Mercedes-Benz Classic Notes 2/2026 gathers the brand's anniversaries: the 230 S Universal estate, the 2001 AMG V12 flagships, the 300 S and Hanns Klemm's aircraft business.
Nissan
Nissan's Oliver Rowland heads to the London E-Prix fourth in the standings and 14 points off the Formula E title lead, with two races left.
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport enters three GT3 cars in the 50th Suzuka 1000km on 11–13 September, round four of five in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.
Škoda
Škoda Design created the green crystal trophy handed to points classification winner Lorena Wiebes as the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift closed in Nice.
Alpine
Alpine opened its Enstone Formula One factory to Prima Pramac Yamaha's MotoGP riders during the FIA summer shutdown, ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
News
Skoda has started series production of the seven-seat electric Peaq in Mlada Boleslav, on the same line as the Elroq, Enyaq and Octavia.
Mercedes-Benz
The Landespresseball Baden-Württemberg moves to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart on 13 November 2026, with tickets on sale from 31 July.
Mercedes-AMG's new entry-level GT 53 4-Door Coupé offers 400 kW (544 hp), 3.5 seconds to 100 km/h and over 800 km of WLTP range from €115,430.
Read more →Audi has published a making-of documentary showing how the Nuvolari supercar went from first sketch to drivable prototype in 405 days.
Read more →Mazda says payment is complete for a treasury stock disposal covering restricted stock remuneration and performance share units, though no figures were given.
Read more →MINI shows the John Cooper Works 3-Door in Indigo Sunset Blue with its Genuine JCW Accessories range of aero parts, carbon trim and wheel details.
Read more →BMW's Turkish importer Borusan Otomotiv is a key partner of the Türkiye Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale, running until 22 November 2026.
Read more →A Nissan Qashqai with next-generation e-POWER has driven 1,980 km on one tank in Colombia to claim a Guinness World Records title.
Read more →MINI will contest the 2026 Rebelle Rally for the first time with an as-yet-unrevealed rugged model variant, due for a global reveal this autumn.
Read more →Mercedes-AMG says the electric CLA 45 4MATIC+ lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 7:32.070 minutes, a claimed class record.
Read more →Mercedes-AMG Motorsport leads or contends for the title in most major GT series at the halfway stage of 2026, after wins at the Nürburgring, Daytona, Bathurst and Fuji.
Read more →Audi quotes preliminary WLTP consumption of 12.8 kWh/100 km for the A2 e-tron 140 kW with the efficiency package, making it the brand's most efficient model.
Read more →Nissan promotes Matthew Weaver to Corporate Executive, Global Design from 1 October 2026, as Alfonso Albaisa steps down and retires at the end of the year.
Read more →Volvo Cars sold 164,663 cars from May to July 2026, down 4 per cent, as electrified models grew 15 per cent to 53 per cent of the total.
Read more →Rain, penalties and a multi-car incident left all three Nissan Z NISMO GT500 entries out of the points in SUPER GT Round 4 at Fuji Speedway.
Read more →Ford has run the 5.4-litre Coyote-based V8 for its Le Mans hypercar programme on the dyno in Dearborn, but has published no output figures.
Read more →Ford says its apprentices are building their own car for the Greenpower student racing series, which the company has backed for more than 20 years.
Read more →Sami Pajari leads Rally Finland for Toyota after Sébastien Ogier crashed out and Elfyn Evans recovered from a roll to third.
Read more →Sébastien Ogier leads a Toyota top-four lockout after a rain-hit day two at Rally Finland, 16.3s clear of Elfyn Evans.
Read more →Škoda returns as Official Main Partner of the Tour de France Femmes for a fifth year with a 75-car electrified fleet and its new Peaq and Epiq EVs.
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