SUVs Dominate Europe, Yet the Best-Seller Is Still a Car
SUVs may have taken over, but a few cars are still going strong. Europeans, yours truly included, once looked down on Americans because we preferred smaller cars to gas-guzzling SUVs.…
The Alpine A110 Could Still Come to America: ‘We Need To Go to the US’
Alpine will likely sell its A110 sports car alongside a high-volume SUV. One thing that remains constant in the automotive industry is change, and there has been a lot of…
The EU’s New Small Electric Car Category Comes With ‘Super Credits’
Automakers will be encouraged to build affordable electric cars in Europe. The European Union may be loosening fleet emissions targets to allow combustion engines beyond 2035, but it still firmly…
End of an Era: Mercedes-Benz’s Legendary Design Head Is Leaving the Company
Gorden Wagener designed the SLR McLaren, the W222 S-Class, and the Vision Iconic concept. A new era will dawn at Mercedes-Benz on January 31, 2026. Gorden Wagener, the automaker’s chief…
The EU Nears Decision Allowing Combustion Engines Beyond 2040
It’s increasingly likely that sales of new cars with combustion engines won’t be outlawed anytime soon. If there’s one word that immediately springs to mind in the context of the…
Europe Changes Its Mind. Won’t Ban Combustion Engines After All
Sales of new ICE cars will continue, but only under certain conditions. Most automakers are urging the European Union to drop the combustion engine ban planned for 2035. Car companies…
For the First Time Ever, Plug-In Hybrids Are Outselling Diesel Cars in Europe
The once-dominant diesel engine is fading away as more buyers move to plug-ins. The historic importance of diesel engines in Europe cannot be overstated. At their peak in the 2010s,…
Stellantis Is Against The EU’s 2035 Combustion Engine Ban
The owner of 14 car brands urges a reformed law to keep ICE past 2035. Earlier this year, the European Union reaffirmed its stance on phasing out the sale of…
‘We’re Changing the Structure:’ GM’s Software Boss Steps Down Amid Major Overhaul
Chief product officer, Sterling Anderson, will oversee the automaker’s software services moving forward. Last month, General Motors announced that it would launch a new zonal architecture meant to transform how…
Despite Early EV Promises, Volvo Will Keep Gas Engines for a Lot Longer
The company reportedly ‘cannot dictate’ the combustion engine’s demise. In the first half of this decade, there was a race to set a cutoff date for the ol’ combustion engine.…