Mercedes design boss: "Design will be done by AI...my successor is a machine"
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Mercedes design boss: “Design will be done by AI…my successor is a machine”

Gorden WagenerMercedes-Benz design chief Gordon Wagener predicts AI will dominate car design within 10 years Wagener said Mercedes is already using AI in car design Wagener said digital screens aren’t luxury and that Mercedes will shift focus is craftsmanship and sophistication Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener believes artificial intelligence will play…

Polestar secures additional $450M of funding
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Polestar secures additional $450M of funding

2025 Polestar 2Polestar announced on Friday that it has secured a new loan of up to $450 million. The company also renewed an existing loan worth 480 million euros (approximately $500 million). This latest funding follows the $800 million in loans Polestar secured last December. Polestar’s sales fell 15% in 2024, ending the year at just 44,851 units. Without…

BMW builds the ultimate online museum for fans of its brand
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BMW builds the ultimate online museum for fans of its brand

BMW online catalogBMW operates an official museum as part of its headquarters in Munich, Germany. However, for armchair travelers, the automaker has launched an online museum of sorts, offering detailed information and photos of models dating back to 1928, when BMW began building its first cars. The online museum, which BMW refers to as a product catalog, currently…

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra reaches market with 1,527 hp, sub-$73,000 price tag
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Xiaomi SU7 Ultra reaches market with 1,527 hp, sub-$73,000 price tag

2025 Xiaomi SU7 UltraXiaomi has started sales of its SU7 Ultra electric super sedan in China The SU7 Ultra packs three electric motors delivering a combined 1,527 hp Xiaomi plans to set an official lap time at the Nürburgring with a production example When it comes to bang for the buck, it’s hard to beat the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. Currently available only in China…

How Motown, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Ford Mustang wrote music history
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How Motown, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Ford Mustang wrote music history

1965 Ford MustangA classic snare riff kicks it off—bah, bada bah-bah bah-bah bah-bah—and a chugging, urgent bass line propels the song forward. Three young women pop out from a wheel well, radiant in skirts and hair bands, beaming smiles and their hit song to a national network-TV audience. The bottle rocket that was Motown had taken flight; their…

Trump and Elon Musk might gut the EPA
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Trump and Elon Musk might gut the EPA

The White House, Washington, D.C.  [Creative Commons license by dcjohn]The EPA could be the next target of the Trump Administration’s mass layoffs, although it’s unclear how deep the cuts might go. As reported by The New York Times, President Trump said during a Wednesday cabinet meeting that Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, planned to fire 65% of EPA employees, which agency officials later admitted would prevent…

Kia PV5 electric van arrives to challenge the VW ID.Buzz
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Kia PV5 electric van arrives to challenge the VW ID.Buzz

Kia PV5Kia has revealed the PV5 as the first of its planned range of purpose-built vehicles The PV5 is an electric midsize van that Kia will offer in passenger and cargo forms Sales start this year but U.S. availability hasn’t been announced Kia has revealed the PV5, an electric midsize van, during a special Kia EV Day presentation in Tarragona, Spain…

Review: 2025 GMC Yukon AT4 Ultimate stretches the limits of off-road luxury
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Review: 2025 GMC Yukon AT4 Ultimate stretches the limits of off-road luxury

2025 GMC Yukon AT4 UltimateGMC’s full-size SUV gains a new flagship off-road trim All Yukon models get a new dash with a massive central screen Air suspension convincingly hides the Yukon’s trucky platform In its new AT4 Ultimate trim, the 2025 GMC Yukon tries hard to do a lot of things, many of which seem to cancel out one another. Meaty all-terrain tires wrap…

US-bound Kia EV4 electric sedan and hatch duo revealed
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US-bound Kia EV4 electric sedan and hatch duo revealed

New Kia EV4Kia will soon expand its electric vehicle lineup with the addition of the EV4 compact sedan and hatchback The EV4’s design stays true to the bold lines of the concept version first revealed in 2023 Sales for the U.S. are planned but timing remains uncertain Kia continues to expand its lineup of electric vehicles, with the new EV4 compact sedan and…

AC Cobra GT to be built at former Saab site
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AC Cobra GT to be built at former Saab site

AC Cobra GT productionAC Cars has teamed up with T-engineering for production of its Cobra GT T-engineering was founded by ex-Saab engineers and is based on the former Saab plant in Sweden AC is also building the Cobra GT in the U.K. AC Cars has turned to an unlikely partner for support in building its modern take on the iconic Cobra sports car. The British company…