BMW garage
The SMMT has attributed the month’s positive performance to an improving supply chain
Car sales

UK new car market continues recovery but EV outlook drops

Total of 132,990 new cars were registered last month, an increase of 11.6% over April 2022

4 May 2023
Autocar Business
UK new car market continues recovery but EV outlook drops
Electric cars

Ford counters Tesla with seven-seat electric crossover

US firm targets new customers in same way it did with Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning

4 May 2023
Ford counters Tesla with seven-seat electric crossover
MINI Hatch front three quarters
The latest MINI Hatch is more iconic than ever
Promoted by MINI

MINI Hatch: how the icon is adding more spec as standard

Find out how the current MINI Hatch delivers more premium features, more style and even more fun, with the addition of one year free car insurance*

4 May 2023
MINI Hatch: how the icon is adding more spec as standard
Volvo EX90 2023 Lidar
The new Volvo EX90 uses Luminar's lidar tech
Autonomous vehicles

How US firm Luminar plans to revolutionise car safety

Lidar developer Luminar has boldly pledged to deliver the "uncrashable car"

4 May 2023
Autocar Business
How US firm Luminar plans to revolutionise car safety
Carlos Tavares
Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares wants clarity on upcoming e-fuels regulations
New cars

E-fuels exemption could spark “chaos” in EV push - Stellantis boss

Carlos Tavares warns European lawmakers that broadening legislation may undermined path towards EVs

3 May 2023
E-fuels exemption could spark “chaos” in EV push - Stellantis boss
Vauxhall Astra 2022 front quarter tracking
Opel-Vauxhall's first-quarter market share fell to 3.6% from 4.0%
Logistics

Stellantis logistics problems limit European sales rebound

Car-making giant's CEO, Carlos Tavares, had previously set a March deadline for issues to be resolved

3 May 2023
Autocar Business
Stellantis logistics problems limit European sales rebound
Porsche Taycan 2020 front quarter tracking
Porsche delivered 9152 Taycans during the first three months of 2023
New cars

Porsche Taycan production to rise as heater supply improves

Electric saloon has been affected by a shortage of high-voltage heaters; ‘very steep’ increase in volumes to come

3 May 2023
Porsche Taycan production to rise as heater supply improves
Mercedes Maybach S Class Virgil Abloh Atelier Shanghai
Shanghai was chosen for Maybach's first-ever dedicated 'Atelier' showroom
Car sales

Why China is crucial to the success of Mercedes-Maybach

A combination of luxury and high-end technology has proven a winning formula for the brand in the East

3 May 2023
Autocar Business
Why China is crucial to the success of Mercedes-Maybach
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This week on My Week In Cars...
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 34)

This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about Bicester's Scramble, what they listen to, and the Autocar Awards

3 May 2023
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 34)
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From Alfa Romeo to Triumph, Jaguar to Porsche, we tested all the sports cars and coupés
From the archive

From the archive: on this day in 1970

Autocar's sports car mega test, Mini hits one million sales, and a car worthy of a fight

3 May 2023
From the archive: on this day in 1970

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