Maserati built a one-off MCPura that tells the story of its first 100 years

Stellantis delivered around 1.6 million vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, a 10 percent rise year on year, after a long slump. Growth was led by a 38 percent jump in North America, helped by the return of the Ram 1500 Hemi V8, while Europe rose about 5 percent and other regions lost ground. Despite the rebound, Stellantis shares have fallen more than 25 percent since CEO Antonio Filosa's May recovery plan, with analysts wary of rising US inventory.

The first Ferrari Luce, listed as Chassis 0, is heading to the RM Sotheby's Monterey auction, offered without reserve with an estimate above $1.1 million. Ferrari will donate all proceeds to The Ferrari Foundation to support educational initiatives. The Tailor Made car wears an exclusive Madreperla semi-gloss finish over Le Mans metallic Perla leather, though Ferrari has not disclosed its engine or base model.

Electric cars took the two fastest times at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed timed shootout. Romain Dumas won for the third year in a row in the Ford Super Mustang Mach-E with a 41.98-second run, ahead of Dan Ticktum's Formula E Gen4 on 42.46 seconds and Alex Summers' 1974 Shadow-Chevrolet DN4 on 46.31 seconds. It was the fastest time of the weekend, though still short of Max Chilton's outright hill record of 39.08 seconds set in the McMurtry Speirling in 2022.

Overfinch used the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed to reveal a one-of-one Range Rover built with British gunmaker Holland & Holland. It reworks the pair's celebrated Holland & Holland Edition into a more formal, tailored design, trading the traditional green and tan for a deep black exterior with gold accents over a warm ivory and black leather interior, complete with handcrafted moorland marquetry and bespoke bird embroidery. Overfinch has not disclosed the base model, mechanical details or price.

Sixteen years after Joris died of cancer at 27, his parents have restored the 1970 BMW 1602 he always dreamed of rebuilding. The car is now the prize in a charity raffle for Kom op tegen Kanker, run with the cycling programme Vive le Vélo. Anyone can take part by texting Vive Joris to 4342 for one euro, with all proceeds going to the charity, until Sunday 26 July 2026.

Hyundai has become the first major South Korean company to use stablecoins for internal money transfers. Its Hyundai Card division moved $20,000 from Hyundai Motor America to Hyundai Motor Mexico using Tether on the Avalanche blockchain, settling in about seven minutes instead of the usual three to four hours. A second pilot for European subsidiaries, using Circle's USDC and Visa, is planned for later in July 2026.

Some used EVs are a gamble. This one is close to a sure thing. Our AutoNext Car of the Week is a 2025 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor, finished in Magnesium Grey metallic and available at Vamauto BV in Sint-Eloois-Winkel with just 21,800 km from one owner. Fully loaded with the Pilot and Plus packs and Bowers & Wilkins sound, its battery still tests at 97.3 percent, and at €61,950 with VAT deductible it is around €40,000 less than new.

The production-spec Range Rover Electric made its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on 9 July 2026, shown statically in a dedicated Range Rover gallery. Frustratingly, Land Rover still revealed no power, battery, range, price or on-sale date, with the full global reveal only promised for later in 2026. More than 16,000 people have joined the waiting list for Range Rover's first EV, which will rival the BMW iX and Mercedes G580.

Aston Martin's 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 has been given a stay of execution. CEO Adrian Hallmark says that by keeping V12 sales under 1,000 cars a year, the brand stays exempt from tightening legislation and can keep the engine alive until at least 2035. Aston is also switching from plug-in to 48-volt mild-hybrid power and has pushed its first full EVs back into the 2030s.

Bizzarrini is finally building the 5300 Aperta Lusso, an open-top roadster Giorgetto Giugiaro designed in 1962 but which stayed shelved for over 60 years. Just 10 will be hand-built from 2027, each powered by a 5.3-litre naturally aspirated V8 with more than 400 hp and a manual gearbox. Price is not confirmed, but expect a seven-figure sum.

