Audi A8L in China showroom
Audi suffered a sales slump in China
Corporate

Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines

VW Group delivered 9.01 million vehicles in 2024, down 2.3% on the previous year

15 January 2025
Autocar Business
Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines
ds no 8   front three quarters
DS No8 is "premium" but brand wants to be "more than premium"
New cars

DS sets bold plan to rival Bentley and Rolls-Royce

Stellantis-owned French brand currently rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz but has loftier ambitions for the future

15 January 2025
DS sets bold plan to rival Bentley and Rolls-Royce
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.123)

The first car events of the new year, the Dacia Spring, spare wheels, how to pronounce Hyundai and more

15 January 2025
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.123)
Aston Martin Vantage Roadster 2025 front quarter tracking
New Vantage Roadster will dispatch 0-62mph in 3.5sec
New cars

Aston Martin Vantage Roadster brings 656bhp V8

New model is one of the most powerful drop-top sports cars on sale, thanks to Mercedes-AMG-derived engine

15 January 2025
Aston Martin Vantage Roadster brings 656bhp V8
Renault 5 and Renault Scenic head to head
Renault CEO: "I don't think Renault 5 and 4 will make the Mégane and Scenic disappear"
Electric vehicles

Renault eyes retail and fleet growth with dual-pronged line-up

CEO says retro 5 and Twingo will appeal to private buyers while conventional Scenic and Symbioz target fleets

14 January 2025
Autocar Business
Renault eyes retail and fleet growth with dual-pronged line-up
ariel e nomad see through
Somerset-based Ariel previously got £300k funding from the APC for its e-Nomad project
Electric vehicles

Advanced Propulsion Centre launches competition for £40m funding

Businesses can bid for up to £20m in UK government funding for projects supporting the transition to ZEVs

14 January 2025
Autocar Business
Advanced Propulsion Centre launches competition for £40m funding
Subaru Solterra charging St Helena
St Helena is home to just over 5000 people
Electric cars

St Helena opens world's remotest EV charger in push to go all-electric

Mid-Atlantic island of St Helena aims to become first all-electric territory

14 January 2025
St Helena opens world's remotest EV charger in push to go all-electric
Leapmotor C10 front quarter
Leapmotor International CEO Tianshu Xin forecasts a 'tipping point' for EVs in 2028
New cars

Leapmotor: range-extenders key to hitting EV 'tipping point' in 2028

Boss of UK-bound Chinese brand says limited electric car sales are due not to lack of demand but lack of variety

14 January 2025
Leapmotor: range-extenders key to hitting EV 'tipping point' in 2028
Second-hand picks

Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs

The Golf has sold in so many forms that choosing one can be confusing - we pick the gems

14 January 2025
Good for a few more rounds: the best used Volkswagen Golfs
Business

Maserati can be turned around, says new boss, but it's "not easy"

Stellantis-owned premium brand sold fewer than 10,000 cars in 2024 – less than half as many as it sold in 2023

14 January 2025
Autocar Business
Maserati can be turned around, says new boss, but it's "not easy"

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