Volkswagen’s latest delivery figures offer a stark warning about the vulnerability of Germany’s industrial economy. The automaker recorded a 14.3% fall in global deliveries in the third quarter, its sharpest decline in more than four...

The European Union has reached an understanding with China that could reduce Chinese hybrid and plug-in hybrid car exports to the bloc by more than half, in a move aimed at tackling the growing trade...

The Smart #2 is a package so hopelessly outdated that it beggars belief it exists at all. Few people buy tiny cars because they’re too small to be practical and, crucially, not nearly large enough...

Max Verstappen claimed a commanding Sprint victory on the streets of Singapore, overcoming treacherous mixed conditions and a chaotic opening lap before McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided in the closing stages. After...

Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Singapore Sprint, edging Mercedes’ George Russell by 0.120 seconds in a competitive qualifying session at Marina Bay. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished third, with Verstappen recording a fastest lap...

The prevailing argument surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is that, should it achieve sentience, it could become so sophisticated that humanity loses control. The machines take over, civilisation collapses, and we’re all doomed. Apparently, that day...