Many Model Series BMW is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars worldwide to garages due to potential fire risk. In the Netherlands, this concerns 5,500 cars. “Owners will be contacted as soon as possible to rectify the problem,” says Bryan Barendrecht, spokesperson for BMW Netherlands. The recall affects the 2 Series Coupé, various variants of […]
“The world does not wait for us” The EU must quickly begin reducing bureaucracy and stop with obligations and sanctions. If a German interest group says that, it must be truly bad. Appeals and urgent pleas from the European automotive industry to governments are commonplace these days, but that only makes them more relevant, not
Don’t be too demanding Is electric driving expensive? Not at all. It’s possible for just a few thousand euros! But you do have to settle for a used electric car with a limited range. The cheapest new electric car is the Dacia Spring. It costs a minimum of €18,000 and for that money offers a
A Welcome Bonus The renewed Peugeot 408 is heading to the Netherlands. It arrives with interesting new prices in showrooms. The plug-in hybrid and electric Peugeot 408 are thousands of euros cheaper than they used to be. Earlier this year, Peugeot unveiled the facelifted 408 at the Brussels Motor Show. The renewed Peugeot 408 followed
Worst quarter since 2008 Ford reports a loss of more than $11 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, the brand’s largest loss ever since the 2008 crisis. Almost incomprehensible: Ford concludes the fourth quarter of 2025 with a loss of $11.1 billion, or a hefty €9.3 billion. Automotive News notes that this is the
Less fast, but it sounds better The Mercedes-Benz C-Class and GLC have so far only been available with four-cylinders, but that is about to change. It starts with this brand new Mercedes-AMG GLC 53, which incidentally has significantly less power than the ‘old’ AMG. A lot has already been said about the choices AMG has
Less crossover, more SUV The life of a test car is not easy. The new Hyundai Bayon was sent to Sweden for cold weather tests, but it’s wearing less, rather than more, camouflage there. That’s good news for us, of course. The Hyundai Bayon is a somewhat misunderstood model. It’s a slightly higher alternative to
Speculation for Advanced Users The Hyundai i30 has had a very long run. The current model has been around for almost ten years, and Hyundai has not yet commented on a successor. The new Hyundai Elantra could very well be its long-awaited successor. Despite the current, and already third, generation Hyundai i30 being ten years
3.5 percent is already ‘for us’ The chance of ever encountering a Renault 5 Turbo 3E in the Netherlands turns out to be quite high. Dozens of units of this bizarre EV, which is up to six times more expensive than a regular Renault 5, have already been sold here. The Renault 5 Turbo 3E
GX Xpeng would very much like a Range Rover in its lineup. Since Land Rover already has the Range Rover, it is bringing out an SUV that strongly resembles that English giant. Xpeng recently released the first images of the GX, a brand-new SUV about which the brand had not yet shared any information. AutoWeek