Cowley factory
Rover and BMW developed the new Mini; it was built in its then little-known Cowley factory
Features

How Mini's Cowley factory came into existence

The first example of a Mini Adventure, the maker's well-known ad line, took place inside its Oxford plant. We tell the story

15 December 2019
How Mini's Cowley factory came into existence
Japan's car industry
Supra is the result of a Toyota-BMW tie-up
Features

Is time running out for Japan's car industry?

The land of the rising sun once led the car world but looks to have stalled. We ask whether a new dawn awaits Japan’s car makers

15 December 2019
Is time running out for Japan's car industry?
New cars

Jeep Renegade plug-in hybrid: technical details revealed

Jeep will launch petrol-electric Renegade and Compass models next year, and the powertrain's full specification has been detailed

13 December 2019
Jeep Renegade plug-in hybrid: technical details revealed
New cars

New Mazda 2: prices and specs revealed for redesigned supermini

Mazda's Ford Fiesta rival gains design updates, more refinement and a mild hybrid engine option, and is on sale from £15,795

13 December 2019
New Mazda 2: prices and specs revealed for redesigned supermini
Frankfurt motor show

Vauxhall begins testing Corsa-e electric customer rally car

Sub-£46,000 hardcore Corsa-e Rally is first EV customer rally car, set to take part in one-make German race series

13 December 2019
Vauxhall begins testing Corsa-e electric customer rally car
New cars

Porsche and Lucasfilm create one-off Star Wars spaceship

Stuttgart teams up with movie giant to design a fantasy fighter with sports car-derived design cues

13 December 2019
Porsche and Lucasfilm create one-off Star Wars spaceship
Used cars

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 13 December

For just £4750 you could be riding high and spraying dirt in a mighty Toyota Landcruiser

13 December 2019
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 13 December
New cars

Nio nets key Mobileye autonomous tech deal, but still needs cash

Chinese EV start-up is poised to make a car with level four autonomous technology from Israeli tech giant. However, funding is currently still a major obstacle

13 December 2019
Nio nets key Mobileye autonomous tech deal, but still needs cash
VW GTX render
Autocar's impression of how the ID 5 GTX could look
New cars

VW to build range of hot electric GTX models

Production Crozz slated to be among performance ID cars to wear new badge, complementing GTI and GTE

13 December 2019
VW to build range of hot electric GTX models
Slideshow

Old becomes new: the finest re-created classic cars

Autocar looks at the boom in recreating the best cars from the past, and selects some of the best

12 December 2019
Old becomes new: the finest re-created classic cars

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