Munich motor show 2025: all the best new cars

It's shaping up to be Europe's biggest motor show this decade. These are the highlights Europe's biggest motor show since the Covid-19 pandemic has opened its doors, with Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Polestar all set to reveal crucial new models. Star cars already revealed at the Munich motor show include the new BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz GLC, electric family

Polestar 5 prototype review

With Lotus Elise-style construction, a super-thin battery and little chassis electrickery, this could be a purist’s Porsche Taycan The new Polestar 5 is an engineer’s dream come true. Whereas previous Polestars have all been based on a platform shared with other Geely group products, this sports saloon was effectively a clean-sheet

Vauxhall eyes sporty rebrand with next-generation Corsa

New Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo hints at Vauxhall's repositioning as a sportier brand Vauxhall will look to become a sportier brand within the Stellantis stable in its next generation of models, starting with the new Corsa. Stellantis Europe boss Jean-Philippe Imparato said Munich’s Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo showed the initial thinking

Chinese tech firm Dreame could build car factory near Berlin

Vacuum cleaner brand to enter EV ranks with Bugatti-rivalling hypercar, which could be built in Germany Chinese start-up Dreame Auto is considering establishing a manufacturing facility near Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory, Autocar has learned.  The move, if confirmed, would make Dreame Auto the first Chinese car brand to establish production activities in Germany.  The news follows the

VW Group aims for road-ready solid-state battery by 2030

Company begins testing solid-state cells in radical Ducati motorbike; says it can be swapped into cars The Volkswagen Group is aiming to have solid-state batteries ready for production by 2030, having started testing the breakthrough technology in a Ducati motorbike. The first Group prototype to use solid-state cells is based on the Italian bike