Technology

BMW Neue Klasse platform to reduce price of EVs and add range

New Gen6 EV architecture includes slimmer batteries, more efficient motors and clever tech

20 February 2025
BMW Neue Klasse platform to reduce price of EVs and add range
Technology

Next-generation Mini EVs could ditch front-wheel-drive set-up

Switch to new BMW Group platform means future Mini models could be rear-drive

20 February 2025
Next-generation Mini EVs could ditch front-wheel-drive set-up
Peugeot 504 Break 113 pikes peak front quarter
The Peugeot 504 Break was introduced in 1970 and could be had with seven seats
New cars

Classic Peugeot 504 Break gets the Pikes Peak treatment

Brand’s in-house design studio presents three radical takes on the 1970s family estate

20 February 2025
Classic Peugeot 504 Break gets the Pikes Peak treatment
New cars

New Mercedes CLA to offer price parity between EV and hybrid

Reductions in battery costs mean compact EVs based on new MMA platform can cost the same as the hybrids

20 February 2025
New Mercedes CLA to offer price parity between EV and hybrid
Best cars

Listed: the UK's cheapest cars

Despite inflation, the cost of living crisis and political uncertainty, new cars in the UK can still be reasonably cheap

20 February 2025
Listed: the UK's cheapest cars
MG 3 front cornering
New pure-petrol model is £2000 cheaper than the £18,495 hybrid (pictured)
New cars

MG 3 gains 114bhp pure-petrol engine for £16,495

New powerplant makes one of the UK’s cheapest cars even more affordable

20 February 2025
MG 3 gains 114bhp pure-petrol engine for £16,495
Mercedes Maybach S Class front quarter
A fall in sales of 'top-end' models such as Maybachs was a big contributor to Mercedes' woes
Finance

Mercedes adjusts strategy as it braces for 2025 profit drop

Profit generated by Mercedes-Benz Cars fell by 39.1% last year and it expects 2025 to be harder

20 February 2025
Autocar Business
Mercedes adjusts strategy as it braces for 2025 profit drop
Paris Motor Show 2024   Renault press conference
Luca de Meo's Renaulution plan has delivered all-new line-up and dramatic profit hike
New cars

Futurama: Renault Group's new strategy to reach 'Champions League'

CEO Luca de Meo says Renaulution plan has been a success and "now it's time for us to open a new chapter"

20 February 2025
Futurama: Renault Group's new strategy to reach 'Champions League'
Technology

Mercedes-Benz tests solid-state battery with 620-mile range

Pack developed by Mercedes-Benz and US-based Factorial Energy, with prototype work carried out in the UK

20 February 2025
Mercedes-Benz tests solid-state battery with 620-mile range
Ford Explorer front quarter tracking
Entry-level Ford Explorer is priced from £39,875 so just avoids the ECS, but extras push it over the £40k threshold
Electric vehicles

Industry backlash as average EV breaks luxury car tax threshold

Sales of many EVs will be hit by the new application of the £3k expensive car supplement

20 February 2025
Autocar Business
Industry backlash as average EV breaks luxury car tax threshold

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