Being a western brand in China is now no longer a licence for success Piece by piece, western brands have seen their perceived advantages over Chinese car companies eroded.  As was evident at the recent Beijing motor show, several Chinese car companies are now there or thereabouts with quality cars with international

Hot ID 3 and ID 7 were recently added to GTX line-up Company boss says: "We'll work our way back to GTI and R in the next products" Volkswagen will retire its GTX branding for sporting EVs to make way for its first electric GTI and R models. The GTX

DarkRebel is "a sports car that pushes the boundaries of design and performance" Boss says the electric sports coupé would help build the brand but "at the moment it remains a dream" A production version of the Cupra DarkRebel concept car remains “a dream” for company boss Wayne Griffiths. However, it won't be

CEO Lynn Calder says e-fuels aren't yet a viable alternative, because "there's just not enough to go around" Ineos Automotive is pessimistic that synthetic fuels can extend the life of the combustion engine, even after the EU decided to allow limited use of the carbon-neutral petrol alternative for new cars after 2035. “At the

Continental GT, GTC and Flying Spur will get the new powertrain this year V8-based PHEV set-up is the marque's most potent powertrain yet, with "four-figure torque" Bentley has confirmed that it will replace its outgoing W12 engine with a V8-based plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain that puts out more than 740bhp. The firm

Current Volkswagen Polo has been on sale since 2018 and was last updated in 2021 Relaxed emissions rules saved supermini's life, says CEO, but safety rules bump up cost "tremendously" The Volkswagen Polo could be on sale for another five years, having been given a stay of execution by the

Schäfer suggested future PHEVs would use a variation of the powertrain available in the new Passat CEO Thomas Schäfer says plug-in hybrids "were a thing of the past" but now "everyone wants hybrids" Volkswagen will continue to invest in plug-in hybrid technology over the coming years as a bridge towards