Tech, development and manufacturing

Staff and semiconductor shortages stifle UK new car output

SMMT figures show 69,079 new cars left UK lines in June, down 37% on pre-Covid 2019

29 July 2021
Staff and semiconductor shortages stifle UK new car output
E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULD buy one
E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULD buy one
Move Electric

E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULD buy one

Work better, feel better, eat better... live better. Are you an e-scooter away from greater happiness?

29 July 2021
E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULD buy one
E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULDN'T buy one
E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULDN'T buy one
Move Electric

E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULDN'T buy one

A run-in with the law, a lorry or the fashion police are among the potential downsides to consider before buying an e-scooter

29 July 2021
E-scooters: 10 reasons why you SHOULDN'T buy one
New cars

2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class goes on sale priced from £38,785

All-new saloon and estate drop six-cylinder engines in favour of electrified four-pot power

28 July 2021
2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class goes on sale priced from £38,785
New cars

Hennessey marks 30th anniversary with 1000bhp Chevrolet Camaro

Limited-run take on Hennessey's hardcore 'Exorcist' gets bespoke design cues and 883lb ft of torque

28 July 2021
Hennessey marks 30th anniversary with 1000bhp Chevrolet Camaro
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What happens to a town and its people when a major employer leaves it? Swindon, sadly, will find out
Features

As the dust settles: What will become of Honda's Swindon factory?

Honda will close its Swindon factory this week. What will become of the thousands of people who work there and in its supply chain?

28 July 2021
As the dust settles: What will become of Honda's Swindon factory?
Electric cars

Citroen DS electromod launched by British EV conversion firm

Electrogenic has swapped iconic saloon's 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine for 120bhp electric motor

28 July 2021
Citroen DS electromod launched by British EV conversion firm
Tech, development and manufacturing

Analysis: How Jaguar Land Rover will beat the chip shortage

Just as JLR sales are starting to look up, the semiconductor crisis hits the firm hard. But there is hope on the horizon

28 July 2021
Analysis: How Jaguar Land Rover will beat the chip shortage
F1

Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes F1 team launch Ignite initiative

Charitable initiative will support greater diversity in motorsport as F1 legend pledges £20m of personal wealth

27 July 2021
Sir Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes F1 team launch Ignite initiative
New cars

New McLaren 765LT Spider tops Super Series range

Hard-hitting 754bhp convertible will be sold in limited numbers for £310,500

27 July 2021
New McLaren 765LT Spider tops Super Series range

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