Ford Fiesta cornering front
Fiesta's departure leaves Puma as the entry point to Ford's line-up
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Editor's letter: Why Ford has turned its back on affordable transport

The Blue Oval has laid out an ambitious electrification strategy at odds with its everyman billing

12 December 2022
Editor's letter: Why Ford has turned its back on affordable transport
Car engine on display
Euro 7 will clean up combustion engines which will only be around for a few more years
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Editor's letter: Euro 7 is the last thing car makers (and buyers) need

Manufacturers must now invest heavily in the rapid development of tech that will soon be obsolete

14 November 2022
Editor's letter: Euro 7 is the last thing car makers (and buyers) need
byd atto 3 2022 front quarter static paris motor show
Relatively young Chinese company BYD is already one of the world's biggest car makers
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Editor's letter: Action needed to save European car industry

Carlos Tavares says pro-EV legislation favours new Chinese brands, and European marques face an existential crisis

24 October 2022
Editor's letter: Action needed to save European car industry
Lexus NX 2022 front quarter tracking
Lexus topped Reliability Survey, with all its featured cars exceeding 96% rating
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Inside the industry: Desirability is no excuse for unreliability

The results of the 2022 What Car? Reliability Survey are in, including some surprising outcomes

4 October 2022
Inside the industry: Desirability is no excuse for unreliability
Dacia Bigster concept 2022 (left) with CEO Denis Le Vot R
Under Denis le Vot, Dacia is doubling down on making great-value cars offering only the kit they need
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Editor’s letter: how the car market is moving to Dacia

Dacia's budget-friendly mission puts it in a good position amid the cost of living crisis

21 September 2022
Editor’s letter: how the car market is moving to Dacia
Luca de Meo
“The era of the cheap car is over: it has to be,” said Group Renault president Luca de Meo
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Inside the industry: "The era of the cheap car is over"

What the rising cost of new cars means for the industry and buyers

6 September 2022
Inside the industry: "The era of the cheap car is over"
UK production line 2022
The UK's head start in EV development and manufacturing has been squandered
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No pressure, Liz Truss: time to save the British car industry

Unknowns ahead of 2030 transition to zero-emissions vehicles put the UK's car industry at peril

5 September 2022
No pressure, Liz Truss: time to save the British car industry
michael hugo leiters
Leiters was previously preoccupied with helping Ferrari beat McLaren
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Opinion: New McLaren CEO is ready for industry's toughest task

Ex-Ferrari tech boss is aware of what needs to be done to cement McLaren as a world-class car maker

22 August 2022
Opinion: New McLaren CEO is ready for industry's toughest task
99 cazoo showroom
Cazoo uses online buying to set itself apart from crowd
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Inside the industry: What Cazoo can tell us about the car market

Online car buying giant's crumbling business may prove that the world isn't ready for car subscription models

21 June 2022
Inside the industry: What Cazoo can tell us about the car market