BYD's premium Denza brand has fully revealed the Z, an electric sports car aimed at the Porsche 911. A tri-motor setup (one front, two rear) makes 1,582 hp and 1,240 Nm, with three body styles: Coupe, Spider and a GT3-inspired Racing. It uses a 76 kWh Blade Battery 2.0 on an 800-volt system, for up to around 410 km of WLTP range, with Flash Charging said to take 10-70% in about five minutes.

BMW Group delivered around 1.15 million vehicles in the first half of 2026, down 4.2% year-on-year, with the fall driven almost entirely by China, where sales dropped 20.4%. The brighter news is elsewhere: Europe grew 5.4%, the US 3.9% and Germany 10.2%. Electric sales rebounded in the second quarter, with global BEV deliveries up 5.2% and European BEV sales up 38%. BMW credits its new Neue Klasse models, with the iX3 nearing 100,000 orders and the i3 seeing strong early demand. MINI rose 11.7% for its sixth straight quarter of growth, while Rolls-Royce dipped 9.8%.

Ferrari is now offering a track-only sport exhaust for its F80 hypercar, reportedly heard in public for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The system deletes the catalytic converters and silencers for a far more intense, race-car-like sound, and appears to unlock its full voice only in track mode. It directly answers the F80's most persistent criticism, that its 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 hybrid does not deliver the spine-tingling wail of Ferrari's old V12 halo cars. Buyers can specify it when configuring the car, and Ferrari confirms the factory warranty stays intact. The F80 makes 1,184 hp from its V6 and F1-derived electric front axle. Material and price are not disclosed.

Fiat marked its 127th anniversary by revealing two new C-segment family SUVs, the Grizzly and the Grizzly Fastback, in a playful video fronted by CEO Olivier Francois that stages an impromptu test drive at an Italian registry office. The Grizzly is the practical, space-focused SUV at 4.40 metres long, while the sportier Grizzly Fastback stretches to 4.50 metres with a 600-litre boot. Both offer hybrid and fully electric powertrains with up to 145 hp and come in seven colours. They make their public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2026, with a market launch in the fourth quarter of 2026 across Europe and beyond.

Alfa Romeo's global sales fell 21% in the first half of 2026, and the brand slid sharply down the sales rankings. The decline was broad across Europe, and the new Junior is now carrying the vast majority of the brand's registrations almost single-handedly. The facelifted Tonale has struggled commercially, while the once-core Giulia and Stelvio have faded to near-irrelevance after their updates were cancelled. With no significant new models expected until 2027 or 2028, Alfa is dangerously dependent on a single entry-level car.

Nissan revealed the Tekton, a midsize SUV for the Indian market positioned above the Magnite. It is effectively a Nissan-badged sister to the new Renault Duster, sharing the CMF-B platform also used by the third-generation Dacia Duster. Two turbo-petrol engines are offered: a 1.0-litre three-cylinder with around 100 hp (manual only) and a 1.3-litre with around 160 hp. It misses out on the Duster's upcoming strong-hybrid system, which Renault is keeping exclusive. Indian pricing was reported from around 10.49 lakh rupees, roughly 11,000 euro. The Tekton is not confirmed for Europe.

Volkswagen has launched the Tiguan Edition 20 to mark 20 years since the Tiguan's 2007 debut. With more than 9 million sold worldwide through May 2026, it has been the VW Group's best-selling model since 2017, peaking at around 911,000 units in 2019. The special edition adds a bespoke Maple Red metallic paint, the R-Line exterior package, 19-inch Coventry alloys, Edition 20 door projectors, lasered B-pillar and illuminated sill lettering, red contrast stitching and unique seats. The full engine range is offered, from the entry 1.5 TSI with around 150 hp up to eTSI mild hybrids and eHybrid plug-ins, priced from 48,180 euro with orders open now.

