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Inditex has just presented the best results in its history. For the first time in its history, the company founded by Amancio Ortega has reached 6,220 million, with a turnover that was close to 40,000 million euros. In that context of historical numberswhat its top managers earn draws attention…and not precisely because they are modest figures. Marta Ortega, president of the company and youngest daughter of Amancio Ortega, has been in office for four years and her remuneration has not moved a single euro since it stabilized at one million a year. Meanwhile, the CEO, Óscar García Maceiras, has just raised his salary for the third consecutive year. The CEO who rises while the president remains still. As reflected in the Annual Corporate Governance Report 2025 of Inditex, García Maceiras closed 2025 with a total remuneration of 11.55 million euros, which represents an increase of 3% compared to the previous year and a cumulative increase of 38% since he assumed the position of CEO in November 2021 after the departure of Pablo Isla. Their remuneration is broken down into a block of 7.4 million euros in cash which includes a fixed salary, short-term variable percentage and long-term variable percentage. As and as usual In senior management positions, remuneration is completed with a package of shares or other financial instruments valued at 4.1 million euros. These new shares are added to the 118,329 titles which he already has. This salary growth for the CEO caused the total amount allocated to the board of directors to also increase, going from 14.28 million which they registered in 2024 to 14.5 million euros in the last financial year. One million euros a year: the price of presiding over Inditex. Martha Ortega became president non-executive of Inditex in 2022 and since then her salary has always followed the same line. In his first year he received a salary of 834,000 euros. However, in the following three years and unlike the rest of the directors of the Zara parent company, his salary has remained unchanged at one million euros. Neither the company’s record results nor the increase in dividends to shareholders have moved that figure. Now, that million is not the only income that Marta Ortega receives from her ties to the group. According to published Digital EconomyIn addition to her remuneration as president of Inditex, she receives remuneration for her participation in the boards of directors. of Pontegadea Investments, Partler 2006 and Pontegadea GB 2020, the companies with which the Ortega family controls the textile group and manages the rest of your investments. In addition, its shareholding percentage also brings some dividends, although without reaching the levels that this year Amancio Ortega will receive. A top management that also wins. García Maceiras is not the only one who has seen his income grow after the company’s good results. The joint remuneration of the 19 executives who form Inditex senior management It amounted to 139.5 million euros in the last financial year, compared to 132 million the previous year. That is, an increase of 7.5 million distributed among that select group of managers. In contrast, the average Inditex employee he earned around 40,000 euros in 2025, 5.26% more than the previous year. The difference between what the CEO earned and what a standard employee of the company receives exceeds 280 times. It is a gap that does not go unnoticedespecially in a year in which the company has broken all its historical profit records. ​Amancio Ortega does not care about his salary. There is a surprising fact when the remuneration of the Inditex leadership is broken down. Amancio Ortega, the man who founded the group and who remains its main shareholder with control of more than 59% of the capital through family officehe repeated in 2025 with an allocation of just 100,000 euros per year as a member of the council. Without a doubt, this is a figure that, compared to the 3,234 million euros that it will receive in the context of the dividends that correspond to its participation, has more symbolic than practical value. In Xataka | Marta Ortega has inherited something more than a textile empire: Amancio Ortega’s taste for big logistical bets Image | Wikimedia Commons (Nemigo), GTRES

