Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Will electric early movers reap dividends?

Firms like Nissan, Renault and BMW have plugged serious money into electrification but a coherent vision is key

11 January 2021
Inside the industry: Will electric early movers reap dividends?
New cars

JCB reveals high-speed pothole repairing machine

Pothole Pro fills holes in less than eight minutes – four times faster than traditional methods – and has been trialled in UK

11 January 2021
JCB reveals high-speed pothole repairing machine
Technology

Under the skin: How coconut shells are improving car ride

Activated carbon can adsorb six times more air than its own volume, transforming the ride of premium cars

11 January 2021
Under the skin: How coconut shells are improving car ride
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Click and collect lessened some of the lockdown sales hit
Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: Demand for plug-ins rose, while fossil fuels dipped

That’s the precis of the sales story for new cars in 2020 but the devil is in the detail

11 January 2021
Analysis: Demand for plug-ins rose, while fossil fuels dipped
Honda Civic Type R - render
How Autocar imagines the new Type R could look
New cars

New Civic Type R to fly flag for last pure-petrol Hondas

Next-gen hot hatch to get petrol swansong, exempt from firm’s electrification plan

11 January 2021
New Civic Type R to fly flag for last pure-petrol Hondas
Slideshow

The epic rise & tragic fall of Holden

2021 sees the end of Holden. We take a look back at the history of the famous Australian car maker

10 January 2021
The epic rise & tragic fall of Holden
New cars

Chinese EV firm Nio unveils ET7 saloon as new flagship

Tesla Model S rival is due to go on sale in China in 2022, with a range of more than 600 miles and autonomous driving features

9 January 2021
Chinese EV firm Nio unveils ET7 saloon as new flagship
Renault
Renault
New cars

Renault tipped to revive classic 4 and 5 nameplates for new EVs

French firm is set to unveil a bold revival plan - which could include the return of some classic nameplates

9 January 2021
Renault tipped to revive classic 4 and 5 nameplates for new EVs
Motorsport

Sleeping beauty: waking the only road-legal Toyota GT-One

The sole road-going GT-One is being raised from a two-decade slumber. We visit its secret lair to see progress

9 January 2021
Sleeping beauty: waking the only road-legal Toyota GT-One
Slideshow

World’s greatest snow machines

Join us as we explore the biggest, baddest and maddest snow machines ever created

8 January 2021
World’s greatest snow machines

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