Tag Archive: europe

It’s Euro Van Time

Ram reboots the Promaster City and Mercedes-Benz conjures up an electric luxury van it doesn’t want to call a van.

G-T-S-U-V

Is Porsche's latest EV worthy of the GTS badge? 

Art of the Deal

Europe and China strike a deal on EV imports, because China has made itself indispensable to an ecoconscious EU.

Kaput

Volkswagen has never shuttered a German plant before. But now, the lights are going out at the Transparent Factory in Dresden.

EQ Post Facto

The 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB helps hasten the death of the EQ sub-brand and the transition to “powertrain choice.”

Eastern Ikons

Skoda is asking its designers to dream up concept cars virtually. They’re concept cars for concept’s sake, and that’s important.

French Glass

For two short years, you could sail a Renault with a Gordini engine and a charming fiberglass hull with a space-age design. It was a flop.

500 to 60

Fiat’s Euro-spec 500 Hybrid puts up performance numbers that look like they belong to its 1960s counterparts. Can a modern car be too slow?

BYD Keeps Rising

BYD eclipsed Tesla in Europe as part of a larger wave of Chinese brands in 2025, and it's not just EVs that are making rapid progress.

The 2035 question

Some European automakers are pushing back on plans to end ICE sales by 2035.