When does it start and how to make the best use of its coupons of up to 70 euros

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There are not even 3 days left until AliExpress celebrates its anniversarywhich is undoubtedly one of their best promos of the year. As usual, we will be able to take advantage of a few days to get many powerful offers in technology, where there will be everything: from mobile phones to consoles, including tablets, watches, TVs and more. We are going to take advantage of this article to explain everything about this promo and how to get the most out of it to save as much as possible. AliExpress anniversary dates and how to make the best use of it The first thing we have to take into account are the dates of this promo. It will begin, as usual, at dawn. Specifically, next Monday, March 16 at 00:00 hours. From there, we will have until March 25 at 11:59 p.m. to take advantage of all the offers, although the usual thing will happen here: neither the best deals nor the discount coupons will arrive until then. And be careful, because this time we have up to 70 euros. As we say, These coupons will not be active until next Mondaybut we leave them here so that you have them at hand: Discount minimum purchase coupon 1 coupon 2 coupon 3 3 euros 15 euros XATAKAES03 PURCHASES03 WEBEDIAES03 5 euros 30 euros XATAKAES05 PURCHASES05 WEBEDIAES05 7 euros 49 euros XATAKAES07 PURCHASES07 WEBEDIAES07 11 euros 79 euros XATAKAES11 PURCHASES11 WEBEDIAES11 20 euros 139 euros XATAKAES20 PURCHASES20 WEBEDIAES20 30 euros 209 euros XATAKAES30 PURCHASES30 WEBEDIAES30 45 euros 319 euros XATAKAES45 PURCHASEES45 WEBEDIAES45 60 euros 429 euros XATAKAES60 PURCHASES60 WEBEDIAES60 70 euros 509 euros XATAKAES70 PURCHASES70 WEBEDIAES70 All of these coupons only have two restrictions: we cannot use them with virtual products and they cannot be accumulated either. Removing that, we can use it with whatever we want if we reach the minimum purchase, even with mobile phoneswhich historically were not compatible with this type of discount coupons. Now it’s time to prepare for the promo. Here it is advisable to be as well prepared as possible to go for the offers. The most basic thing that we always recommend is that, if you have never bought on AliExpress, you create the account before the promo starts to avoid wasting time on it. And the second thing is to put in the cart everything that interests you or is looking for. Because? Because this way we can quickly access the discount coupons so as not to run out of the offer. Five devices that I wouldn’t lose sight of on AliExpress’s anniversary The offers are not active yet, but there are a series of devices that tend to be the stars of this type of AliExpress promotions. We leave them below so that you can control them and the cart if you want. nintendo switch 2 As usual, one of the star devices of this new AliExpress anniversary will be nintendo switch 2. This new console already has hardware powerful enough to move games at 4K when we connect it to a TV with its dock, all without giving up its portability. Its catalog of exclusive video games is looking better and better, thanks above all to the recently released ‘Pokémon Pokopia‘. If we use the coupon ‘XATAKAES60‘, its price will remain at 369.77 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links LITTLE F8 Ultra We also usually find Xiaomi devices at a very good price in AliExpress promotions. If we are looking for a new mobile phone and we want a powerful option, it is worth having control of the LITTLE F8 Ultra. It is a mobile phone that comes with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 12 GB of RAM, so it has what it takes to offer a fluid experience with heavy apps and with many of them open. In addition, it has a 6,500 mAh battery, a very complete camera system and spectacular sound thanks to the collaboration with Bose. Right now it is about 640.24 eurosalthough right now it indicates that it will drop to 564.72 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi TV A 32 Are you looking for a cheap TV to put in the bedroom or kitchen? One of the ones that is great for that is this 32-inch Xiaomi TV A, which usually flies at AliExpress events. Its price, which right now is 131.13 euroswill drop to 121.69 euros according to the AliExpress page. It has a Google operating system, so you can download all the most common applications such as Netflix or Disney+. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro As a mobile alternative for tighter budgets, we have the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G, a mobile phone that has every chance of being one of the best sellers of 2026. It is a mobile phone with a large 6.83-inch screen and a Dimensity 7400 Ultra chip along with 8 GB of RAM, more than enough for applications like WhatsApp or social networks. Its battery is 6,500 mAh, so it will offer autonomy for more than a full day without problem. Now mark 261.32 eurosalthough it will drop a little more starting Monday. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G The price could vary. We earn commission from these links PlayStation 5 We close with another console, in this case PlayStation 5. The Sony console drops in price during some moments of the year, although not as much as right now: with the coupon XATAKAES60will stay in 420.94 euros. It is the version that comes with a disc reader, which is a plus. Otherwise, a console with an impressive catalog of games, where there are exclusive gems like ‘Ghost of Yotei’. PlayStation 5 Slim with reader The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of … Read more

A single shareholder will earn 3,234 million euros thanks to Inditex’s record profits: Amancio Ortega, of course

