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Audi has settled the outline of a restructuring that ends its double four-ring operation in China. FAW-Audi takes the design, production and sales of every four-ring model, while SAIC Audi is left with the letters-only AUDI brand. It is a reversal for a joint venture set up in 2021 specifically to build four-ring Audis, and it lands as Audi's Chinese profit collapses.

Polestar has released a single image of the Formula 2030, the first concept drawn from scratch under design chief Philipp Römers. The full car arrives in October, but the styling only reaches buyers with the next Polestar 2 in 2027 and the Polestar 7, the brand's first Europe-built car, in 2028.

Valentino Rossi will not complete his Nordschleife permit this year. BMW M Motorsport confirmed the calendar could not be made to work, and the September NLS double-header lands on exactly the same three days as the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, where Rossi runs a MotoGP team. The October finale collides with Indonesia. His Nürburgring 24 Hours debut now hangs on a tight 2027 run-up.

Skoda chief executive Klaus Zellmer has put the Superb's future in doubt, saying saloons and estates are not growing and that the brand is examining whether one model could cover both the Octavia and Superb segments. It comes as the Volkswagen Group prepares to halve its model range by 2035, and as Skoda posts its strongest half-year on record with an 8.5 percent return on sales.

Audi has revealed the production A2 e-tron with three battery sizes, four power outputs from 170 to 326 hp and rear-wheel drive throughout. The 646 km WLTP headline comes from the 231 hp car with an 84 kWh NMC pack, while the record 12.8 kWh per 100 km belongs to the 190 hp version on a 61 kWh LFP battery, rated at 515 km. Deliveries start in December 2026.

Ferrari a décroché sa première victoire de la saison en WEC aux 6 Heures de COTA, la n°50 AF Corse 499P héritant des commandes lorsque la Toyota n°7 en tête a subi une panne hydraulique à environ 12 minutes de la fin. Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina et Nicklas Nielsen se sont imposés devant la Cadillac de JOTA et l'Alpine A424. Les deux co-leaders au championnat, la Toyota n°7 et la BMW WRT n°20, sont repartis bredouilles, relançant la lutte pour le titre, tandis que l'Aston Martin de Heart of Racing a gagné en LMGT3.

Lotus has launched the Emeya 900 Gold in China at 918,000 yuan, about €117,700, with the same 918 hp, 985 Nm and 2.78 seconds to 100 km/h as the Emeya 900 sold in Europe. The carbon-bodied European equivalent starts at €160,990 in Germany. The Eletre 900 Gold does the same at 928,000 yuan.

Audi has notified the FIA that it intends to appeal against the decision not to penalise Yuki Tsunoda at Monza, where an extra formation lap on lap 6 was ordered because race director Rui Marques did not like the angle of the Racing Bulls car. The stewards took no further action, reasoning that nobody had told the team it was the cause. The point at stake is Tsunoda's only one of the season.

Geely UK managing director Michael Yang told Autocar the group is developing a charging facility in China rated at 1,800 kW, with completely solid-state cells a few months away. European law asks 400 kW of an entire motorway charging pool today, and 600 kW from the end of 2027.