Government and legislation

UK won't hit 2030 ZEV targets without help, says Renault UK boss

Car makers must achieve an EV sales mix of 28% in 2025, rising to 80% by 2030, or face heavy fines

28 January 2025
Autocar Business
UK won't hit 2030 ZEV targets without help, says Renault UK boss
BMW iX 2025 xDrive 60 M Sport front qtr tracking
New line-up comprises 402bhp 45, 536bhp 60 and 659bhp M70 models
New cars

BMW iX facelift brings 426 miles of range for £92k

Extensive revisions give flagship EV up to 659bhp and a big range boost

28 January 2025
BMW iX facelift brings 426 miles of range for £92k
New cars

Reborn electric Fiat Panda on sale in spring for less than £21,000

New Grande Panda undercuts its Citroën ë-C3 sibling to become one of the UK's cheapest EVs

28 January 2025
Reborn electric Fiat Panda on sale in spring for less than £21,000
From the archive

Chaos and anger at the first-ever World Rally Championship event

The championship's inaugural event in 1973 was far from auspicious, with most crews ending up disqualified

28 January 2025
Chaos and anger at the first-ever World Rally Championship event
Genesis GV80 front quarter tracking
GV80 is available from stock only – while supplies last
Consumer

Genesis ends ICE sales in the UK - for now

Brand goes EV-only in the UK as it ends sales of pure-ICE cars, but hybrids are due in the coming years

28 January 2025
Genesis ends ICE sales in the UK - for now
Renault Rafale E Tech 4x4 300 hp Atelier Alpine 1
Range-topping Rafale is destined to remain Renault's only plug-in hybrid
New cars

Renault bets big on full hybrids as rival firms invest in PHEVs

CEO says flagship Rafale makes sense as a plug-in hybrid, but smaller cars will either be full hybrid or electric

28 January 2025
Renault bets big on full hybrids as rival firms invest in PHEVs
New cars

Lexus drops LS from UK line-up after 35 years on sale

Luxury saloon was first launched here in 1990, but homologation and legislation issues have led to its withdrawal

27 January 2025
Lexus drops LS from UK line-up after 35 years on sale
New cars

Renault 5 to stay fresh with latest EV tech but design won't change

Electric supermini is in line for important battery and tech upgrades in coming years but don't expect a 'facelift'

27 January 2025
Renault 5 to stay fresh with latest EV tech but design won't change
BMW iX5 Autocar render front quarter
Insiders have told Autocar an X-shaped lighting graphic is planned
New cars

Reinvented 2026 BMW iX5 to add BEV and hydrogen options

EV will tap into new-era tech and starts the final push to electrify every SUV

27 January 2025
Reinvented 2026 BMW iX5 to add BEV and hydrogen options

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