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There are companies that never stop breaking their own records and Inditex is one of them. The Galician group that owns Zara, Massimo Dutti or Pull&Bear has closed its 2025 fiscal year with a record net profit of 6,220 million euros, which is 6% more than the previous year. It is the fourth consecutive year that Inditex exceeds its own historical highs. However, what is really striking is not only the record achieved by the textile giant based in Arteixobut that record profit also implies unprecedented dividends for its shareholders. The 2026 dividend is the largest that Amancio Ortega will receive from Inditex in the entire historical series. No less than 3,234 million euros. A billion-dollar dividend. The Board of Directors of Inditex approved in its presentation of 2025 results the distribution of dividends among its shareholders. Given the increase in profits obtained this year, Inditex will offer a total dividend of 1.75 euros gross per share, which represents an increase of 4.17% compared to what it delivered the previous year. This dividend is made up of two parts: an ordinary component of 1.20 euros per share, equivalent to 60% of net profit, and an extraordinary payment of 0.55 euros per share. As is customary for the textile giant, the distribution of this dividend will be carried out in two equal payments of 0.875 euros per share. The first, scheduled for May 4, 2026, and the second will be sent on November 2, 2026. Two dates on the calendar that, for Amancio Ortega, have a very specific economic implication. What happens to Amancio Ortega. With a participation of 59.29% of the capital, distributed between his company Pontegadea (50.010%) and Partler Participaciones, Amancio Ortega controls 1,848 million shares of Inditex. Applying the dividend of 1.75 euros for each share, the resulting figure is 3,234 million euros gross, which implies surpassing the barrier of 3,000 million euros for the second consecutive year. Ortega received 3,104 million euros in 2025 for this same concept. To put this data in a little perspective, in the last five years, Inditex has raised its dividend by 88%. During that period alone, Ortega has earned 13.12 billion euros in dividends. Almost half of that amount, about 6.3 billion, corresponds only to the last two years. 100% of that income has gone directly to the accounts of Pontegadea, with which it makes all the investments that have led it to become the largest Spanish real estate by value of assets and one of the largest in Europe. The rest of the Ortega family also receives dividends. Despite being the largest company on the Ibex 35, Inditex has not lost the participation of the Ortega family, so its founder is not the only one who benefits from the distribution. His eldest daughter, Sandra Ortegacontrols 5.05% of the capital through the Rosp Corunna companywith 157.48 million shares without voting rights. For them, he will receive 275 million euros in dividends. A figure that, by itself, would be an extraordinary income for any medium-sized company. Curiously, Marta Ortega, youngest daughter of the tycoon of fashion and current president of the company, only controls 42,511 Inditex shares, for which she will receive a payment of 74,400 euros for those dividends. An abysmal difference with respect to his father. In Xataka | Amancio Ortega: the billionaire who lives like a neighbor (except for private jets and superyachts) Image | GTRES, Unsplash (Igal Ness)

