Alpine From A110 To A290 To A390: Eight Motor Shows As The Range Turns Electric
We photographed Alpine's stand at eight shows in three years, from three petrol A110s in Warsaw to an electric A390 in Brussels. The range changed at every stop.
Prices
GAC Emkoo Up Close: The No-Plug Chinese Hybrid SUV That Reached Europe Through Poland
GAC sells the Emkoo Hybrid in Poland in a single Luxury trim at 144,900 zł. There is still no euro price anywhere in the sources we could find.
Chinese Cars At Eleven Shows, 2022 To 2026: From A Seres 3 In Paris To GAC In Warsaw
We photographed Chinese brands at eleven European shows in four years. They went from filling the gaps at a thin Paris show to standing on Polish dealer stands with price lists.
Warsaw Motor Show 2023 To 2026: Four Years On The Floor, From Alpine To GAC
Alpine, Mercedes dealers and tuned supercars filled our first two years of photographs at Ptak Warsaw Expo. By 2026, Chinese brands that were new to Poland stood beside Volkswagen and Audi.
AUTO/MOBIL Basel 2026: VW’s New ID. Polo From CHF 21,900 At A Free Dealer Show
The electric ID. Polo lists at CHF 24,900 in Switzerland, or CHF 21,900 on contracts signed by 31 October. In Basel's St. Jakobshalle it stood among dealer cars wearing show prices and deadlines.
From the archive AUTO/MOBIL Basel 2026
Kia PV5 First Look: The International Van Of The Year 2026, From CHF 38,950
We filmed a grey PV5 Passenger with the award sticker on its windscreen in Martigny. Kia's Swiss data for it still carries a homologation caveat.
From the archive Passion Auto Show Martigny 2026
KGM Actyon First Look: A 163 PS 4×4 Coupé SUV From CHF 44,490
We filmed the black four-wheel-drive Actyon on Tanguy's stand in Martigny. In Switzerland the range runs from CHF 42,490 for the front-drive hybrid to CHF 47,490.
From the archive Passion Auto Show Martigny 2026
Audi SQ2 Up Close: 300 PS, One Price And No Successor
A blue SQ2 sat on a ramp on the Autocorner stand in Martigny, a few weeks before Audi confirmed that production of the Q2 it is built on had ended.
From the archive Passion Auto Show Martigny 2026
Mercedes-Benz GLB, CLA And GLC On Four Show Floors: Neuheit Signs And A €7,525 Price Gap
In March 2026 the new electric GLB, CLA and GLC reached Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz and Martigny, and in Graz a dealer card and the organiser's listing disagreed on the GLB's price.
From the archive 5 shows
Kia EV2, EV3, EV4, EV5 And PV5 On Regional Stands: One Warranty, Three Kinds Of Price Card
Across five show editions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Kia's electric cars carried the same seven-year promise on the glass. The price cards next to it changed with every border.
From the archive 5 shows
KGM Torres EVX, Actyon, Musso Grand And Rexton: What The Dealers Asked At Four Shows
The brand that replaced SsangYong turned up on dealer stands in Graz, Basel and Martigny, and only one of its Austrian windscreen prices can be matched to an official list.
From the archive 4 shows
Passion Auto Show Martigny 2024 To 2026: From 36 Brands To A Claimed 45, With The Same Garages
Three editions of the Valais dealers' own show, photographed by us. The brand count rose on the organiser's numbers, and the Kia, BMW and Audi dealers brought a newer car every year.
From the archive 3 shows
