Tech, development and manufacturing

Business briefing: Pininfarina builds a new future

New assembly plant will build the £1.7m Battista – and we’ve had an exclusive preview

8 November 2021
Business briefing: Pininfarina builds a new future
Technology

Under the skin: Ford's latest brainwave could be mind control

Brain activity monitoring could help prevent accidents by predicting when drivers aren't paying attention

8 November 2021
Under the skin: Ford's latest brainwave could be mind control
Technology

Connected Kerb to add 190,000 streetside EV chargers by 2030

Company will install 10,000 devices in West Sussex this year and has plans for a nationwide roll-out

8 November 2021
Connected Kerb to add 190,000 streetside EV chargers by 2030
Features

Artic explorer: learning to drive a lorry

The UK is crying out for people to qualify as truck drivers, but what’s the reality of steering a 15m-long articulated wagon?

7 November 2021
Artic explorer: learning to drive a lorry
Used cars

One last blast: a goodbye drive in the Lotus Evora

The Evora is bowing out but there’s a timeless quality to its Lotus DNA that delights – and always will.

6 November 2021
One last blast: a goodbye drive in the Lotus Evora
F1

A second chance: Alex Albon on his F1 return

Alex Albon will return to the F1 grid next year in a Williams, having had a season out to reflect on being dropped from Red Bull’s second seat. We meet up with him

6 November 2021
A second chance: Alex Albon on his F1 return
BMW X8 render 2020 - front
Broad-shouldered X8 is due to be revealed near the end of 2021
New cars

2022 BMW X8 M: 750bhp SUV tipped for reveal on 29 November

Hybrid M version of BMW’s flagship SUV is said to combine thumping V8 with sub-100g/km

5 November 2021
2022 BMW X8 M: 750bhp SUV tipped for reveal on 29 November
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The Apollo EVision S electric saloon concept
New cars

Apollo to enter electric car ranks with new luxury saloon

German firm reveals EVision S concept, with customer deliveries slated for 2023, plus new supercar

5 November 2021
Apollo to enter electric car ranks with new luxury saloon
New cars

Mercedes accused of using defeat devices on diesel cars

German environmental group claims to have found eight such devices on six-cylinder diesel engine

5 November 2021
Mercedes accused of using defeat devices on diesel cars
Laura Schwab
Schwab previously spoke at Autocar's Great British Women awards in 2019
Finance and corporate

Laura Schwab slams "toxic bro culture" at Rivian after dismissal

Ex-sales and marketing boss details EV start-up's "boys club" culture in the wake of her sudden termination

5 November 2021
Laura Schwab slams "toxic bro culture" at Rivian after dismissal

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New car news

HWA EVO N24 race car front quarter static
HWA livery is inspired by the Sonax/Hugo Boss livery 190E DTM driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1990s
New cars

Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

19 June 2025
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

Motorsport news

HWA EVO N24 race car front quarter static
HWA livery is inspired by the Sonax/Hugo Boss livery 190E DTM driven by Klaus Ludwig in the 1990s
New cars

Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours

19 June 2025
Mercedes 190E to return to racing at 2026 Nurburgring 24 Hours