During a recent business conversation, a senior automotive executive was complaining about the difficulty of finding suitable recruits to support their company’s expansion. I suggested a different way of looking at the issue. What great news that the company is growing; now let’s find the right people. My point is that if you start with the… Continue reading Industry digest: Positive mindset key to business expansion
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
Autocar magazine 1 February: on sale now
This week in Autocar, we put Porsche’s new 911 ‘SUV’ through its paces, break the silence on Audi’s newest radical concepts and make our case for keeping combustion cars on the road. Find out more in this week’s Autocar! News We bring you the lowdown on Audi’s two radical new concepts. The first is a… Continue reading Autocar magazine 1 February: on sale now
Luca de Meo warns of ‘unhealthy’ electric car price cuts
Cutting the price of electric cars would be “not healthy” for Europe’s car makers while profits are still hard fought, according to Luca de Meo, Renault Group CEO and new chairman of European car industry lobby group the ACEA. Tesla cut prices of its Model 3 and Model Y best-sellers by up to £8000 in the UK as part… Continue reading Luca de Meo warns of ‘unhealthy’ electric car price cuts
ACEA will be ‘more assertive’ amid EV shift, says new president
European car industry lobby group the ACEA will become more “assertive” in future in the face of rising global competition and costs connected to the switch to electrification, incoming president Luca de Meo has said. The ACEA’s impact as a lobbyist has waned over the years as the European Union clamped down on CO2 output, leading… Continue reading ACEA will be ‘more assertive’ amid EV shift, says new president
Opinion: Mercedes-AMG E63 can lose V8 but keep drama factor
Mercedes-AMG has the basis of a good performance hybrid system in the ‘E-Performance’ powertrain of the latest Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. The high-voltage battery pack is relatively light and energy-dense, but is also effectively cooled and thermally robust: so lots of intensive charging and discharging doesn’t seem to overheat it. The two-speed rear-axle drive also seems… Continue reading Opinion: Mercedes-AMG E63 can lose V8 but keep drama factor
New 2024 Mercedes-AMG E63 swaps V8 for straight-six PHEV
The next Mercedes-AMG E63 is set to swap its V8 petrol engine for an advanced new straight-six plug-in hybrid drivetrain, providing it with greater power and the capacity for electric-only driving. Set to be unveiled in 2024, the hot saloon/estate will be the first in a series of Mercedes-AMG models to adopt the new electrified drivetrain, which uses… Continue reading New 2024 Mercedes-AMG E63 swaps V8 for straight-six PHEV
Glickenhaus 007S is 1000bhp racer for the road
American hypercar manufacturer Glickenhaus has revealed new details about the upcoming 007S, the road-legal edition of the SCG 007 Le Mans racer. Limited to 24 examples, it’s a strict three-seater with a McLaren F1-style central driving position and two rear passenger seats. Glickenhaus confirmed the car is fully road legal in the US and there’s a “strong possibility”… Continue reading Glickenhaus 007S is 1000bhp racer for the road
Renault-Nissan Alliance back on stable ground as fractures fixed
Investors, suppliers and employees alike will be breathing a sigh of relief today after Renault and Nissan announced they had agreed a new basis for their Alliance that stretches back to 1999 but had looked increasingly rocky in recent months. Nissan chafed that Renault’s stake in it stood at 43% while it only owned 15% of… Continue reading Renault-Nissan Alliance back on stable ground as fractures fixed
Inside the industry: the automotive impact of a war in Taiwan
For around a decade now, the automotive industry’s worst-case scenario has kept getting worse, with lowlights ranging from the emissions scandal and its fallout to the pulling forward of electric car mandates by a decade, the ramping up of safety and pollution standards, the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more. But if you can… Continue reading Inside the industry: the automotive impact of a war in Taiwan
Mazda MX-5 “will never die” as sports car market transforms
The Mazda MX-5 “will never die” but the Japanese company has yet to commit to the technical make-up of the next-generation version. Mazda’s CEO in Europe, Martijn ten Brink, said the current car, first launched in 2015, will continue to be updated and is under no threat of being taken off sale from emissions or… Continue reading Mazda MX-5 “will never die” as sports car market transforms