They are declared null and void and he returns to work with 25,000 euros

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There are work stories that seem taken from from the script of a series of Netflix lawyers, but they really happen. The story of a saleswoman at an Asturian paint store is one of them: in less than a year she went through two dismissals, two trials and ended up in the same position, but with the company sentenced to pay her more than 25,000 euros. as compensation. The most curious thing is that the whole mess started with something as simple as a change of schedule which she refused. Almost two years later, it has become clear to the company that it was not a good idea. The first dismissal: an excuse without evidence. As detailed in the sentence of the casethe employee had been working in the company since September 2023 with a permanent contract, combining administrative tasks with those of a salesperson in a paint store. In April 2024, the company fired her, alleging a “voluntary and continued decrease in normal work performance” as an argument for taking a disciplinary dismissal. However, the Social Court No. 6 of Oviedo did not believe it. The ruling stated that “the content of the dismissal letter is a standard format that is given to everyone the company wants to fire; and in fact it is stated that the plaintiff was working well but that she needs someone with more time availability.” That is, the court recognized that the company had fired her because she did not want to change her schedule, and they did so just eight days after she rejected it. As a result, the judge declared the void dismissalordered that she be reinstated under the same conditions and in the same position, and ordered the company to pay her 5,000 euros for violation of her rights, plus all the salaries she had stopped receiving since her dismissal. Back to work, and back in the spotlight. The employee returned to her position on September 25, 2024. Just ten days later, the company temporarily sent her to cover a replacement in one of its stores in another nearby town. At the end of October, when checking her email, she found a message from her sales manager in which she was accused of having made several drums and cans of paint disappear during the days she had been assigned to that store. The company gave him five days to explain the disappearance of the products. That same day, the employee succumbed to the pressure and a doctor estimated that he should undergo a medical leave due to generalized anxiety. Days later, the employee reported the pressure to the Labor Inspection, and in November the company reopened a disciplinary file against her. On December 19, 2024, the second disciplinary dismissal came, this time with three accusations: having stolen merchandise from the company, seriously insulting the manager and making an insulting phone call to the sales manager. The second trial: there was no evidence either. None of these accusations could be proven during the judicial process. The company did not present inventories or any objective evidence about the whereabouts of the missing drums. Regarding the alleged insults, the judge showed that the witness who corroborated them was not reliable, among other reasons because he had had a direct role at the first dismissal. Therefore, the court again declared the dismissal void, and once again ordered the company to reinstate the worker and pay her the wages not collected since the dismissal. Furthermore, for having relapsed in its conduct, the court sentenced the company to pay compensation Additional 11,249.50 euros for violating the employee’s rights. Protecting rights cannot have retaliation. The company appealed the ruling, but the Superior Court of Justice of Asturias confirmed it on January 27, 2026. The underlying reason for all this judicial farce is a basic principle: when a worker claims his rights before the court or denounces his company, the company should not take retaliation against the worker. If it does so, as the judges have correctly detected, the courts can declare the dismissal null and void and add extra compensation for the damage caused to the employee’s labor rights. In this case, the court assessed that everything occurred in a very specific context: the employee had already won a lawsuit for the first dismissal, she had only been back at the company for a few weeks and had just reported it to the Labor Inspection. With that history, and without the company could prove none of the accusations against him, the judges concluded that the second dismissal was retaliation. The final result accumulates a sum greater than 25,000 euros between compensation and unpaid salaries, and the unpaid salaries from the second dismissal are still pending. And all for one schedule change. In Xataka | If you resign, you need to give advance notice of voluntary resignation: how and when to give it Image | Illustrious Bar Association of OviedoUnsplash (Center for Aging Better)

It only costs 16 euros a year

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If you like to take photos and videos non-stop, it is very possible that your phone’s storage is shivering. Of course, you always have the option of pulling a portable SSD or even have an HDD as a safe photo album at home. But if you want to be able to access your files from everywhere, the ideal is a cloud storage service. Google Drive, iCloud and other US services reign there, but there are real alternatives in Europe. As there are more and more users searching depend as little as possible on services from this countryEuropean services are beginning to gain popularity. One of them is Interxt Drive, a cloud storage of Spanish origin that, among many other things, has a quite attractive price: with the code ‘XATAKA‘ you have 1 TB of storage per 16 euros per year. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Cloud storage that even comes with VPN The price we indicate above corresponds to the most economical Internxt modality, which is called ‘Essential’. With it we will have 1 TB of storagea figure that is not bad at all. Although this is the most notable, we cannot ignore that it is a quite attractive price if we take into account, among other things, that it comes with two extra tools: VPN and antivirus. Let’s now talk about the service itself. We have pointed out above that with Internxt we would be betting on a cloud service that does not depend on large US companies, but that is not the only incentive that the platform gives us. It is also very secure, since it uses ‘Zero Knowledge’. What does it imply? That, despite the fact that their servers are going to store our files, Internxt cannot access them. Privacy is important for this service. In fact, It is open sourceeitherso anyone can access and audit it. Thus, it is practically impossible for it to hide any type of back door or secret route so that your data ends up in the hands of third parties. Transparency above all, something that, added to its end-to-end encryption, also makes it a secure option. If we want more capacity, we can jump directly to their ‘Premium’ plan, which offers 3 TB of capacity and costs 31 euros per year. Not only does it have more room for your files, but it also adds some extra features like ‘Version history‘. This allows you to go back to previous versions of files, which is ideal to avoid losing data if you overwrite them by mistake. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Internxt In Xataka | Google Drive alternatives: the best cloud storage services for your files In Xataka | Best VPNs 2025: guide with the 17 best services to protect your online privacy

