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It was less than a year ago that Mercedes announced the A-Class would be discontinued as part of a decision to scale back its compact-car lineup. However, the company’s entry-level vehicle is getting a new lease on life, with production extended until 2028. It won’t carry the “Made in Germany”…

If there’s one word that immediately springs to mind in the context of the European Union, it’s definitely “regulation.” Automakers are continually constrained by increasingly stringent guidelines they must meet to sell their cars. Ever-tighter fleet emissions targets are burdening manufacturers, forcing them to prioritize EVs, which have notoriously low…

It’s been six years since Audi introduced the current-generation RS6 Avant. Although a new A6 Avant has been on sale in Europe for a few months, the old super wagon remains available. Usually, demand fades when a car nears retirement, but that’s not the case with Ingolstadt’s ultimate family hauler.…

Mercedes is planning the "biggest product launch program in history,” with 18 cars set to debut next year and another 14 models in 2027. Most will be next-generation vehicles or facelifts of existing models, but a few all-new additions are also in the pipeline. All told, the Stuttgart-based luxury automaker…

Ford of Europe is currently a shadow of its former glory after the Blue Oval’s Grim Reaper killed so many cars in recent times. In just a few years, we’ve had to say goodbye to the Ka, Mondeo, Fiesta, S-Max, and Galaxy. Additionally, the Focus will bite the dust later…

You’re not going to hear a high-ranking official from an automaker say negative things about a product. It makes perfect sense to hype up something your employer is selling, yet we were still taken aback by what Porsche’s newly appointed boss in Germany declared: "For me, the Taycan is the…

The Internet hasn’t exactly been kind to the new CLA, but the World Wide Web isn’t paying Mercedes to keep the lights on. Buyers are, using their hard-earned money. The three-pointed star is happy to report that demand for its electric sedan is strong, with production chief Joerg Burzer describing…

Audi is one of many car manufacturers that announced ambitious plans to go purely electric even before the European Union’s 2035 ban on cars that generate harmful emissions. However, like others, it has recently backtracked from its lofty goal of becoming EV-only by 2033, opting to keep combustion engines well…

Many carmakers rushed to set cutoff dates for combustion engines, only to backtrack on their lofty electric goals just a few years later. But BMW didn’t break any promises for the simple reason that it never announced an end to gas-powered cars. On several occasions, CEO Oliver Zipse emphasized that…