BMW Group could be moving to agency sales model for its core BMW brand starting January 2026, in its home market of Germany. Currently only MINI has transitioned to the agency model in smaller European markets – namely Italy, Poland and Sweden. Citing dealer reports, the German domestic market will be among the first BMW markets to switch to the new online sales system - the exact period wasn't known until now - although it has been well received by German dealers, according to German publicatio

Turbo variants of all new Porsche models will soon be differentiated by a new ‘Turbonite’ metallic grey tone badge. The Turbonite grey colour theme will also be applied to exterior and interior trims. The application of this new colour will vary slightly across different models. The third-generation Porsche Panamera Turbo, due to make its global debut this month, will be the first model to wear the Turbonite-coloured badge. “In 1974, we presented the first turbocharged 911. Since then, the Turbo

Despite the policy U-turn by the European Union to exempt carbon-neutral synthetic fuels (also known as e-fuels) from the trade bloc’s 2035 ban on combustion engines, Mercedes-Benz will maintain its course to phase out combustion engines in favour of battery EVs. When asked by German business publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung if Mercedes-Benz welcomes the EU’s exemption of combustion engines running on carbon neutral e-fuels from the 2035 ban, CEO Ola Kallenius said “I think technology

The all-electric (EV) BMW i7 has been spotted once again in Kuala Lumpur. The unit seen here is in the M Sport guise with gloss black treatment on the exterior. Note that the BMW i7 is not launched in Malaysia yet and these units are part of BMW Malaysia's fleet for internal use and evaluation purposes. As the xDrive60 badge denotes, the powertrain consists of two electric motors on the front and rear axle, giving it all-wheel drive (AWD) capability, and outputs 544 PS/745 Nm. 0-100 km/h sprint

S-Class will remain as Mercedes-Benz's flagship EQS aiming for a new, more progressive group of buyers, but some S-Class buyers might switch over EQS 450+ is RM 10k cheaper than S580e The recently launched Mercedes-Benz EQS offers a very compelling proposition to fans of the three-pointed star brand in Malaysia. It’s better than the S-Class in nearly every manner, but it’s also cheaper, by about RM 10k. Not that it matters to someone shopping at this price range, but it’s still an interesting ta

The next generation BMW 7 Series, codenamed G70, was spotted testing in Germany with heavy camouflage. Artists have gone to work based on the spyshots available and here is one of them. Do bear in mind that early test mules are typically covered with additional panels to hide some of the design elements, so renderings may not be entirely accurate at this point. Having said that, it’s still interesting to see what the 2022 BMW 7 Series could look like. Starting with the front grille of course, wh