Features

Autocar’s name that car quiz: Commonwealth Games edition

Take the Autocar quiz to prove you know a thing or two about motoring

5 August 2022
Autocar’s name that car quiz: Commonwealth Games edition
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The Tesla Model S Plaid will go on sale in Europe priced from €138,990 (£118,005)
New cars

Tesla's 1100bhp tri-motor models to launch in Europe this year

Plaid variants of Model S and Model X to go on sale in Europe in December; no date is yet set for UK

5 August 2022
Tesla's 1100bhp tri-motor models to launch in Europe this year
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MG 4 EV comes with a new colour, Volcano Orange (pictured)
New cars

MG 4 EV priced from £25,995 with up to 281 miles of range

Electric family hatchback heavily undercuts the rival Volkswagen ID 3 and is well equipped

5 August 2022
MG 4 EV priced from £25,995 with up to 281 miles of range
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The updated MG 5 SW EV (pictured) is due to go on sale in the UK in the coming months
New cars

MG outsells Skoda, Mini in UK to become 12th largest brand

Soaring sales in first half of 2022 nudge Chinese value manufacturer up seven spots in the charts

5 August 2022
Autocar Business
MG outsells Skoda, Mini in UK to become 12th largest brand
Carlos Tavares Stellantis CEO
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares
Finance and corporate

Car manufacturers remain cautious despite record earnings

Bosses at Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and others are wary of recessionary black clouds on the horizon

5 August 2022
Autocar Business
Car manufacturers remain cautious despite record earnings
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Marcus Grönholm piloting the Peugeot 307 to success in Finland | Credit: Getty Images
From the archive

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 2005

Grönholm interrupts Loeb dominance on Rally Finland

5 August 2022
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 2005
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The original DS3 was badged as a Citroën before DS's breakaway in 2014
New cars

DS weighs up new supermini to replace DS 3 Crossback

French premium brand ditched original DS 3 in 2019, as it pushed to capitalise on crossover segment

5 August 2022
DS weighs up new supermini to replace DS 3 Crossback
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Porsche Cayenne Convertible was developed in 2002 but never publicly announced
New cars

Secret Porsche Cayenne Convertible prototype unwrapped

The Mk1 Porsche Cayenne was sold as a five-seat SUV only, but three other variants were seriously considered

4 August 2022
Secret Porsche Cayenne Convertible prototype unwrapped
New cars

July new car sales fall 9% year on year as shortages impact orders

Registrations dropped to 112,162 units in July as a result of supply and semiconductor shortages

4 August 2022
Autocar Business
July new car sales fall 9% year on year as shortages impact orders
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Electric cars like the BMW iX increase manufacturing carbon footprint by 40%
Environment and energy

BMW aims to slash factory emissions to offset CO2 of EV production

German firm also targets supply chain as a whole in a bid to reduce overall emissions by 20%

4 August 2022
Autocar Business
BMW aims to slash factory emissions to offset CO2 of EV production

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