Citroën UK boss Eurig Druce has told Autocar that there is now a high likelihood that the diminutive Ami EV will be officially sold in the UK. The short-range two-seater launched last year in Citroën’s home market, and now with 10,400 statements of interest registered on a dedicated Ami website, confirmation of an imminent UK launch is… Continue reading Citroen UK boss: 90% chance of imminent Ami UK launch
Author: Autocar Magazine UK
New Renault 5 electric supermini to cost around £18,500
The new Renault 5 electric hatchback is set to cost around £18,500 when it goes on sale in 2024. The revived nameplate will be part of a major new plan to revive the French firm’s fortunes and will sit on the Renault Group’s new CMF-BEV platform for small electric cars. Speaking during a Renault electropop event, company boss… Continue reading New Renault 5 electric supermini to cost around £18,500
Volvo to unveil concept car to showcase new EV tech
Volvo will later today (Wednesday) reveal a new concept car that, it says, will give an insight into how it will approach design and technology when it becomes a fully electric brand in 2030. The machine will be shown as part of Volvo’s ‘Tech Moment’ event, during which the Swedish firm says it will showcase the technology… Continue reading Volvo to unveil concept car to showcase new EV tech
Aston Martin Vantage A3 marks 100th anniversary of firm’s oldest car
Aston Martin will build a limited-run Vantage Roadster with unique design cues to mark the 100th anniversary of the A3, the firm’s oldest surviving sports car. Only three examples will be produced, with bespoke flourishes inspired by the 1921 model including a black grille with aluminium surround, black exterior paint and 20in forged black wheels with bronze brake… Continue reading Aston Martin Vantage A3 marks 100th anniversary of firm’s oldest car
Rolls-Royce plots more rare Coachbuild models
Rolls-Royce is aiming to produce a new car from its Coachbuild division every two years, according to company CEO Torsten Müller-Otvös – but such projects will occur only if there is both demand from buyers and an “appetite” from within the company. The British firm recently unveiled the £20 million Boat Tail, an ultra-luxury four-seat… Continue reading Rolls-Royce plots more rare Coachbuild models
Porsche breaks Nurburgring production car lap record
A Porsche 911 GT2 RS has broken the production car Nürburgring lap record by 4.747 seconds, taking the new time down to 6 minutes 43.30 seconds at an average speed of 115.5mph. The previous time has been set by a Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. Lars Kern was the man behind the wheel, a Porsche works driver… Continue reading Porsche breaks Nurburgring production car lap record
Jaguar Land Rover aluminium supplier could fold ‘within days’
Metal component supplier Liberty Aluminium Technologies (LAT) is holding talks with lenders to avoid imminently falling into administration – representing a supply threat to its main client, Jaguar Land Rover. LAT, a division of the GFG Alliance, run by industrialist Sanjeev Gupta, operates three sites, employs 250 people in the UK and is widely reported to be… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover aluminium supplier could fold ‘within days’
Revealed: How Volkswagen recently tried to buy Alfa Romeo
Recent remarks by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, suggesting that Alfa Romeo has often been the target of buyout offers from rivals, have brought to light moves by Volkswagen to seek control of the Italian firm in 2018. Sources have told Autocar that contact was made between VW and Alfa’s then-parent FCA in 2018 “at the behest… Continue reading Revealed: How Volkswagen recently tried to buy Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo to revive GTV as an EV in sweeping range renewal
Alfa Romeo is plotting a revival of the GTV as an electric four-door coupé flagship under a sweeping revival plan that will include a major revamp of its model line-up, Autocar has learned. Seen as a technological flagship for Alfa Romeo’s future line-up, the modernday GTV is one of a number of proposed new models… Continue reading Alfa Romeo to revive GTV as an EV in sweeping range renewal
Porsche establishes new high-performance EV battery facility
Porsche has established a joint venture with German firm Customcells, which will see the two firms co-develop high-performance battery packs for future Porsche models. Porsche has an 83.75% stake in the new venture, called Cellforce, having invested a “middle double-digit amount”. Some €60 million (£51.5m) of funding for the project will come from the German government… Continue reading Porsche establishes new high-performance EV battery facility