1. All information offered on Porsche Newsroom, including but not limited to, texts, images, audio and video documents, are subject to copyright or other legislation for the protection of intellectual property. They are intended exclusively for use by journalists as a source for their own media reporting and are not intended for commercial use, in… Continue reading @VW Group: Possible changes in the Executive Board011101
@VW Group: Porsche Penske Motorsport reflects on another successful IMSA season011100
In a dramatic season finale at Road Atlanta, the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer and the Mooresville, North Carolina–based team claimed every title in the top-tier GTP class. Since the launch of the LMDh regulations in 2023, the Porsche 963 has been by far the most successful hybrid prototype in the IMSA series. Its record includes… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche Penske Motorsport reflects on another successful IMSA season011100