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Here's What It's Actually Like To Own a Skoda

As the sole European member of the Motor1 US team, I often prod my colleagues about just how good I have it when it comes to car variety. Despite living in an SUV era, Europe still has hatchbacks, sedans, and wagons abound. I can still get a regular Volkswagen Golf…

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Are Europeans Abandoning Tesla? Elon Musk's Sales Plummets Despite EV Market Surge Across Europe

Europe's EV marketing is experiencing a sales surge. But, Tesla is not included as the EV maker announces purchase decrease.

International Business Times UK

Toyota's Smallest Car Gets the GR Sport Treatment

The funky Aygo X is the smallest model Toyota sells outside of Japan's kei car segment. It’s a diminutive vehicle competing in Europe’s rarefied A-segment, especially after the exit of the Volkswagen Group’s trio (VW up!, Skoda Citigo, and SEAT Mii) a few years ago. Previously a traditional hatchback, the…

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9 Best Car Brands That Almost No One Talks About

When you think about car brands, you probably think about household names like Toyota, Ford, Chevrolet, and maybe even Mercedes. Throughout the world, there are some lesser-known brands that stand out for unique designs and great value. These nine underrated car brands are hidden gems in the automotive world. Have…

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Volkswagen Says European Buyers Want Buttons, Not Screens

As someone who owns a previous-generation Skoda Octavia, I find my car’s dashboard to be borderline perfect in terms of layout and user interface. It strikes just the right balance between buttons and screens, a feature that virtually all Volkswagen Group products had until the late 2010s or so. After…

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Skoda Turned an Old Hatchback Into an Awesome New Concept

The Skoda Favorit isn't a car we know well in America. The hatchback, designed by Bertone, launched in 1987 and was a massive success for the brand. Now, in 2025, Skoda has reimagined the Favorit with the brand's latest design language, but it features a few styling quirks that preserve…

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Tesla Just Got Crushed By BYD In A Crucial Market

Tesla used to be the best-selling EV brand in Europe. Now it’s not even in the top 10.

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Car makers have a surprising new target demographic – your dog

OPINION: Goodwood is the home of fast cars, but last weekend it was all about dogs. Steve Fowler speaks to the car makers trying to woo their human companions

The Independent UK

The new Skoda is as fast as a Lamborghini

Skoda’s new family SUV models are the quickest it’s ever made

The Independent UK

This Affordable EV From Skoda Is A Rising Star Already

Skoda may not be a familiar name in the United States, but the brand is very popular in Europe—and it’s seen an uptick in EV sales recently. Like its parent company Volkswagen, which overtook Tesla as the continent’s best-selling EV manufacturer in Q1 2025, Skoda is also on the upswing,…

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Cupra Terramar: Likeable drive with copper-bottomed Catalan class

CAR REVIEW: The Terramar is said to be the last Cupra to be launched with an internal combustion engine, and Sean O’Grady finds it’s a suitable last hurrah

The Independent UK

Volkswagen Is Making Less Money Because It's Selling More EVs

The Volkswagen Group’s earnings after tax plummeted 40.6 percent to €2.18 billion in the first quarter of 2025. At first glance, you might assume this sharp decline was due to a drop in sales. But that’s not the case. Deliveries actually rose by 1.4 percent to 2.13 million units. So…

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Electric car showroom now on Amazon

Skoda’s Amazon showroom lets you check stock at local dealers, book a test drive and calculate finance

The Independent UK

Amazon is now a car showroom, and this could be a game changer

The first Amazon UK car showroom lets you book a test drive and check the availability of the latest Skoda range

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The Independent UK

Skoda Kodiaq vRS: A sound proposition

CAR REVIEW: With or without its artificial growl, the new Kodiaq vRS is a hoot to drive, finds Sean O’Grady

Motorsport

Verstappen family takes double victory as Jos wins on ERC debut

News of Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix triumph was delivered to Jos Verstappen while sitting in a rally car en route to success in the European Rally Championship.

The Independent UK

Skoda Elroq vRS: the family-friendly SUV gets spicy

New all-electric performance model is the quickest Skoda ever with 0 to 62mph in 5.4 seconds

InsideEVs

Skoda’s Cheapest EV Gets A Hot Hatch Makeover

Czech automaker Skoda has wasted no time in giving its new entry-level electric model a sporty makeover. This is the new Skoda Elroq RS, a battery-powered compact crossover that can go from a standstill to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 5.4 seconds. That’s faster than the…

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The Czech Republic's car giant Skoda is defying parent Volkswagen's downturn

Volkswagen-owned Skoda is defying a broader downturn for the German carmaker.

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Don’t Want A Tesla Model Y? Here Are Your Best Alternatives In Europe

Tesla sales are suffering around the world, but especially in Europe. EV buyers here are ditching the brand following its boss’ political pivot and support of President Trump’s policies, many of which seem designed to break the longstanding friendship between the United States and the European Union. Luckily, Europeans have…

The Guardian - UK

Ex-RAF pilot who killed himself and four others on M6 was suicidal, inquest hears

Coroner records Richard Woods’s death as suicide after he crashed into family’s car while driving wrong way

The National (Scotland)

Drunk man who killed Scots family on M6 'did so deliberately', inquest told

A man who drove the wrong way on the M6, killing himself and a family of four Scots, intended to take his own life, an inquest into the incident has…

The Independent UK

New budget-friendly MG S5 EV undercuts SUV rivals

Prices from £28,495 mean the new MG S5 undercuts the Kia EV3 and Skoda Elroq

The Independent UK

Audi Q4 e-tron review: An affordable family-friendly SUV

Audi’s affordable electric car is a family-friendly SUV with a good range and premium look and feel throughout

The Independent UK

Volkswagen CEO on the challenges facing the UK’s favourite car brand

Thomas Schäfer is Volkswagen brand CEO and head of the brand's core group (including Skoda, Seat and Cupra).

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