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Business

UK ban on new hybrid car sales from 2030 to be relaxed - report

Pushback from manufacturers and threat to investment prompt rethink on market restriction by government

14 March 2025
Autocar Business
UK ban on new hybrid car sales from 2030 to be relaxed - report
Slideshow

Is this the world's finest car junkyard?

The world’s finest junkyard? Gems from L&L Classic Auto in Wendell, Idaho

14 March 2025
Is this the world's finest car junkyard?
Hot Climate Testing SAV Lim 06
Arrival of BMW's next-gen Neue Klasse cars will start in September with the iX3 SUV
New cars

BMW to launch 40 new or updated models by 2028

Announcement made in annual sales conference, which revealed one in five BMW Group cars sold last year was an EV

14 March 2025
BMW to launch 40 new or updated models by 2028
BMW iX3 prototype testing in South Africa   front(2)
Bold new iX3 will take its lead from the BMW Neue Klasse Vision X concept
New cars

Bold new 2026 BMW iX3 confirmed for September reveal

BMW to begin era of Neue Klasse EVs with launch of crucial new Audi Q6 E-tron rival for 2026

14 March 2025
Bold new 2026 BMW iX3 confirmed for September reveal
Slideshow

The cars that are our guilty pleasures

We'd rather not tell anyone about this lot... but we can't resist

14 March 2025
The cars that are our guilty pleasures
Electric cars

Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 to return as 500bhp EV with axial-flux motors

Hot version of new electric CLA will have ultra-slim Yasa motors, a drift mode and a hydraulic rear wing

13 March 2025
Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 to return as 500bhp EV with axial-flux motors
Seat El Born unveiling   front three quarters
El-Born was to be Seat's debut EV before it was rebranded as the Cupra Born
New cars

Seat won't launch an EV until 2030s, confirms CEO

CEO Wayne Griffiths says "it is not the time for a Seat EV just yet” as it "would need to be profitable"

13 March 2025
Seat won't launch an EV until 2030s, confirms CEO
Skoda seven seater preview   front with lights on
T-shaped headlights are a defining characteristic of Skoda's new Modern Solid design ethos
New cars

Skoda previews Kodiaq-sized electric seven-seater for 2026

Skoda's largest electric car yet could carry seven people more than 400 miles on a single charge

13 March 2025
Skoda previews Kodiaq-sized electric seven-seater for 2026
Car sales

Skoda's record 2024 makes it "most profitable" volume Western car brand

Czech brand is now Europe’s fourth largest car maker and the Octavia remains its best-seller

13 March 2025
Autocar Business
Skoda's record 2024 makes it "most profitable" volume Western car brand
New cars

Skoda Octavia EV to be previewed with concept in September

Munich motor show concept will preview next-gen Octavia, to be twinned with VW's upcoming ID Golf

13 March 2025
Skoda Octavia EV to be previewed with concept in September

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