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Dubai-based Venuum is building six modern interpretations of the Ferrari F40 Spider, called the V40 Spyder, based on the Ferrari SF90 Spider. Its twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors deliver around 1,100 hp, 0-100 km/h in about 2.3 seconds and a top speed beyond 340 km/h. The carbon body channels the F40 with slim LED lights, round taillights, a fixed wing and the signature triple central exhaust. All six will be fully bespoke; the price is undisclosed.

The online configurator for the Bovensiepen 05 GT is now live, letting buyers personalise the Alpina family's 790 hp plug-in hybrid super-estate down to the paint, wheels, calipers, leather and stitching. Prices start at 167,143 euro, but a fully specced example already reaches around 202,893 euro. Bovensiepen is also building its dealer network, with authorised partners now in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the Czech Republic. Deliveries of the M5 Touring-based GT begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Zeekr has confirmed its first-ever appearance at the Paris Motor Show, running from 12 to 18 October 2026 in hall 5.2. The Chinese premium EV brand will display its full European range, including the 7X mid-size SUV, the 001 shooting brake, the compact X and the new 7GT, alongside a significant announcement and a look at future technology. CEO of Zeekr Europe Lothar Schupet calls it a key milestone in the brand's European expansion, with France a strategic market.

Fiat has revealed the Multiplina Concept, a four-seat, two-door electric microcar that reinterprets the beloved 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla, echoing its silhouette, vertical nose and round headlights. Fiat calls it the missing link between a Topolino and a car. Built to L7 heavy-quadricycle rules, it allows a higher top speed of around 88 km/h plus a bigger battery and extended range, on a heavily reworked version of the Topolino platform. It is a concept for now, with a production version reportedly targeted for around 2028.

Boutique German sports car maker Wiesmann is making a comeback with a new hand-built model aimed at real enthusiasts, to be revealed at Pebble Beach in late August 2026. The pitch is deliberately analog: low weight, a driver-focused feel, no touchscreen, and an interior of leather and machined aluminium, with every car fully customised alongside its owner. Dutchman Jasper den Dopper, formerly of Spyker, has been appointed CTO to lead engineering and build a service network. The engine has not been revealed.

BYD is offering full refunds to 1,265 customers in Australia who received 2025-built cars while believing they had bought 2026 models. BYD says the factory-exit date was mistakenly used instead of the actual build date. Buyers were first offered around 1,100 Australian dollars, but after complaints and media scrutiny BYD switched to full refunds, or a trade for a genuine 2026 car at the same price. BYD insists the vehicles are materially identical but admits the mix-up could affect resale value.

California's Rezvani Engineering, with Italian design house Studio Carrozzi, has launched Quick Shift, a 25,000 dollar kit that adds a classic metal gated H-pattern shifter to modern dual-clutch supercars, with no clutch pedal. Slotting the metal ball into a gate sends electronic commands to the stock DCT, keeping the 0.1-second shifts and rev-matching, and it is fully reversible. It launches first for the Ferrari 458, 488, F12 and GTC4 Lusso, with the C8 Corvette and Lamborghinis in development.

Volkswagen has revealed the all-new ID. Cross, a compact electric SUV on the MEB+ platform and the crossover sibling of the ID. Polo. It is front-wheel drive only, with 116, 135 or 211 hp, a 37 kWh or 52 kWh battery and up to around 436 km of WLTP range. At 4.15 metres it offers a 475-litre boot plus a 25-litre frunk. Prices start at 27,990 euro for the entry Trend, arriving late 2026, with German advance sales opening on 15 July.

Lucid Motors shares crashed by more than 55% after a report claimed the EV maker was weighing Chapter 11 bankruptcy or going private, triggering multiple trading halts. Lucid denied it, calling the rumours completely false and saying it has enough liquidity well into next year with no special board committee formed. It reported around 714 million dollars in cash and about 3.2 billion in total liquidity at the end of Q1 2026, backed by Saudi Arabia's PIF. The deeper problem remains weak demand.