On Sunday morning, the convoy makes Kraków. Too tall for car parks, it’s parked up safely in view of a police station. We find a hotel and rest. Most of the drivers prepare to head home from here. I’m meant to as well, but the chance to continue onwards is offered and they could do… Continue reading Autocar’s Ukrainian journey to deliver aid in ambulances
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Energy price crisis “potentially over within a couple of years”
Recent investment in renewable energy will ensure the current supply and price crisis can be overcome within a couple of years, founder of intelligent charging provider Ohme, Dave Watson, has told Autocar. Reflecting on the energy issues currently dominating headlines, Watson said: “Green energy is coming on tap fast. The investment began years ago and… Continue reading Energy price crisis “potentially over within a couple of years”
Alfa Romeo supercar just months away from sign off
When asked if Alfa planned SUVs in the future bigger and smaller than the Tonale, Imparato said “yes and yes”. It’s understood the smaller SUV will come in 2024, as an all-electric Alfa sister car to the Jeep Avenger, although the Alfa would be greatly overhauled with a very different set of capabilities. The larger… Continue reading Alfa Romeo supercar just months away from sign off
Autocar Business Trends 2022: Will 2023 mark industry recovery?
Soaring energy and material costs could significantly impact production Close News 1 min read 4 November 2022 Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge. To subscribe, please see below and to login please click here ]]> Basic Register Access to additional free article Regular newsletters to help you get… Continue reading Autocar Business Trends 2022: Will 2023 mark industry recovery?
Audi A5 Cabriolet axed from UK line-up following slow sales
The Audi A5 Cabriolet has been culled from the German firm’s line-up, and a replacement is unlikely as the brand consolidates its UK model range. An Audi spokesman told Autocar that the removal of the A5 Cabriolet was part of a “consolidation” of its model range, given that the A5 Cabriolet is an older model at the… Continue reading Audi A5 Cabriolet axed from UK line-up following slow sales
Orders open for electric, £129,170 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV
“As we see for both models, we made a lot of tweaks in the last month and our colleagues did an enormous job to find the last tenth of drag coefficients of the efficient drivetrain. To be honest, not everybody at the company thought we could come up with values like that but we managed… Continue reading Orders open for electric, £129,170 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV
Autocar Business Trends 2022: Will agency sales be a hit?
The new Autocar Business Trends report is a quarterly analysis of the principal ways in which the automotive industry is changing. In this penultimate chapter we investigate the reasons behind an industry-wide shift to the agency sales model over the coming years, with insight into why major brands have announced the switch – and why others are not… Continue reading Autocar Business Trends 2022: Will agency sales be a hit?
2023 Abarth 500 EV to get bespoke performance powertrain
Fiat is finalising an electric Abarth 500 ahead of its imminent reveal. It will be the brand’s first hot model since the Abarth 124 GT, launched in 2018. New images show a lower, wider variant of the electric 500 – also wearing a revised front bumper and a chunky rear spoiler – testing in the countryside. The… Continue reading 2023 Abarth 500 EV to get bespoke performance powertrain
Diesel prices rose over 10 pence per litre in October
According to new figures released by the RAC, diesel prices increased from an average of 180.37p to 190.51p per litre, which is the equivalent of costing more than £5 per tank. The price rise is the third largest on record, behind only March and June this year, when prices of diesel rose 22p and 16p… Continue reading Diesel prices rose over 10 pence per litre in October
Virtual first ride: self-driving Xpeng P5 in Guangzhou
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng’s City Navigation Guided Pilot (CNGP) is the world’s first inner-city autonomous driving system, advancing the technology benchmarked by Tesla’s motorway-focused Autopilot. Using an array of exterior lidar cameras, CNGP (activated when a destination is set via the navigation system) can change lanes, overtake, merge, and even drive around stationary vehicles.… Continue reading Virtual first ride: self-driving Xpeng P5 in Guangzhou