German firm's development boss labels reports as "complete nonsense" BMW has denied speculation that it will abandon internal combustion engines after its research and development boss, Frank Weber, labelled the reports as "complete nonsense". Sources close to the German firm had claimed that it would not continue with its involvement in combustion
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Used Alfa Romeo 4C 2013-2018 review
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Suppliers cut thousands of jobs in face of unprecedented disruption
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Christmas throwback: Autocar's Concorde 'road test'
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Nio targets Volkswagen ID 2 and Renault 5 with Firefly EV brand
Nio has given details of two new EV brands due to come to Europe: Alps and Firefly Europe-focused Firefly brand – launching alongside Tesla rival Alps – aims for €25,000 EVs with battery swapping Chinese electric car maker Nio will launch a new budget brand codenamed Firefly into European markets in 2024,