compensation of 22,503 euros

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Mercadona is one of the supermarket chains that better pay your employees. It is also one of those that applies a harsher labor policy, with complaints and lawsuits for unfair dismissals and pressures to its workers. The latest judicial ruling has condemned Juan Roig’s company to compensate the Galician Intersyndical Confederation (CIG) for violating the freedom of association of its workers. The Pontevedra committee. The conflict has its origins in the Health and Safety Committee (CSS) of Pontevedra, a body in which four union delegates for occupational risk prevention participate: two from UGT and two from CCOO, along with four representatives from Mercadona. The delegates of the Galician Inter-Union Confederation also attended the meetings, but unlike the four delegates of UGT and CCOO, they only had a voice in the committee, but no vote, as they did not hold the position of prevention delegates. No documentation for union members. In this context, the two union delegates of the CIG found that Mercadona denied them documentation relevant to the issues that were addressed in that committee, which it did deliver to the representatives of UGT and CCOO, while it only showed them the reports projected on a screen during the meeting. That is, they sat down to debate measures about which they had not previously been provided with information. A difference in treatment that the court has considered unjustified and contrary to the law. On December 2, 2025, the union requested in writing from Mercadona the psychosocial evaluation reports, the CSS regulations and the appointment data of the delegates of the other unions. That same day, without further delay, Mercadona rejected the request, arguing that the CIG delegates were not prevention delegates and, therefore, did not have the right to receive that documentation. Justice ruled in their favor. Given Mercadona’s refusal to provide the delegates with the necessary documents, the CIG filed a lawsuit before the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia to force Mercadona to deliver the documents that allowed them to assert the rights of the workers they represented. The court analyzed each of the union’s three requests and their denial by Mercadona, declaring them contrary to the fundamental right of freedom of association established in the article 28.1 of the Spanish Constitution. In statements To La Voz de Galicia, Transi Fernández, regional secretary of CIG-Servizos de Vigo, assured that “we do not understand this repression that the company is doing. This harassment has to stop.” Three out of three against Mercadona. The first conduct that the court reproached Mercadona for in his sentenceconsisted of denying the CIG delegates the same reports and documents on occupational risk prevention that the company did provide to the rest of the members of the CSS. The court stressed that the only limitation that the Occupational Risk Prevention Law imposes on the CIG union delegates in this body is the absence of voting, but in no case access to information. The other two conducts declared void were the refusal to provide a copy of the internal operating regulations of the CSS and the refusal to report on the identity and dates of appointment of the union delegates of UGT and CCOO, which prevented the CIG from verifying whether there was a deal unequal or favoritism between union organizations. The sentence was not a reprimand: there is compensation. The TSXG was not content with warning Mercadona and urging it to abandon its blocking attitude, but rather set compensation at 22,503 euros for moral damages, taking into consideration the violation of a fundamental labor right. Mercadona sources consulted by Europa Press They indicated that the company was “internally evaluating” whether to appeal the ruling, and defended that Mercadona “always” provides all information to the Health and Safety Committee “for its proper functioning.” “Now, the TSXG interprets that, in addition, we have to deliver this information and documentation to union delegates who are not prevention delegates,” company representatives have pointed out. founded by Juan Roigattributing the ruling to this “difference in legal interpretation.” In Xataka | There is such an obsession with supermarkets in Spain that they already have their own “hooligans” generated by AI Image | Wikipedia

The Tesla Model 3 once again offers a rear-wheel drive version that starts at 35,000 euros

