The 37th Winter Marathon, a winter classic regularity race for historic cars, scheduled for January the 23rd to 26th in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, is just around the corner. The 2025 edition will see 132 crews from eight nations and 17 car brands compete in the new route of more than 540 kilometers prepared by the organizers again in two stages, making it the longest and most challenging ever, thanks to a total of 17 hours of driving and 14 Dolomite passes involving 65 time trials, plus 6 average with ...

Ducati and Aruba further strengthen their partnership. In fact, Aruba will be title sponsor of the official Ducati team in the Motocross World Championship - MXGP 2025, confirming its bond with the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer. With which it will be present on the track next year both in the Superbike World Championship, with the Panigale V4Rs of the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team, and in the FIM MotoE World Championship, with the V21Ls of the Aruba Cloud team. The debut in the Motocross World Championship represents a historic milestone for Ducati ...

Benelli is ready to surprise visitors at the 17th edition of the Verona Motor Bike Expo (January 24th-26th), the first major event in the Italian calendar of two-wheel enthusiasts, which the Pesaro-based company will not miss, with great news for 2025. In keeping with the custom soul that has always characterized MBE, Benelli will present the Leoncino Bobber 400, a refined interpretation of bobber design in a modern key created by the Benelli Style Center. On the other hand, the Tornado 400 and 550, Benelli's super sportbikes with fairing ...

In 2024, the BMW Group delivered a total of 426,594 electric vehicles (BEVs) to customers, recording a 13.5 percent increase in sales. Both brands, BMW and Mini, recorded double-digit growths in BEV deliveries, at 368,523 (+11.6 percent) and 56,181 (+24.3 percent) units, respectively. Rolls-Royce also reported significant growth, with 1,890 electric vehicles delivered (+479.6%). In addition, BMW increased deliveries of vehicles with all powertrain types in almost all sales regions except China. Electrified vehicles accounted for 24.2% of total sales, with ...

Leapmotor, a Chinese EV brand present in Italy since last October through a partnership with Stellantis, is launching a new initiative designed to make the electric car even more accessible to Italians. Valid from today, the promotion provides advantageous conditions on T03 and C10 models and is part of the “Elettrico Facile” initiative promoted by Stellantis for sustainable mobility. With its B-segment interior space and compact A-segment dimensions, the T03 is perfect for moving nimbly in the city without sacrificing comfort and is now available at a price of 15 ...

The European Union is ready to ensure that automakers will be ready to meet the Green Deal targets by complying with the emissions squeeze in place as early as this year leading up to a ban on ICE car sales in 2035. This is what European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said during an interview with Bloomberg TV. “The European Commission will help manufacturers reach the target on full electric set in 2019. We will do our best to ensure that the European auto sector has a very bright future here ...

The news had been in the air for some time: at the end of the month, Alessandro Alunni Bravi will leave Sauber after eight years. The Hinwil-based team, which will become Audi in Formula 1 starting next year, announced that the Italian manager will no longer be team principal and managing director, a move that is one of the steps that will lead Audi to take full control of Sauber starting next season when it enters F1. Alunni Bravi will relinquish his roles at Sauber later this month to begin ...

Huawei has released a video online in which it shows in action a robotic arm connected to a 600 kW EV charging station that autonomously manages the charging process of an electric car. In this case, the Chinese tech giant's premium brand Maextro S800 sedan. The video shows the Huawei Maextro S800 parking in total autonomy and opening the charging door, while the robotic arm takes care of connecting the cable to the socket and starting the charging process. When the operation is started, the car's LED lights ...

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology achieved a positive net profit in the fourth quarter 2024, according to a document filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company attributed the positive net profit to sustained sales volume growth, with a monthly average of 40,000 units, and product mix optimization with more than 77 percent of sales coming from the higher-priced C-series models, while maintaining effective cost control.

DS Automobiles presents a new advertising campaign celebrating the union of luxury and elegance. The film transports viewers to a universe in which objects representing refinement and style come together to transform into a unique gold alloy, a symbol of the Brand's heritage and the excellence of its savoir-faire. And give shape to the golden logo, a symbol that fully represents the new special Édition France series, which will touch the entire DS range, rich in equipment and refined in exterior details that echo the very color gold of ...