Volvo is moving to a more regionalised business model that will help it better adapt to differing market demands and legislation in Europe, the US and China. Under the stewardship of recently re-appointed CEO Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo Cars will devolve more power to its American and Chinese divisions while “more directly” steering its European operations… Continue reading Volvo ’empowers’ China and US divisions in push for localisation
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Volvo CEO: long-range PHEVs could come to Europe
Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson believes extended-range plug-in hybrids could play an important role in Europe’s electrification transition, strengthening the possibility of the new XC70 being sold here. The XC70 was previewed last week as a mid-sized PHEV SUV to sit in between the XC60 and XC90, with a claimed electric range of 124 miles – far more… Continue reading Volvo CEO: long-range PHEVs could come to Europe
Freelander due UK return as electrified 4×4 with JLR design
Electric power will also feature heavily thanks to the set-up’s 34kWh battery. In the Omoda 9, this gives a claimed electric range of 93 miles, something the Freelander could even exceed, given its more slippery shape. After the plug-in hybrid, REx and fully electric powertrains will arrive. RExs are the latest spin on hybrid cars, whereby… Continue reading Freelander due UK return as electrified 4×4 with JLR design
Track nights, drifting and lots of screenwash: 2000 miles in an MX-5
Winter is doing the car a huge favour so far. It ’s constantly caked in mud, which hides the paint well. I love filthy cars and will fill these pages in the coming months with the dirtiest MX-5 you may ever see. Other notes? This car is small. Really small. Shorter than the Mk1 MX-5… Continue reading Track nights, drifting and lots of screenwash: 2000 miles in an MX-5
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.140)
This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior return to the store cupboard as they discuss why liberal Americans like Subarus much more than conservatives do, Cropley tells Prior about the brilliance of the Lotus 49, and the pair discuss two vans with seats – the Volkswagen ID Buzz and Vauxhall Combo Life. There’s more, too, including… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.140)
Volkswagen EVs to get new platform, cheaper batteries from 2026
Volkswagen will start moving all of its electric cars onto an updated platform from next year, ushering in a new type of battery chemistry that promises to reduce costs. The Volkswagen ID 2 supermini, due in 2026, will be the first model to use a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery that will be cheaper than the nickel-manganese-cobalt… Continue reading Volkswagen EVs to get new platform, cheaper batteries from 2026
New VW T-Roc due in August with Prius-style hybrid system
Volkswagen will reveal the second generation of its hugely popular T-Roc in August, which will be the first model to use a new full-hybrid powertrain also bound for the Golf and Tiguan. The next T-Roc, destined to be Volkswagen‘s final all-new model with a combustion powertrain, will be offered with a hybrid powertrain that works similarly… Continue reading New VW T-Roc due in August with Prius-style hybrid system
Skoda Enyaq
Skoda has given the Enyaq a more comprehensive standard equipment list for this generation. There’s a new-look steering wheel that, along with the front seats, is heated as standard, and you get tri-zone climate control straight out of the bag. On top of this, the upholstery has more of a focus on sustainability than before.… Continue reading Skoda Enyaq
British motor maker Yasa to become EV sports car superpower
Discussing Yasa’s rise from a University of Oxford PhD project to a supplier to some of the world’s most prominent supercar manufacturers, founder and technology chief Tim Woolmer told Autocar: “Ferrari said to us: ‘We cannot find a supplier on the planet that can fit a motor in the space [65mm] we have, because the engine… Continue reading British motor maker Yasa to become EV sports car superpower
New 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB to be ‘massive step up’
The next Mercedes-Benz GLB will go on sale in the UK next year and is described by a senior insider as a “massive step up” from the first-generation car. Part of an ambitious wide-ranging offensive from Mercedes, the compact SUV will be joined by more than a dozen new models and facelifts over the next… Continue reading New 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB to be ‘massive step up’