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Mercedes Benz CEO: company would need roughly 8 gigafactories worldwide to go close to full electrification

PARIS (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz would need at least 200 GWH battery capacity or roughly 8 gigafactories worldwide to go close to full electrification, the company's CEO Ola Kallenius told Reuters. "Whereas we cannot exactly foresee the market (…) if you do the math on Mercedes, if you want to go close to full electrification, we need, as Mercedes worldwide, minimum 200 GWh, we made the

Passenger in Chelsea tractor caught doing 94mph had baby on their lap

Police discovered the speeding VW Tiguan was 'full of family members'.

Ferrari complete Red Bull RAID as two KEY staff jump ship

Ferrari have made further steps in their recruitment drive, poaching two key members of staff from Red Bull

Axed! Interesting cars cancelled at the last moment

Car makers spend a fortune developing new models, but not all of them make it to the showroom…

18 amazing homologation specials

Spotted: Wild BMW R 1300 GS Roaming In A Pair On Roads, Mostly Undisguised

Only the headlight and hard side cases seem to still be under wraps here.

Tycoon Lawrence Stroll sells £120m Aston Martin stake but remains luxury car maker's largest investor

The billionaire's investment vehicle Yew Tree sold 35million shares in the super-car maker last week.

Watch The Lamborghini Revuelto Hit The 'Ring For The First TIme

The hybrid supercar brings over 1000 hp to the Green Hell.

Examined: The other W14 upgrade that Mercedes brought to Monaco

The main focus of attention was on the new Mercedes sidepods, but there were other areas upgraded on the W14 as well.

Alpine to reveal its 2024 LMDh contender at Le Mans

Alpine will reveal the LMDh car with which it will return to the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2024 at next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours.

Finally: A BMW M3 Quicker Than a Porsche 911 Turbo S in a Drag Race

All it takes is a 750-hp tune.

43 of the best-ever barn-finds

Every car made in the UK

The British car industry may be smaller than it was, but dozens of models are still produced here, plus five vans. Here we take a look at them all

Mercedes driver caught slashing tyre of police speed camera van

He should have accounted for the camera inside the vehicle, which caught him.

Max Verstappen in CHEEKY Lewis Hamilton dig amid Ferrari rumours

The double world champion couldn’t resist a little dig at his rival and the money he could demand after the recent link with a move

Sergio Perez praises Aston Martin and Honda deal: 'They're here to win'

Sergio Perez has admitted his feelings about Honda's partnership with Aston Martin after the two parties announced their collaboration for the 2026 season

China was top market for Tesla Model Y, world's best-selling car in Q1

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China was the biggest market for Tesla's Model Y electric sport utility vehicles, helping it become the world's top selling vehicle in the first quarter of this year, according to data from market research firm JATO shared with Reuters. Elon Musk on Tuesday visited China for the first time in three years, highlighting the importance of

The best bargain used SUVs

New SUVs can cost a lot of money, especially now when supply is tight. Time, then, to look at the best bargains in the used space

The craziest concept cars ever made

Too many concepts nowadays are just watered-down previews of production cars. But not these – they were all far too mad to ever be sold

Porsche Is Reportedly Launching a New Car on June 8

June 8 is when the very first production 356 was registered. We expect a new 911 variant to pay tribute.

Ferrari’s Monaco strategy defended, ‘very poor’ Sainz under spotlight

A previous Le Mans winner has defended Ferrari's strategy in Monaco on Sunday, with Carlos Sainz threatened with losing track position.

National Motorsports Appeals Panel upholds Truck Series safety penalties

The National Motorsports Appeals Panel ruled Tuesday to uphold penalties issued to four Craftsman Truck Series teams earlier this month for violating a safety rule in the NASCAR Rule Book. Each of the four teams was discovered to have violated NASCAR Rule Book Sections 14.2.3.3.1 B&C: Driver’s Window Net, a safety penalty. A driver’s window […]

Thieves using new tech to 'silently' steal cars from driveways - You won't even know they were there'

Keyless car thefts are rising dramatically due to criminals deploying methods that simply amplify the signal from fobs left in homes to unlock the nearby vehicle. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal that there were 130,389 vehicles thefts registered in 2022, up 25 per cent on the previous year. AA Insurance Services have ...