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Tesla needs to sell cars. It seems silly to say this about a brand that obviously sells cars. But Tesla is different because its CEO warned a few days ago that the company was in the process of pivoting. With sales that suffer in all markets for a perfect cocktail created by the Elon Musk’s political movements, the lack of a Tesla Model 2 that expands the range and a product that is not renewedthe market is punishing them harshly. The company also appears to have lost its financial advantage. It wasn’t that long ago that I could play with the price of the car, eat a good chunk of profit margins that were huge and continue to be competitive for pure price. Now, with rivals launching models on the market at a good pace, this game becomes more complicated. What’s left for Tesla? Lower their already minimalist cars to create a pure and simple mobility object. But, above all, try to rely on where they have the best results. The new Tesla Model 3, the rear-wheel drive model, is a good example of this. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than advertised? Tesla Model 3 RWD technical sheet TESLA MODEL 3 RWD Measurements and weight 4,720 mm long, 1,850 mm wide and 1,440 mm high. 2,890 mm wheelbase. 1,772 kg. Trunk 682 liters to the roof of the trunk (Tesla does not specify if it includes the double bottom of the rear trunk). bodywork five-seater sedan Maximum speed Maximum speed of 201 km/h Acceleration (0 to 100 km/h) 6.2 seconds WLTP range 534km WLTP consumption 13.0 kWh/100 km DGT environmental badge Zero emissions. DRIVING AIDS Autopilot system with adaptive cruise control with Stop&Go function, lane keeping, blind spot sensor, emergency braking, front and rear cross traffic control. 360º camera and autonomous parking. Operating system Tesla Software not compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Grok AI as a voice assistant. MULTIMEDIA SCREEN 15.8-inch central screen. OTHERS Wireless charging for mobile phone, two USB-C sockets. Specifically developed Spotify, Disney+, Steam, Youtube, Netflix applications. PRICE From 35,000 euros with a brand discount and without government aid The right changes, the usual advantage What changes in the new Tesla Model 3 RWD? Rather little. On the outside the changes are practically imperceptible. They just stop at some black logos (which were already coming in the last deliveries) and some very closed wheels to increase the car’s autonomy. Rims that give a greater feeling of quality than the hubcaps of the Tesla Model Y although they are very similar. Inside, wireless mobile charging is eliminated and the imitation leather seats have been replaced by cloth seats. I am one of those who prefers change, the current ones are good (without being spectacular) and I have the feeling that the fabric is going to age better than the previous seats. Of course, this is still mere intuition. The seat controls for electric control have also disappeared. You have to go to the screen but since you can save your personal profile with your mobile phone, which still acts as a key, it shouldn’t be a problem. And, if you look for them, all the controls are on the screen except for the turn signals, where Tesla collected cable to return the lever behind the steering wheel. Software continues to be the best ally in this case. The menus are clear, simple and it’s easy to remember where what is. The problem as always is having to touch the screen for functions that are better operated by hand. To improve the experience, Tesla has added Grok AI as a voice assistant. In its latest update, this chatbot with artificial intelligence is available in beta phase and that leaves us at the moment with a somewhat strange situation because it continues to coexist with Tesla’s voice assistant. To put it somewhat simply, Grok cannot handle the “material” functions of the car. That is to say. You can’t ask Grok to roll down the window or change the air conditioning. The assistant notifies us that it cannot do this function and tells us how we can ask the Tesla voice assistant for it. It’s a shame because the latter requires more precise orders and less natural language. Grok feels like an almost obligatory update in a car that forgets about physical controls. The promise of a voice assistant with artificial intelligence that learns from what you tell it is almost essential to manage the car’s functions with a much more natural and less robotic language. What we can ask Grok for is a route, change it on the fly or tell him to find places to eat, sleep or buy some clothes while we’re on the go. This does seem useful to me. For example, in our case we asked him to take us on a route to Berlin but to find us a five-star hotel in Paris to stop and rest. In a few seconds we had the route made and the hotel selected. For a practical as well as fun point of view, the assistant can be used with two female voices and two male voices, each with its own name, and different personalities. From the pure assistant to the conspiracy, passing through a “language teacher”, the doctor, the narrator, the therapist and the “meditation” mode. The information provided with each of them is different and adjusts to their personalities, so if we want more truthful information we should go to the assistant. However, you have to be careful because Grok pointed out to me, for example, that you can only enter the city of Madrid if you have a Zero Emissions sticker, which is not true. Of course, the fact that it lacks restrictions can be funny, like when she told us that an electric car “will never equal a gasoline car”, that her favorite car was a Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 or that she totally disagreed with Elon Musk’s … Read more

