Smart 5 concept Beijing motor show front quarter
Segmented LED lights are key to Smart's new, more rugged look
New cars

Smart #5 concept previews rapid-charging electric 4x4

Brand’s biggest model, due in UK in 2025, introduces off-roader-esque design language and new interior layout

25 April 2024
Smart #5 concept previews rapid-charging electric 4x4
VW ID Code front Beijing motor show
Sleek new design language is aimed specifically at China
New cars

Volkswagen rethinks EVs in China with bold ID Code concept

Electric SUV previews new range of China-focused electric cars, with window animations and blinking headlights

25 April 2024
Volkswagen rethinks EVs in China with bold ID Code concept
Mercedes AMG GT PHEV front quarter Beijing motor show
More than 800bhp and 1000lb ft make this one of the hottest PHEVs around
New cars

Mercedes-AMG GT hybrid revealed as firm's quickest car yet

V8 PHEV makes 804bhp and more than 1000lb ft – making GT PHEV nearly as rapid as the Ferrari SF90

25 April 2024
Mercedes-AMG GT hybrid revealed as firm's quickest car yet
Mercedes G580 front Beijing motor show
Motor on each wheel aids traction on slippery surfaces
New cars

Electric Mercedes G-Class revealed as quad-motor luxury 4x4

"Uncompromised" SUV brings icon into electric age with aero-optimised design, new name and 859lb ft

25 April 2024
Electric Mercedes G-Class revealed as quad-motor luxury 4x4
lr svx render 2024
JLR confirmed the Octa, here imagined by Autocar, will use a twin-turbo V8
New cars

Extreme Land Rover Defender Octa due in July with snarling V8

New brand for flagship Defenders kicks off with a hardcore super-4x4 that’s tipped to nudge £200,000

25 April 2024
Extreme Land Rover Defender Octa due in July with snarling V8
Mini Oxford production line
Oxford will produce only combustion-engined versions of the new Mini Cooper until 2026
Manufacturing

UK car production falls amid several model changeovers

SMMT attributes a 27% drop in volume to the volatility of the new car market

25 April 2024
Autocar Business
UK car production falls amid several model changeovers
New cars

Wild Skoda supercar packs four electric motors and 1073bhp

Czech firm has exclusively developed a 1073bhp single-seater for the famous racing game

24 April 2024
Wild Skoda supercar packs four electric motors and 1073bhp
id code roof
VW's new ID Code concept represents a strategic shift in China
Corporate

How Volkswagen plans to conquer the Chinese EV market

Localised development working at 'China speed' is critical to the brand's future in the region

24 April 2024
Autocar Business
How Volkswagen plans to conquer the Chinese EV market
Mini Aceman Beijing motor show front quarter
The Aceman is priced from £31,800 with first deliveries due this autumn
New cars

New Mini Aceman is electric Renault Clio rival

New model sits between Cooper and Countryman with passenger space given priority; hot JCW on the way

24 April 2024
New Mini Aceman is electric Renault Clio rival

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Bentley Mulliner teaser rear
Ducktail spoiler suggests the new car may have more sporting character than the Batur
New cars

Bentley's next bespoke Mulliner car brings most powerful W12 yet

26 April 2024
Bentley's next bespoke Mulliner car brings most powerful W12 yet