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Mercedes-AMG's customer racing programme has taken its 1,000th victory, claimed by Team KRT's Vincent Iogna from pole in an AMG GT3 Evo at the Ultimate GT Sprint Cup at Mugello on 11 July 2026. Launched in 2010, the programme now spans 34 countries, six continents, more than 100 teams and over 400 drivers, with the AMG GT3 alone accounting for 612 wins.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is selling his 1996 McLaren F1 GTR, chassis 10R, at RM Sotheby's Monterey sale with an estimate above 35 million dollars, which would make it the most expensive McLaren ever sold. It is the first F1 GTR built to 1996 specification, one of only two short-tail prototypes, and the only one wearing a factory pop-art livery. Mason has owned it since 1999, when McLaren converted it for the road.

Mercedes-Benz has opened its expanded Kecskemet plant in Hungary and started production of the new electric C-Class. Around 1 billion euro grew the site from 200 to 440 hectares, making it Hungary's largest car factory with over 5,000 workers, building the electric C-Class, electric GLB and the compact G-Class exclusively. It arrives as Mercedes asks German staff to move from a 35 to a 40-hour week without matching pay, with German labour costing roughly three times more than Hungarian.

BYD Group has become the Official Automotive Partner of Paris Saint-Germain in a three-year global deal running from 16 July 2026 through June 2029. It covers both the BYD and DENZA brands, with a vehicle fleet supporting the club's daily operations, branding at the Parc des Princes, and worldwide campaigns featuring the men's and women's teams. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Opel has opened orders for the Mokka YES, a special edition sold exclusively in the Netherlands. It comes in Koral Orange with orange interior accents, a black roof and black 17-inch wheels, and is offered with a 136 hp petrol, a 145 hp hybrid or a 156 hp electric powertrain with a 54 kWh battery. Prices start at 35,999 euro including VAT and registration tax.

BYD will send the Yangwang U9 Xtreme after the 500 km/h barrier in November 2026, returning to Germany's Automotive Testing Papenburg where the car set a 496.22 km/h production car record last year. BYD vice president Stella Li made the announcement at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, revealing that the car still had usable throttle left when the first run ended.

Geely has unveiled Thunder, a new 16-in-1 electric drive unit built by InfiMotion, claiming 93.8% efficiency and two Guinness World Records. The real story is what it eliminated: over 180 components folded into a single 75 kilogram unit. The Geely Galaxy TT showed it first, but the updated Lynk & Co 02 will be the first car to actually reach customers with it, in the third quarter of 2026.

The 1970 Porsche Tapiro was Giorgetto Giugiaro's fourth prototype for Italdesign, unveiled at the Turin Motor Show. Built on a Porsche 914/6 with a mid-mounted 2.4-litre flat-six of around 220 hp, it was one of the first true wedge designs, with four gullwing doors and razor-sharp styling that helped define 1970s supercars. Sadly, the one-off was privately owned and found completely burned out after an accident in the 1980s.

Spain has overtaken Luxembourg as the cheapest country in Europe to refuel this summer, according to figures reported by our partner Gocar.be. On Spanish motorways petrol averages 1.64 euro per litre and diesel 1.62 euro, dropping to around 1.46 euro off the motorway, just ahead of Luxembourg. The Netherlands remains the most expensive for motorway petrol at 2.43 euro, and Switzerland the priciest for diesel at 2.49 euro. Belgian petrol beats Germany and France but stays dearer than Luxembourg.