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Porsche, Audi, Mercedes and BMW: The Highlights of Recent Weeks

The German premium brands have had a busy few weeks. Here is a roundup of the most relevant news from Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, with the key facts for each story. Sources are listed at the end in case you want to read more.

Porsche Taycan
Illustrative image: Porsche Taycan. Photo: Alexander-93, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porsche: a glimpse of the future and an internal reorganisation

Porsche has presented the Mission S, a design preview that anticipates the identity of its next models on a mid-engined supercar platform.

At the same time, the brand will merge Porsche Engineering and Porsche Digital into a new company, Porsche Technologies, focused on engineering, software and artificial intelligence.

Porsche Technologies

  • Formed by merging Porsche Engineering and Porsche Digital.
  • 2,700 employees and a presence in nine countries.
  • Focus areas: engineering, software and artificial intelligence.

Audi: Q9, a new factory and changes in China

The new Audi Q9, a seven-seat SUV, debuts, according to the brand, the first three-dimensionally curved digital OLED panels in a production car.

Audi has also announced that it will build its first plant on US soil and that, in China, it will separate four-ring models from the new AUDI brand.

Audi at a glance

  • Q9: seven-seat SUV with 3D-curved OLED panels.
  • United States: the brand’s first factory in the country.
  • China: four-ring models separate from the new AUDI brand.
Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Coupé
Illustrative image: Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 (not the CLE 646 edition). Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mercedes-Benz: from the Paris Motor Show to a limited edition

At the Paris Motor Show, Mercedes brought the new electric C-Class, with 489 hp and 473 km of certified range, and the four-door electric AMG GT, which reaches up to 1,169 hp.

Away from the show, the Mercedes-AMG CLE 646 Special Edition stands out, an ultra-limited series of only 30 units worldwide.

Mercedes in numbers

  • Electric C-Class: 489 hp and 473 km of certified range.
  • Four-door electric AMG GT: up to 1,169 hp.
  • AMG CLE 646 Special Edition: 30 units worldwide.
BMW M3 Competition
Illustrative image: BMW M3 Competition (G80). Photo: Alexander-93, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

BMW: a new generation with Neue Klasse flair

The new BMW 320 brings the Neue Klasse design language to the sports saloon par excellence.

BMW M, meanwhile, has celebrated the one-millionth car in its history: an M3 built in Munich.

BMW M celebrates the one-millionth car in its history: an M3 built in Munich.

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Sources: Autocosmos, PanoramaMotor and km77 (in Spanish). Data collected as of 27 October 2026.