Vehicle manufacturing

Government R&D fund aims to save start-ups from 'valley of death'

Scale Up scheme – part of £2.5 billion Drive35 fund – will help small firms get inventions into production

3 September 2025
Autocar Business
Government R&D fund aims to save start-ups from 'valley of death'
New cars

Mini celebrates racing heritage with Cooper JCW concepts

Fashion, motorsport and surfing inspire patchwork pair

2 September 2025
Mini celebrates racing heritage with Cooper JCW concepts
New cars

Audi TT reborn as radical electric sports car for 2027

Audi reinvents its look with a retro EV drop-top, which is confirmed for production as Porsche Boxster twin

2 September 2025
Audi TT reborn as radical electric sports car for 2027
New cars

Porsche axes ICE 718 Cayman and Boxster ahead of EV comeback

Pair have been on sale since 2005 and 1996 respectively; electric replacements are due next year

2 September 2025
Porsche axes ICE 718 Cayman and Boxster ahead of EV comeback
New cars

JLR production and sales 'severely disrupted' by cyber attack

No new Land Rover cars are able to be made or registered as manufacturer races to solve global system fault

2 September 2025
JLR production and sales 'severely disrupted' by cyber attack
From the archive

How insurance went from anecdotal to scientific

Thatcham Research started ‘tearing down’ cars for insurers in 1970

2 September 2025
How insurance went from anecdotal to scientific
New cars

Audi TT concept leaked: new pictures reveal retro grille

First look at Audi's retro new design manifesto, set for public debut at Munich motor show

2 September 2025
Audi TT concept leaked: new pictures reveal retro grille
New cars

Next BMW X5 to add hydrogen fuel cell power in 2028

Fifth-generation X5 will offer an FCEV powertrain that improves on the experimental iX5 Hydrogen

2 September 2025
Next BMW X5 to add hydrogen fuel cell power in 2028
Technology

Why sports cars are swapping carbonfibre for flax

Manufacturers like BMW will use flax-fibre parts on upcoming production models

2 September 2025
Why sports cars are swapping carbonfibre for flax

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