Motorsport

Formula 1 reveals record 22-race calendar for 2020

Races in Netherlands and Vietnam added to growing grand prix schedule

29 August 2019
Formula 1 reveals record 22-race calendar for 2020
New cars

Bugatti won't accept request for special projects, says boss

£7.4m Centodieci limited-run hypercar project was triggered by Bugatti's designers, not a wealthy collector's desires

29 August 2019
Bugatti won't accept request for special projects, says boss
Business

UK car production drops again in July as exports are hit

July market the 14th consecutive month of decline in manufacturing output, industry chief expresses “serious concern”

29 August 2019
UK car production drops again in July as exports are hit
Motorsport

Porsche unveils 99X electric racer as first Formula E entry

Neel Jani and Andre Lotterer will drive for Porsche in its first season in electric championship

28 August 2019
Porsche unveils 99X electric racer as first Formula E entry
Slideshow

The surprisingly perilous early days of Audi

As Audi turns 120, we look at the twists and turns of its early days, and how it morphed into Volkswagen's premium brand

28 August 2019
The surprisingly perilous early days of Audi
Business

Toyota and Suzuki confirm details of new 'Alliance'

Each plans to acquire shares in the other, but remain competitors, to achieve sustainable growth

28 August 2019
Toyota and Suzuki confirm details of new 'Alliance'
Frankfurt motor show

New Seat Taracco PHEV is brand's first plug-in hybrid

Petrol-electric powertrain produces 242bhp and yields an electric-only range of more than 31 miles in seven-seat SUV

28 August 2019
New Seat Taracco PHEV is brand's first plug-in hybrid
Frankfurt motor show

BMW paints new X6 in light-absorbing ‘Vantablack’

Frankfurt motor show concept wears non-reflective paint usually reserved for aerospace applications

27 August 2019
BMW paints new X6 in light-absorbing ‘Vantablack’
Business

European car sales: EV demand continues to rise as diesel shrinks

Hybrids and EVs see 29% sales boost as European industry sees a return to growth

27 August 2019
European car sales: EV demand continues to rise as diesel shrinks
Slideshow

Ferdinand Piëch obituary: a life and career, in pictures

Piëch, the man behind the modern-day VW Group, has died in Germany at 82

27 August 2019
Ferdinand Piëch obituary: a life and career, in pictures

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