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The #1 is the first Smart based on Geely underpinnings
New cars

New entry-level Smart #1 trim slashes price by £5000

Prices now start at £31,950, undercutting rivals such as the Hyundai Kona Electric and Jeep Avenger

26 January 2024
New entry-level Smart #1 trim slashes price by £5000
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Mindt says VW is built on three pillars: stable, likeable and with a ‘secret sauce’
New cars

Designer Andreas Mindt: how to make Volkswagen “the nice guys” again

Design boss Andreas Mindt reveals new recipe for company’s new cars as it seeks to recapture a Golf-based mojo

26 January 2024
Designer Andreas Mindt: how to make Volkswagen “the nice guys” again
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The two cars are named the High Performance Sébastien Ogier Edition and the High Performance Kalle Rovanperä Edition
New cars

Toyota GR Yaris gains two WRC-inspired special editions

Special versions of recently upgraded hot hatchback receive unique driving modes and aerodynamic updates

25 January 2024
Toyota GR Yaris gains two WRC-inspired special editions
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The Tesla Model Y was the best seller in both Europe and China, the world’s two largest EV markets
New cars

Tesla Model Y becomes first EV to top global sales charts

More than 1.2 million examples of electric crossover were sold in 2023; dethrones Toyota RAV4

25 January 2024
Tesla Model Y becomes first EV to top global sales charts
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The government wanted to move initial test back to four years, with less frequent checks thereafter
New cars

Plan to push back MOTs to every two years shelved by government

The proposal came amid the growing popularity of hybrid and electric cars and new vehicle technology

25 January 2024
Plan to push back MOTs to every two years shelved by government
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New cars

Tesla plans to build sub £25,000 'Redwood' EV in 2025

Elon Musk outlines plan to start building Tesla's long-awaited entry-level EV next year

25 January 2024
Tesla plans to build sub £25,000 'Redwood' EV in 2025
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Stellantis opened its revamped Ellesmere Port factory last year, where it now exclusively makes EVs
Manufacturing

UK 'back in the game' after one million vehicles produced in 2023

However, SMMT predicts fewer cars will roll off production lines in 2024 amid "unrelenting" challenges

25 January 2024
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UK 'back in the game' after one million vehicles produced in 2023
Alfa Romeo Milano cornering
It will be the smallest Alfa Romeo model since the Mito bowed out in 2019
New cars

Alfa Romeo Milano enters final testing phase ahead of April debut

Four-wheel drive confirmed for new compact SUV, which promises brand-appropriate handling behaviour

24 January 2024
Alfa Romeo Milano enters final testing phase ahead of April debut
Guenther Steiner exit from Haas
F1

Guenther Steiner tells all after shock Haas F1 exit

Netflix's favourite F1 boss convinced Gene Haas to fund an offbeat F1 team a decade ago, but couldn’t sell him his ambitious vision of the future

24 January 2024
Guenther Steiner tells all after shock Haas F1 exit
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Corporate

Autocar Great Women 2024: nominations now open

Event, to be held on 30 April, celebrates the achievements of the most influential women across the motoring sector

24 January 2024
Autocar Great Women 2024: nominations now open

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