an exclusive Ferrari worth 40 million euros

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There are weddings that are remembered for the banquetfor the dress or for the music. Charles Leclerc’s wedding will be remembered, above all, for the car. The Monegasque Scuderia Ferrari driver married Alexandra Saint-Mleux a few days ago in an intimate ceremony held in Monaco, and chose to leave the place of celebration a piece of motor history: a Ferrari 250 Testa rossa from 1957. The images that went viral In networks they showed the couple traveling the streets of the Principality aboard a car that, according to the most recent estimatesmay have a price close to 40 million euros. A picture that is rarely seen outside of a museum or an elite auction. A car born to win that became a myth The protagonist of this story is the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, a two-seater roadster built with a single purpose: to compete and win. His name, precursor of the mythical name that the brand was about to losemeans “Red Head”, in reference to the color with which the cylinder heads of its engine were painted, a 3.0 liter V12 capable of developing 300 HP. For the time, those figures were a declaration of intentions. Essentially designed to participate in the Sport Prototype championship of the 60s, the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa It competed directly against rising brands such as Maserati or Aston Martin. Among his most notable achievements is having inaugurated the Ferrari record in the 24 Hours of Le Mansone of the great milestones in the history of the Italian brand. Beyond its sporting history, the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that Lecrerc wore at his wedding is also a work of engineering thought out down to the last detail. Its structure is based on a tubular chassis and has body elements designed exclusively by Scaglietti, which further adds more value to each unit. Under its body hides a 140-liter fuel tank, a four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension and disc brakes. With all this technical equipment, the car was capable of reaching a maximum speed of 270 km/h, a truly extraordinary figure for a two-seater vehicle that did not exceed 800 kg in weight. An exclusive gem in every sense Today, driving one of these cars through the streets of Monaco is already something almost extraordinary due to the extremely high historical value, but also economical of the unit. One of the factors that contributes to its exclusivity is that Ferrari only manufactured 19 unitsso we are talking about one of the rarest classic cars that exist on the face of the Earth. That rarity has a market price that goes accordingly. OK to what was published by The Vanguarda 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa already broke world records at auction in 2009, when it was awarded for 9,020,000 euros at the event Ferrari Leggenda and Passione celebrated in Maranello. Since then, its price has only grown. There is one detail that should be clarified, and that is that the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa that Leclerc drove on his wedding day is not his property. It was a special loan for the link, most likely coming from the Ferrari historical collection. Even so, the gesture of the Italian brand towards one of its star drivers says a lot about the relationship between the brand and the young driver. A transfer that is already a gift in itself. What is clear is that Leclerc, known for his taste for historic automobiles and his professional link with the brand of The Prancing Horseknew how to make the most of the moment. While the world of Formula 1 was preparing for the start of the 2026 season at the Australian Grand Prix, the Monegasque driver got married and crossed Monaco at the wheel of one of the most valuable and exclusive cars on the planet. It is difficult to imagine a more spectacular way to start a new stage of life. In Xataka | The Ferrari F150 Muletto M4 has been key in the history of Ferrari. The problem is that it has also been the ugliest Image | Ferrari, Flickr (Dave Hamster, Mike Turner, Jim Culp)

There are wonderful Androids for less than 700 euros. The point is that almost no one buys them, and Apple knows it

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Yesterday Apple renewed its entry-level iPhone. He iPhone 17e It has arrived as a discreet renewal of a model that, already in 2025, had some important shortcomings. Were consumers outraged? Quite the opposite. He iPhone 16e sold like hot cakesand this is exactly what Apple is looking for again. There is competition, and better. The iPhone 17e has a price of 709 euros. They are not the 959 euros of a iPhone 17but it is not an economical mobile. It is a price for which we can buy authentic high-end phones on Android. For example, the LITTLE F8 Ultrawith Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (same processor that the 1,500 euro phones have), 12 GB of RAM, 120 Hz AMOLED panel with 3,500 nits, 6,500mAh battery with 100W charging. There are dozens of examples like this. Even if we are willing to buy a mobile phone that has been on the market for a few months, we can get a Galaxy S25 or a iPhone 16. Phones that do not have the latest processor, but are superior in the rest of the technical specifications. None of this matters. The most nerd We shake our heads when we look at the technical sheet. But in the real world, the technical sheet is the least important thing. Apple doesn’t sell specs, it sells experience. A cheaper access iPhone than the rest. The latest chip to execute the functions of its older brothers. A design that many find comfortable, practical and pleasant. A higher update cycle than many of its direct rivals. Entry mobile to the Apple ecosystem, completely new and unpretentious. It works for Apple. The iPhone 16e has sold much more than the iPhone SE 2022a model that was more reminiscent of iPhone 6 than to the new Apple phones. It’s a formula that makes sense, one in which an iPhone is sold as a natural leap from a iPhone 11 either 12 (in fact, Apple does not allow comparisons with superior mobile phones on the advertisement page), and not as a technical display. You come from an old iPhone, you want a new one and not break the bank. You buy this one. Go deeper. Nobody sells more high-end mobile phones than Apple, not even in countries like China. The reflection of the iPhone 17e is curious: it is not even a high-end device, but the iPhone 16e managed to sneak into the list of the 10 best-selling mobile phones in the world. Apple does not sell iPhones because they are high-end mobile phones. It sells iPhones because they are iPhones. Image | Xataka In Xataka | iPhone 17 Pro Max, analysis: the change that the most ambitious iPhone needed is not visible to the naked eye

