“We have products I think you will find very, very interesting being launched this year – I’m sorry I cannot tell you,” Ge said. “Head office pays a lot of attention to the UK market and we want to offer the best technology to the customers here; [UK] customers are really appreciative of technology.” BYD… Continue reading BYD’s new car blitz is just getting started: Dolphin G, Sealion 8, Shark 6 due soon
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Can AI fix London’s traffic problems? TfL thinks so, but it means more cameras
London’s AI-powered traffic control system, ‘FUSION’, is also going to be using more data and more computing power to ensure that traffic signals can react more quickly and smartly to help reduce congestion. In addition, TfL is expanding the use of its ‘Vivacity’ cameras, which use AI to try to understand how people get around… Continue reading Can AI fix London’s traffic problems? TfL thinks so, but it means more cameras
Meet Renault’s new SUV: a Dacia Duster but not as we know it…
The Indian Duster is part of a concerted plan to grow the Renault Group business: last year it sold 616,800 vehicles outside of Europe, compared with 1.6 million within it. “Our international strategy is an extension of what we are doing in Europe,” explained Renault brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive. “[It gives us a] capacity to… Continue reading Meet Renault’s new SUV: a Dacia Duster but not as we know it…
Bertone Runabout is no city car: radical 469bhp open-top dream machine revealed
That’s quicker than the Lotus Emira, which is available with the same supercharged V6 engine and six-speed manual gearbox through the Auto Express Buy A Car service. Bertone has also refined and modernised the original concept’s design by, for instance, incorporating an S-duct like you’ll find on the Ferrari 296 into the extremely low and… Continue reading Bertone Runabout is no city car: radical 469bhp open-top dream machine revealed
Groundbreaking new Volvo EX60 to smash the 500-mile range barrier
The EX60 will be built on Volvo’s new SPA3 architecture, which is a generation beyond the full-size EX90. Besides its new infotainment software, the EX60 introduces lots of new technologies that help propel it to the top of the class in terms of range and efficiency. These include cell-to-body technology, which mounts the batteries directly into… Continue reading Groundbreaking new Volvo EX60 to smash the 500-mile range barrier
Best rear-wheel drive cars 2026
Rear-wheel drive (RWD) used to be the default for most cars, but these days, it’s mostly reserved for those that put driving pleasure first. Whether you’re after a classic roadster, a finally balanced sports car or modern performance saloon, if you want a car that feels alive in your hands, rear-wheel drive is usually the way… Continue reading Best rear-wheel drive cars 2026
Vauxhall to push ‘Britishness’ in battle against the Chinese, with help from Team GB
Vauxhall has announced a partnership with Team GB, something the maker’s MD says will give the brand a renewed focus on its “Britishness”, and help it back to the UK new-car sales podium by 2028. Speaking exclusively to Auto Express, group managing director for Stellantis UK and managing director of Vauxhall, Eurig Druce, said: “To… Continue reading Vauxhall to push ‘Britishness’ in battle against the Chinese, with help from Team GB
New Kia Stinger GT or EV7? Halo electric model to showcase future design
It’s not unknown for Kia to launch a high-spec model that previews its future direction, because this is what the Stinger GT did for the brand back in 2017. The rear-wheel-drive saloon, fitted with a twin-turbocharged V6 petrol engine and luxurious interior took Kia over and above its former remit of affordable, mainstream models. It… Continue reading New Kia Stinger GT or EV7? Halo electric model to showcase future design
New electric Rolls-Royce SUV appears ahead of 2027 launch
Underneath these are vertically-arranged headlights, and while they aren’t the production units, their basic layout and placement will be correct to the future road car. Given this model’s placement in the Rolls-Royce range as one of its more progressive model types – after all, this isn’t a V12-powered saloon – we expect the interior to be more digitised… Continue reading New electric Rolls-Royce SUV appears ahead of 2027 launch
UK’s favourite car colours 2025: green surges but it’s still grey all the way
Elsewhere, white missed out on the podium, making up 13 per cent of sales and suffering a nine per cent slump in popularity; fewer people chose a red car, too, with the shade dropping from fifth to sixth-most popular. It’s turquoise that’s the UK’s least-favourite colour, though (granted, very few manufacturers offer it as an… Continue reading UK’s favourite car colours 2025: green surges but it’s still grey all the way