Clay models have been shaping how cars look since the 1930s, as we discovered on a visit to Austin In an age when nearly everything we do relies on digital technology, clay models are still crucial for car designers. The reason is simply that while computer-aided design now leads to amazingly realistic

VW CEO has said retired names, such as Scirocco, will return only when a new model's DNA suits it Volkswagen will bring back discontinued names, such as the Scirocco, only if the intended vehicle is “true to the genes” of the original model.  Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer said: “The Scirocco is a very special model.

The Volkswagen Tayron is the latest model in the brand's "core" line-up Boss Thomas Schäfer says the German brand doesn't currently “have the money to gamble” on non-vital models Volkswagen won't launch any niche or low-volume models until it has built the “perfect fleet of vehicles”, CEO Thomas Schäfer has said. The

Fourth-generation SUV gets fresh styling, new interior features and a new electrified AMG derivative in mid-life refresh The Mercedes-Benz GLE is, rather alarmingly, rapidly approaching its 30th birthday. And having racked up more than two million sales worldwide since it went on sale in 1997, badged as the M-Class, and now

EV2 will be priced from €30,000 (£25,000), positioning it as a Renault 5 rival New model, sized between rival Renault 4 and 5, to lead push into the electric mainstream The Kia EV2 will arrive next year as one of the brand’s smallest and most affordable electric cars yet. Previewed by

EV1 would be roughly equivalent to the existing Picanto (pictured) Brand's president says it "definitely needs" an entry-level electric car aimed at the mass market Kia “definitely needs” an entry-level model to broaden the appeal of electric cars, according to company president Ho Sung Song. Speaking at the brand's second EV

EV4 saloon is longer than even the EV6 SUV Latest entrant to Kia's range of bespoke EVs fills the gap between the EV3 hatchback and EV5 crossover The new Kia EV4 will attempt to dethrone the Tesla Model 3 when it arrives later this year, priced from €37,000 (£30,600) and offering ranges