Stellantis has lost 22 billion euros with the electric car. Their hope to solve it is called Zaragoza

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Stellantis embarked on a path of rapid and aggressive transition to the electric car. Along the way, it merged models on the same platform, wanted to convert brands to zero emissions and lost the identity of some of them. The result is 20 billion euros of real and expected losses. Now, part of his future is at stake in Zaragoza with a Chinese car. Saragossa. The news was almost a not news because Stellantis, through the mouth of its CEO Automotive Newshad already confirmed that it would manufacture Leapmotor’s Chinese cars in Spain. By then, with a CATL factory in the middle of construction and already manufacturing Stellantis small electric cars, Zaragoza seemed the best placed city, ahead of Madrid and Vigo. Last week, Filosa himself reconfirmed what was already known but expanded the information with some nuances as stated in The Aragon Newspaper. The car will be manufactured in Zaragoza and will not be alone. And the company has awarded Spain the production of up to four completely electric Chinese models. It will, therefore, be the reconversion of Figueruelas. The Stellantis situation. Although the investments were already confirmed, the last presentation of results could have raised some doubts. Then Stellantis confirmed that the electric car would have a negative impact of 22,000 million euros in your accounts. This does not mean, exactly, that it loses that money, but it is the readjustment that amounts to the cancellation of two new factories, the compensatory payment to suppliers, the money invested in new developments and the money that will no longer enter the company’s coffers. All of this is a consequence of a project led by Carlos Tavares, former CEO of the company, which has failed. The Portuguese wanted to accompany the conversion to all-electric too quickly and with a very aggressive cost adjustment. The result has been too much product at dealerships that very few have bought and models little differentiated from each other with a total loss of identity between companies. Good news (1). Firstly, because the arrival of Leapmotor in Zaragoza represents support for the electric transition in Figueruelas. The factory will be in charge of producing one of the first purely Chinese electric cars to arrive in Europe, a key step to be able to sell them without tariffs. But this also guarantees two things. The first is the opening of a new assembly line because they cannot use exactly the same one as for the Opel Corsa, Peugeot 208 and Lancia Ypsilon electric that Figueruelas produces at the moment. The second is that it increases pressure on the production of batteries that CATL will set up nearby, giving greater support to the project. It remains to be seen if the other three Stellantis models will also roll out of their doors.. Good news (2). The second part of the announcement is interesting in that the Leapmotor B10, the first car to be assembled in Zaragoza, is different from the three mentioned above and that in itself is a reason for joy for Zaragoza. And it is that the Stellantis urban electric cars have not been working well in the market. Everything indicates that, in the future, these electric vehicles will have to receive the embrace of the European customer but at the moment it is not being like thatwhich raised questions about long-term production with a plant that could operate at half gas. The Lepmotor B10 is a car that Stellantis has hopes for because it is different. It has much more striking interiors, adjusted to the huge screens that the industry has demanded in recent years. And it has purely Chinese software and development, so Stellantis can play with the price because its investments have been minimal. The company has the power to distribute the car outside of China but the development, investments and sales within China have been left to Leapmotor itself. Strengths and weaknesses. Stellantis’ decision to produce in Spain reminds us the strength that our country has gained in Europe as a productive alternative to advance electric cars. Either because labor is cheaper than in countries like Germany or France, or because energy is also cheaper, Chery or Stellantis, with Leapmotor, have decided that they will manufacture on our soil. Spain has the advantage of a well-established industry that needs reconversion. The problem is that, for the moment, it has focused on the assembly of small cars (as also happens in Martorell) which are the ones that are having the most problems to sell them or, if necessary, for the brand to make a profit from them. It would be interesting for our country to expand its presence in the development of vehicles and not only focus its industry on their production. Therefore, it is good news that Chery also bets on our country for its new R&D&i space. Photo | In Xataka | Volkswagen’s cheap electric car is manufactured in Spain: this is the new megaconstruction that makes it possible

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