New cars

Industry calls for car tax rethink as private EV sales miss targets

Electric car sales climbed 42% year on year in January but still lagged well behind ZEV mandate targets

5 February 2025
Industry calls for car tax rethink as private EV sales miss targets
Car park
Wolverhampton council expects raised prices to boost its revenue by £1m per year
Consumer

Councils hike parking costs in bid to plug budget holes

Local authorities look to motorists in bid to "make as much revenue as possible"

5 February 2025
Councils hike parking costs in bid to plug budget holes
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.126)

This week, Cropley and Prior talk 2035 ZEV implications for micro manufacturers, potholes, Ian Callum and more

5 February 2025
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.126)
New cars

Aston Martin reveals Valkyrie LMH racer for Le Mans 2025

British entry is the only Le Mans Hypercar based on a road-going model and the only one with a twelve cylinders

5 February 2025
Aston Martin reveals Valkyrie LMH racer for Le Mans 2025
New cars

Sub-£25k Dacia Bigster hits UK roads ahead of imminent deliveries

Whole Bigster range comes in at less than £30k as firm aims to steal a chunk of Europe's biggest segment

4 February 2025
Sub-£25k Dacia Bigster hits UK roads ahead of imminent deliveries
1955 mercedes benz 300 sl studio front three quarters
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé is the world's most expensive car
Used cars

The most expensive cars ever sold

Classic cars can sell at auction for more than £25 million these days – and here are the priciest cars ever sold

4 February 2025
The most expensive cars ever sold
Genesis GV60s GV70 in Battersea showroom
“Every one of our sales, even today, is a conquest,” said Genesis UK brand director Jonny Miller
Corporate

Genesis hits reset button ahead of pivotal year in UK

Hyundai-owned premium brand is going EV-only as its first customers' cars come up for renewal

4 February 2025
Autocar Business
Genesis hits reset button ahead of pivotal year in UK
BMW X5 vs Range Rover Velar
SUVs comprised 48% of all cars sold globally in 2023
Vehicle manufacturing

March of SUVs continues in Europe under threat of legislative attack

More than half of all cars sold globally last year were SUVs; now EU is proposing to limit the width of new vehicles

4 February 2025
Autocar Business
March of SUVs continues in Europe under threat of legislative attack
Audi S6 Avant E Tron rear badge
Combustion-engined A7 was thought to be on the way to accompany new electric A6
New cars

Audi abandons split model names for ICE and EV models

Under now-scrapped strategy, EVs wore even–numbered designations and combustion cars odd-numbered ones

3 February 2025
Audi abandons split model names for ICE and EV models
NEW C3AIRCROSS REVEAL4
At 4390mm, the new C3 Aircross is considerably longer than its predecessor
New cars

New Citroen C3 Aircross goes on sale at £21,005 with seven seats

Second-generation family crossover is larger and more practical than before; EV starts at £22,990

3 February 2025
New Citroen C3 Aircross goes on sale at £21,005 with seven seats

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