Finance and corporate

Breaking: Volkswagen Group boss Herbert Diess steps down

Diess departs from VW Group top spot after seven years at the helm, replaced by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume

22 July 2022
Autocar Business
Breaking: Volkswagen Group boss Herbert Diess steps down
Cadillac Celestiq 2025 front static
Cadillac Celestiq aims to be a spiritual revival of the brand's hand-built 1950s limousines
New cars

Cadillac Celestiq concept previews bold EV luxury saloon

Low-slung sibling to the Lyriq draws on the legacy of cars like the Eldorado and Brougham

22 July 2022
Cadillac Celestiq concept previews bold EV luxury saloon
Paddy Hopkirk with Monte Carlo Mini
Hopkirk and '33 EJB' – the Mini Cooper S he drove to victory at Monte Carlo
Historic

Obituary: Rallying legend Paddy Hopkirk dies aged 89

Hopkirk won fame with 1964 Monte Carlo rally victory and remained involved in motorsport for the next half-century

22 July 2022
Obituary: Rallying legend Paddy Hopkirk dies aged 89
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Why the car rental business is struggling

Car rental firms were the darlings of the automotive industry, but with a semiconductor crisis, margins are being squeezed

22 July 2022
Autocar Business
Subs exclusive: Why the car rental business is struggling
Consumer

Repair insurance under scrutiny for 'underhand tactics'

Some car dealers are being accused of using underhand tactics to sell extra policies

22 July 2022
Repair insurance under scrutiny for 'underhand tactics'
Tesla Model 3 2022 front tracking cornering
Tesla Model 3 was the best-selling electric car in the UK last year
Company cars

New EV incentives revive demand for company cars in the UK

Latest statistics from the Department for Transport show that over half of electric vehicles are company-operated

22 July 2022
New EV incentives revive demand for company cars in the UK
99 rudolf caracciola german gp 1931
Caracciola's Mercedes-Benz SSKL was nearly twice the weight of its competitiors
From the archive

From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1931

Caracciola masterclass in Nürburgring downpour

22 July 2022
From the motorsport archive: on this day in 1931
Electric cars

Amazon and Rivian begin roll-out of electric delivery vehicles

The two firms hopes to produce 100,000 electric delivery vehicles by 2030 to decarbonise last-mile logistics

21 July 2022
Autocar Business
Amazon and Rivian begin roll-out of electric delivery vehicles
99 Bugatti Chiron goodwood
Thirty of the record-breaking Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ were made
New cars

Bugatti delivers last Chiron Super Sport 300+

Final delivery of 1578bhp hypercar means the model’s 30-unit production run has come to an end

21 July 2022
Bugatti delivers last Chiron Super Sport 300+
tesla model y 2022 road test review tracking
Tesla Model Y will become more expensive in Norway, following the removal of subsidies
Government and legislation

Subs exclusive: Ticking tax bomb threatens EV popularity

With EV subsidies being removed across the UK and EU, buyers and manufacturers are faced with rising costs

21 July 2022
Autocar Business
Subs exclusive: Ticking tax bomb threatens EV popularity

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