Dealership, sales and marketing

Jaguar Land Rover sales fall by a quarter in 2020 due to pandemic

British firm records sharp year-on-year sales decline, but recovery in second half of 2020 provides optimism

11 January 2021
Jaguar Land Rover sales fall by a quarter in 2020 due to pandemic
Technology

BMW to showcase future of iDrive at CES 2021

Firm marks 20 years of iDrive system and will announce "the new chapter in its display and operating system"

11 January 2021
BMW to showcase future of iDrive at CES 2021
New cars

Geely partners with Chinese web giant Baidu on EV development

Volvo parent firm teams up with tech giant to develop EVs featuring autonomous and connected technology

11 January 2021
Geely partners with Chinese web giant Baidu on EV development
Tech, development and manufacturing

Nissan “satisfied” with Brexit deal outcome, says UK boss

Sunderland will continue producing cars in lockdown; UK MD calls reports of European retrenchment “baseless and inaccurate”

11 January 2021
Nissan “satisfied” with Brexit deal outcome, says UK boss
Maserati Granturismo
Granturismo’s theatrical exhaust note was tuned with input from a composer at Milan’s La Scala opera house
Used car buying guides

Used car buying guide: Maserati Granturismo

The Maserati Granturismo offers a glorious V8 and a lot of Modena breeding for relatively little outlay – initially, at least

11 January 2021
Used car buying guide: Maserati Granturismo
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Will electric early movers reap dividends?

Firms like Nissan, Renault and BMW have plugged serious money into electrification but a coherent vision is key

11 January 2021
Inside the industry: Will electric early movers reap dividends?
New cars

JCB reveals high-speed pothole repairing machine

Pothole Pro fills holes in less than eight minutes – four times faster than traditional methods – and has been trialled in UK

11 January 2021
JCB reveals high-speed pothole repairing machine
Technology

Under the skin: How coconut shells are improving car ride

Activated carbon can adsorb six times more air than its own volume, transforming the ride of premium cars

11 January 2021
Under the skin: How coconut shells are improving car ride
20 nissan dealer
Click and collect lessened some of the lockdown sales hit
Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: Demand for plug-ins rose, while fossil fuels dipped

That’s the precis of the sales story for new cars in 2020 but the devil is in the detail

11 January 2021
Analysis: Demand for plug-ins rose, while fossil fuels dipped
Honda Civic Type R - render
How Autocar imagines the new Type R could look
New cars

New Civic Type R to fly flag for last pure-petrol Hondas

Next-gen hot hatch to get petrol swansong, exempt from firm’s electrification plan

11 January 2021
New Civic Type R to fly flag for last pure-petrol Hondas

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