According to multiple reports, Volkswagen Group is preparing the biggest restructuring in its 89-year history. The plan reportedly includes cutting the number of models across its brands, from Volkswagen and Audi to Porsche, Skoda, Cupra, Bentley and Lamborghini, by up to half, alongside up to 100,000 job cuts and the closure of four German plants: VW's Hanover, Zwickau and Emden sites plus Audi's Neckarsulm. The drivers are Chinese competition, US tariffs, tighter regulation and falling European demand. Q1 2026 net profit fell 28% to 1.56 billion euro. These remain reported plans under discussion, not confirmed decisions.

British modifier Urban Automotive marked its 10th consecutive year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed by revealing the Widetrack Avontur, a Defender pickup conversion based on the Defender 110 Hard Top commercial. It loses its rear doors and roof section to become a two-door truck with an exposed carbon-fibre bed, a modular utility rail, an integrated bottle holder and a working tailgate, plus a bespoke rollover structure, wide fender extensions and 23-inch wheels, using over 36 custom parts. Pricing is not yet official, with expressions of interest now open. Urban also showed a Defender Octa styling program and builds based on the Cullinan, Urus SE, G-Class and Range Rover.

Porsche delivered 122,306 cars worldwide in the first half of 2026, a 16% drop compared with the same period last year. The decline was driven by a 32% slump in China, the end of combustion 718 production and the expiry of US tax incentives for electrified cars. Yet the 911 bucked the trend completely, rising 19% to 30,534 units, around a quarter of all sales. In Europe, deliveries excluding Germany fell 14%, with Germany itself down 6%. Sales chief Matthias Becker said the result was in line with expectations.

LEGO has revealed a new Icons set recreating the Jaguar E-Type roadster, set number 11381, with 1,673 pieces and a price of 139.99 euro. Finished in British Racing Green, it features opening doors, bonnet and boot, a retractable fabric-style roof, classic wire-wheel styling and a tool kit in the boot, with mostly printed details rather than stickers. It joins LEGO's Icons car line and goes on sale on 1 August 2026.

XPeng is bringing its budget Mona sub-brand to Europe with the L03, a compact electric SUV-coupe with styling led by former Ferrari designer Juanma Lopez. It offers 56 kWh or 69 kWh LFP batteries for around 525 to 625 km of range on China's CLTC cycle, a 245 hp single motor and a slippery 0.228 drag coefficient, plus XPeng's in-house Turing AI chips and camera-only assisted driving. A full reveal lands on 16 July 2026, with a European launch planned for 2026 at a price meant to sit below the G6 (which starts at 41,490 euro). European pricing is not yet confirmed.

MG has revealed the GO! concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a compact five-door electric supermini that revives the cheeky, affordable spirit of cars like the MG ZR. Penned by design director Carl Gotham's team, it borrows cues from the MGB GT, Metro Turbo and 6R4 rally car while keeping a modern, budget-EV brief. A production version is confirmed for 2027, possibly badged MG2, and it will square up to the Renault 5, MINI Cooper E, VW ID. Polo, Citroen e-C3, BYD Atto 1 and Honda Super One. MG has not yet revealed the battery, power or price.

Danish hypercar maker Zenvo has revealed the production Aurora at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It is built around a 6.6-litre quad-turbo V12, developed with MAHLE Powertrain, that targets 1,250 hp and revs to 9,800 rpm, which Zenvo calls the most powerful V12 ever fitted to a production car. Combined with three electric motors, total output reaches up to 1,850 hp depending on the variant. It comes as the grand-touring Tur and track-focused Agil, is built in Praesto, Denmark, and deliveries start in summer 2027.

Denza, BYD's premium sub-brand, has revealed the Bao 5, its first SUV for Europe and a rugged, ladder-frame plug-in hybrid off-roader aimed squarely at the Land Rover Defender. Its Dual Mode Off-road system combines two electric motors and a 1.5-litre petrol engine for 544 hp and 0-100 km/h in 4.8 seconds. A 31.8 kWh battery gives around 90 km of electric range, with a combined 864 km total. Prices start at 69,500 pounds, with European orders opening this summer and deliveries in Q4.