Mercedes-Benz knows how to put on a show
15,000 people. 140 cars. One night in Stuttgart
The debut of the AMG GT SUV. A concert by Die Fantastischen Vier. And three S-Classes returning from a 65,000 km journey across 55 countries
140 years after inventing the automobile ...
Porsche has just shown the world what comes ABOVE the 911.
Meet the Mission S.
Mid-engined. Analogue rev counter. Physical switches. No giant centre touchscreen.
And here's the big news: Porsche plans to make this a permanent part of its range.
Not another one-off hypercar.
King James. A V12. And a slam dunk for charity.
LeBron James has designed his own Mercedes-Maybach S 680.
Now a near-identical twin is heading to auction in New York this November.
Proceeds go to his "I PROMISE" program.
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Into the dragon's den
BMW has begun production of its Gen6 EV batteries in Shenyang, China, for locally built Neue Klasse models
Lighter, faster charging and greater range
BMW's China sales fell 24.8% in Q3. Now it's taking the fight to the Chinese. On their turf.
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An 11-year-old Chinese car brand is helping drive Stellantis's European recovery (Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Fiat, Peugeot, Opel, Jeep ... others)
Q3 '26 shipments rose by 54,000 YoY (534,000 vs 588,000)
Leapmotor added 34,000 (10,000 vs 44,000)
63% of the increase
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BMW Group's Q3 2026 sales reveal a brutal divide
China: -24.8%
Germany: +2.1%
USA: +2.5%
Europe: +2.7%
Global: -6.3%
EV sales in Europe surged 37.5% YoY
BMW is growing once more in Europe and the US. But China is more than wiping out those gains
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Xpeng is wasting no time ramping up assembly operations at Magna's plant in Graz, Austria.
G6. G9. P7+. Now the G9L as well.
Four models in barely a year.
Europe's car industry is changing. Right on its own production lines ...
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Ahhh, that’s better!
Volkswagen’s new ID. Tiguan fixes many of the ID.4’s quirks
Real buttons (volume knob, too!)
Proper door handles
295bhp
373-mile range
Plus, it finally looks like an SUV, not a jellybean
Turns out the future needed a few things from the past
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Porsche Q3 2026 numbers
911: 42,217 (+12%)
Macan: 51,025 (-21%)
Panamera: 13,714 (-35%)
Taycan: 8699 (-31%)
718: 3291 (-79%)
Porsche delivered 27,996 ICE Macans against 23,029 electric Macans
Porsche's problem isn't demand. It's the model it no longer builds
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Porsche has bought itself more Nürburgring DNA
It's taken a 67% stake in Manthey Racing
More extreme road cars
More limited-run specials
More track-focused upgrades
Porsche's Sportwagenschmiede '35 strategy is already taking shape
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The China Patient
Mercedes-Benz Q3 2026:
🇨🇳 China: -31%
🇩🇪 Germany: +13%
🇺🇸 USA: +6%
🇬🇧 UK: +7%
Record EV sales: +61%
Global car sales: -8%
Mercedes is growing almost everywhere that matters. Except the market it desperately needs to recover
The cure?
@MercedesBenz
Porsche has finally said the quiet part out loud
'We need to sell fewer, more expensive cars'
Break-even below 200k cars/year
Petrol Macan returns
Supercar above 911
SUV above Cayenne
ICE + PHEV investment
No electric 911
Less VW. More Ferrari
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€2,975. That’s the price Mercedes-Benz has put on the end of the mechanical steering column
The EQS can now be ordered with steer-by-wire
Yoke steering wheel
No mechanical link between steering wheel + front wheels
170° lock-to-lock
Up to 10° rear steer
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BMW M just built its one-millionth car
Fittingly, it’s an M3
But here’s the twist: By the end of 2027, the Munich factory that built it will be EV-only - and is earmarked to build the first electric M3
The M3 isn’t leaving Munich. Petrol-powered M3 production is ...
@BMW
Brad Pitt. New electric-powered AMG GT 4-Door. 1169bhp. Smoky drift...
Apparently Mercedes-AMG has discovered the algorithm.
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VW launches “For Europe” — with a warning for Brussels
It wants action on “Made in Europe”, CO₂ rules and China trade
Europe's biggest car maker isn't asking if the industrial fight with China is coming
It's asking how Europe will fight - and with what policies
@VWGroup
Germany's industrial problem isn't capability. It's whether projects are allowed to happen this quickly
BMW's new €1 billion battery plant in Bavaria
Construction began: 4.24
Series production: 10.26
Gen6 batteries for BMW i3
Made in Germany isn't dead
@BMWGroup
For less than half the price of an electric Polo in Germany, Volkwagen will sell you this in China
Jetta M6: €9,700
1st electric Jetta branded model
4.81m long - longer than BMW i3 sedan
FWD
113/145kW e-motors
465/555km CLTC
Electric Polo in Germany: €24,995
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