Automotive Journalist

Stuttgart, Germany
Joined September 2013
The wolf is back at Volkswagen. And it's howling in China. The German car maker has revived the historic Wolfsburg crest, once seen on the Beetle and other models, with a modern interpretation for its China-built YOZ 09 sedan. @VW @VWGroup
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Two brands. Two small-car specialists. Two sub-3500mm concepts. 29 years apart. Mini unveiled the Spiritual Too at Geneva in 1997. Now Fiat has come up with the Multiplina. MINI got cold feet and never built it. Will Fiat be any braver, or is this another one for the museum?
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Mercedes-Benz knows how to put on a show 15,000 people. 140 cars. One night in Stuttgart The debut of the AMG GT SUV. A concert by Die Fantastischen Vier. And three S-Classes returning from a 65,000 km journey across 55 countries 140 years after inventing the automobile ...
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Two T-Rocs. Two different Volkswagens. China's new T-Roc L has surfaced in regulatory filings — and it looks nothing like Europe's 2nd-generation T-Roc. 1.4T and 1.5T petrol engines. No hybrid mentioned. Same name. Different car. Different market. @VW @VWGroup
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Porsche has just shown the world what comes ABOVE the 911. Meet the Mission S. Mid-engined. Analogue rev counter. Physical switches. No giant centre touchscreen. And here's the big news: Porsche plans to make this a permanent part of its range. Not another one-off hypercar.
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King James. A V12. And a slam dunk for charity. LeBron James has designed his own Mercedes-Maybach S 680. Now a near-identical twin is heading to auction in New York this November. Proceeds go to his "I PROMISE" program. @KingJames @MercedesBenz
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Into the dragon's den BMW has begun production of its Gen6 EV batteries in Shenyang, China, for locally built Neue Klasse models Lighter, faster charging and greater range BMW's China sales fell 24.8% in Q3. Now it's taking the fight to the Chinese. On their turf. @BMWGroup
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An 11-year-old Chinese car brand is helping drive Stellantis's European recovery (Alfa Romeo, Citroën, Fiat, Peugeot, Opel, Jeep ... others) Q3 '26 shipments rose by 54,000 YoY (534,000 vs 588,000) Leapmotor added 34,000 (10,000 vs 44,000) 63% of the increase @Stellantis
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BMW Group's Q3 2026 sales reveal a brutal divide China: -24.8% Germany: +2.1% USA: +2.5% Europe: +2.7% Global: -6.3% EV sales in Europe surged 37.5% YoY BMW is growing once more in Europe and the US. But China is more than wiping out those gains @BMWGroup
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Xpeng is wasting no time ramping up assembly operations at Magna's plant in Graz, Austria. G6. G9. P7+. Now the G9L as well. Four models in barely a year. Europe's car industry is changing. Right on its own production lines ... @XPENG_Global
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Ahhh, that’s better! Volkswagen’s new ID. Tiguan fixes many of the ID.4’s quirks Real buttons (volume knob, too!) Proper door handles 295bhp 373-mile range Plus, it finally looks like an SUV, not a jellybean Turns out the future needed a few things from the past @VW
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Porsche Q3 2026 numbers 911: 42,217 (+12%) Macan: 51,025 (-21%) Panamera: 13,714 (-35%) Taycan: 8699 (-31%) 718: 3291 (-79%) Porsche delivered 27,996 ICE Macans against 23,029 electric Macans Porsche's problem isn't demand. It's the model it no longer builds @Porsche
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Porsche has bought itself more Nürburgring DNA It's taken a 67% stake in Manthey Racing More extreme road cars More limited-run specials More track-focused upgrades Porsche's Sportwagenschmiede '35 strategy is already taking shape @Porsche
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The China Patient Mercedes-Benz Q3 2026: 🇨🇳 China: -31% 🇩🇪 Germany: +13% 🇺🇸 USA: +6% 🇬🇧 UK: +7% Record EV sales: +61% Global car sales: -8% Mercedes is growing almost everywhere that matters. Except the market it desperately needs to recover The cure? @MercedesBenz
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Porsche has finally said the quiet part out loud 'We need to sell fewer, more expensive cars' Break-even below 200k cars/year Petrol Macan returns Supercar above 911 SUV above Cayenne ICE + PHEV investment No electric 911 Less VW. More Ferrari @Porsche
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€2,975. That’s the price Mercedes-Benz has put on the end of the mechanical steering column The EQS can now be ordered with steer-by-wire Yoke steering wheel No mechanical link between steering wheel + front wheels 170° lock-to-lock Up to 10° rear steer @MercedesBenz
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BMW M just built its one-millionth car Fittingly, it’s an M3 But here’s the twist: By the end of 2027, the Munich factory that built it will be EV-only - and is earmarked to build the first electric M3 The M3 isn’t leaving Munich. Petrol-powered M3 production is ... @BMW
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Brad Pitt. New electric-powered AMG GT 4-Door. 1169bhp. Smoky drift... Apparently Mercedes-AMG has discovered the algorithm. @MercedesAMG
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VW launches “For Europe” — with a warning for Brussels It wants action on “Made in Europe”, CO₂ rules and China trade Europe's biggest car maker isn't asking if the industrial fight with China is coming It's asking how Europe will fight - and with what policies @VWGroup
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Germany's industrial problem isn't capability. It's whether projects are allowed to happen this quickly BMW's new €1 billion battery plant in Bavaria Construction began: 4.24 Series production: 10.26 Gen6 batteries for BMW i3 Made in Germany isn't dead @BMWGroup
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