The car world’s most famous design flaws

Join us for a close look at some of the most notable design failures in the automotive field

Lewis Hamilton sent 'nasty' warning as Mercedes engineers struggle to get on top of things

Lewis Hamilton has been sent a warning over his Mercedes W12 car ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

29 extremely strange cars

Forget your small SUVs, superminis and family hatchbacks, this story is about the downright strangest cars ever made

Pagani Electric Hypercar Not Feasible Today Because Batteries Too Heavy

It started developing an EV in 2018, which continues.

21 famously faulty classic cars

The $23,495 Buick Envista Looks Like a Baby Lamborghini Urus

Buick is hoping that a low entry price and a Urus-like profile will help make it attractive to younger buyers.

50 years of the Lancia Stratos

McLaren reveal when 'VERY DIFFERENT' F1 car will arrive in 2023

The British team are hoping to have a revolutionised MCL60 in time for their home event

33 superheroes of the ’80s

2024 Porsche Cayenne Gets New Looks, New V-8 Power for S Model

The V-8 has returned to the Cayenne S for 2024.

30 cars of the British royal family

2024 Honda Transalp Appears In CARB Certification Documents For US Market

We still don't know when it will arrive, but we do at least have a reasonable indication that it's coming.

Fred Vasseur responds to Carlos Sainz RAGE as Charles Leclerc defends Ferrari

Ferrari endured another difficult weekend on the streets of Monaco, but voices within the team offer reasons for optimism

Fernando Alonso's Ferrari Enzo Expected To Bring Over $5.4M At Auction

It's Scocca n.1, meaning body number one.

Kyle Kirkwood reveals 80G impact flipped his car in Indy 500

Andretti Autosport IndyCar driver Kyle Kirkwood has revealed that his car sustained an 80G impact when it hit the wall and flipped over in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.

Used luxury car bargains from just £3k

We take a look at the used cars in the luxury class to suit a smaller pocket than usual

Alonso still harbours thoughts of F1 2023 title

Fernando Alonso says he and Aston Martin have not given up thoughts of winning the Formula 1 world championship this year, despite Max Verstappen’s current dominant form.

Porsche Race Car Flies Into Grandstands at Portimao

Driver Alex Areia reportedly lost his brakes before flying into a hairpin. The resulting crash threw his 911 GT3 Cup car into an empty section of the grandstands.

30 Times Celebrities Hit the Road in Classic Convertible Cars

Cool people, cool cars, and plenty of windblown hair.

The rare luxury cars fast vanishing from our roads

We track down the unicorn pricey cars that are disappearing from our roads

10 massively overrated fast Fords

Many fast Ford cars are rightly revered. But some – including the Fiesta XR2i and Tickford Capri – fall short of the mark.

How BMW conquered the motoring world

In January 2023, German car manufacturer BMW stunned the motoring world with its extraordinary i Vision Dee, a concept vehicle designed to change color according to the mood of its driver. A fanciful vision of the future perhaps, but then again Bayerische Motoren Werke is renowned for its forward-thinking design innovation and high-performance engineering—trailblazing advances that have made BMW one of the most celebrated and envied automobile brands in the world. But did you know that this global motorcar and motorcycle manufacturer first earned its wings as a producer of aircraft engines, and that the clue lies within the company's familiar corporate logo? Intrigued? Click through for a fascinating road trip through the history of BMW.

Let A Porsche 962C Educate You in Group C Goodness

One of Porsche's greatest racing cars still holds up on track after all these years.

Best-Selling Car the Year You Graduated High School: 1978-Today

We've taken sales data from each year starting from 1978 until now, to show which car sold the most each year.

21 forgotten Peugeot classics

38 super small-engined classics

TVR Cerbera Speed 12, the most outrageous British car, smashes sale record

It was meant to take on McLaren F1s on the track. It has a (literally) dyno-breaking V-12. The guy who created it thought it was dangerous, and this was coming from someone who thought airbags and ABS were silly. It’s the Cerbera Speed 12, probably the most ludicrous car bolted together by folks famous for […] The post TVR Cerbera Speed 12, the most outrageous British car, smashes sale record appeared first on Hagerty Media.