Out of fear of the Americans? A huge group of no less than 11, mainly German, companies want to jointly develop open-source software for automotive applications. Participants include Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes. BMW, Continental, Hella, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, Valeo, Porsche, and ZF: just some of the big names from the European automotive industry that have joined […]

Yet just caught the Daihatsu to Hamburg. The Copen had been standing still for so long and the idea was challenging; Three hundred kilometers in an open dwarf over the Autobahn, laugh. So there I went, with my bucket of papier-mâché in the awkward seating pit that had a full canned after a collision. Playing

High pressure due to disappointing sales “We can’t live without you, but we’re going to try it.” That is the scope of what Tesla top manager Omead Afshar has reportedly heard. Disappointing sales would have cost him his job. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was much in the news in the first half of 2025, but

On the way to Poland We have known BYD for some time for its EVs, but for some time now the brand has also been supplying a plug-in hybrid in Europe. That Seal U DM-i will not be alone and perhaps BYD even sees room for this Seal 5 DM-i in the range. We actually

Do the airbags in your car also need to be replaced? Takata. The name of this supplier made headlines over a decade ago when several major recalls were initiated due to potentially dangerous airbags from the manufacturer. The airbags have not yet been replaced in many cars with the potentially dangerous Takata airbags. We delve

Thanks to the sport There’s always someone at the top, even when it comes to the naturally extreme Toyota GR Yaris. It’s getting a new version that’s even more intense than the crazy GR Yaris you already know. Saying Toyota means saying sensible hybrid passenger cars. The Yaris is an example of that. However, the

But it is (still) more expensive While everyone is looking at electric or hybrid driving or dreaming about expensive synthetic fuels, you can now refuel in Germany with gasoline for which hardly any fossil ingredients have been used. The CO2 emissions of your gasoline car would thus be reduced by 90 percent in one fell

Moving rebirth Jaguar’s resurrection will soon be accompanied by the launch of an impressive -looking EV. That is clear on the basis of concept cars and spyshots, of which we can now serve you a fresh set again. As far as we know, it has not happened before that a brand deliberately puts itself on

The Opel Grandland Electric was already available as a front-wheel drive and is now also available with four-wheel drive. It directly offers a whopping 325 hp. Of course, there’s a price tag attached to that. Like its cousins within Stellantis, the Opel Grandland is available not only as a mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid but also

‘Don’t try to infiltrate our systems’ A number of car manufacturers are already on board for the new and extensive Apple Carplay Ultra, but at least as many car manufacturers appear to have no interest in this ‘hostile takeover’. In May, Apple proudly presented Carplay Ultra, a new and very extensive version of Carplay. The