BAC Mono 2022 front quarter tracking
Battery-electric powertrains are currently too heavy to work in the BAC Mono platform, said Neill Briggs
New cars

BAC boss: Supply chain shortcomings slowing EV development

Liverpool-based supercar maker says 'we're in' once electric motors become widely available

27 June 2023
BAC boss: Supply chain shortcomings slowing EV development
Toyota dealer
“The existing distribution margins and models are undoubtedly not sustainable.”
Car sales

Why Toyota could be next to adopt the agency sales model

Selling cars directly to the customer, rather than through a dealer, may soon extend to mainstream manufacturers

27 June 2023
Autocar Business
Why Toyota could be next to adopt the agency sales model
New cars

Volvo design boss on shaping the future of Swedish brand

Volvo's British design chief Jeremy Offer's unorthodox background influences his unique approach to car design

27 June 2023
Volvo design boss on shaping the future of Swedish brand
New cars

Aston Martin boss Stroll: 'I should be knighted for work I've done'

Stroll believes how he has turned the firm around should be recognised, saying: "I’ve saved thousands of jobs"

26 June 2023
Aston Martin boss Stroll: 'I should be knighted for work I've done'
Slideshow

The cars that helped save the company

A surprising number of car firms have been saved by a single model - these are the most famous

26 June 2023
The cars that helped save the company
Fiat 500 front three quarter grey
The strategy is designed to add a distinctive flavour to Fiat's cars in their respective markets
New cars

Fiat will no longer make grey-coloured cars

Brand axes UK’s most popular colour to concentrate on shades that reflect Italian sea, sun, earth and sky

26 June 2023
Fiat will no longer make grey-coloured cars
New Skoda Kodiaq front lead
Kodiaq enters its second generation with new interior tech, more space and electrified powertrains
New cars

New 2024 Skoda Kodiaq gains hybrid power and overhauled interior

Flagship SUV receives design makeover plus mild- and plug-in hybrid power for the first time

26 June 2023
New 2024 Skoda Kodiaq gains hybrid power and overhauled interior
Alpine
A line-up of seven EVs will take Alpine into new global markets
New cars

Alpine confirms seven new EVs by 2030

French firm moves from ‘niche’ maker to global player with wide-reaching EV crop and £200 million F1 investment

26 June 2023
Alpine confirms seven new EVs by 2030
Aston Martin V8 front three quarter
Aston Martin launched the V8 Vantage in 1977
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Aston Martin V8

Hairy-chested, patriotic ’70s supercar exudes sophistication but isn't for the faint hearted

26 June 2023
Used car buying guide: Aston Martin V8
Renault software defined car
Autonomous cars are one goal for in-car software updates
Technology

Under the skin: Why cars will become more like smartphones

A replacement for ECUs is the software-defined car, with Renault already working on 'CAR OS'

26 June 2023
Under the skin: Why cars will become more like smartphones

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