Until August 13, 2016, Locarno will once again be the world capital of the film world and Toyota AG will be there for the eleventh time as "Official Car Provider". Around 60 vehicles will be in use at this year's Festival del film. The Toyota C-HR crossover will be on show for the first time.   1

Skoda is upgrading its successful flagship Superb with a particularly sporty variant. The new Superb SportLine equipment line is designed to win over prospective customers with its extensive standard equipment and, above all, its sporty optional extras. 1

The succession has been arranged: Hugues Chatelain is the new Head of After-Sales/Services for Audi in Switzerland. He succeeds Daniel Gamper, who has decided to hand over this function to him at an early stage.  1

The Autostadt in Wolfsburg is extending some of its popular summer offers until August 21, 2016 and will be providing live music on "Cool Summer Island" at the weekends to keep everyone in a good mood. In the park, guests young and old can train their skills on slacklines, trampolines and air cushions. The Lagune restaurant will be serving typical beer garden specialties until 31 August. 1

Indeed, an interesting mix of SUV, van and coupé: the Tesla Model X 60D arrives with electric all-wheel drive, plenty of space and a long range. Prices start at 82,100 francs or 781 francs per month leasing. 1

Switzerland is mobilizing - but not for an emergency, fun is the order of the day. All signs point to Birmenstorf, where Switzerland's largest international military classic car rally will take place from August 12 to 14, 2016. An event for the whole (army-mad) family. 1

More than half of drivers drive faster than the speed limit. 43 percent text while driving, 36 percent make phone calls, 13 percent have driven under the influence of alcohol and eleven percent watch cell phone videos while driving. 1

The current shoot for the 2017 Opel calendar follows on from the successful productions of previous years: Bryan Adams photographed the Opel Adam and designer Karl Lagerfeld his famous Birman cat Choupette with the Opel Corsa. And it gets even better. 1

Summer, sun, sunscreen: During the most beautiful time of the year, it's time to apply sunscreen. It's not so easy to protect the exterior of a Nissan crossover - but it's not necessary: the Juke, Qashqai and X-Trail come with sun protection factor 500 as standard. 1

Serenella Artioli De Feo will take over the role of PR Director in August. She will then be responsible for the Public Relations department of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Switzerland SA (FCA). Her predecessor, Fiona Flannery, is leaving the company at her own request. 1