Settling Brexit could be positive for UK sales for Jaguar and Land Rover in Britain, according to Rawdon Glover, the firm’s UK managing director. Despite a difficult sales year for the brands, both have shown upswings – driven in part by new model launches – in the UK despite economic uncertainty prompted by the ongoing… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover boss: settling Brexit will be good for us
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BMW ‘could produce 100 electrified models by 2023 if demand was there’
BMW “could launch 100 electrified cars by 2023” if customer demand was there to buy them, according to the firm’s head of development, Klaus Fröhlich. His comments coincided with today’s announcement that BMW is pulling forward its electrified launch goal of 25 new vehicles by two years. Fröhlich says this is possible because of the flexibility of… Continue reading BMW ‘could produce 100 electrified models by 2023 if demand was there’
BMW accelerates electrification programme
BMW is speeding up its ambitious electrification programme, bringing forward its goal of launching 25 electrified models – more than half of which will be fully electric – from 2025 to 2023. The German firm says that it has accelerated the programme due to the growth of electrified vehicle sales, which it projects will increase… Continue reading BMW accelerates electrification programme
Seat tech boss: it’s ‘possible’ to stop cars speeding for good
One of the Volkswagen Group’s senior figures in in-car technology has confirmed it has reached the point where governments could insist that cars no longer break speed limits. Leyre Olavarria, head of connected car and infotainment for Seat, admitted that cars actively preventing drivers from breaking a speed limit does not pose a technical challenge, given ‘intelligent… Continue reading Seat tech boss: it’s ‘possible’ to stop cars speeding for good
Autocar confidential: Seat phones it in, Hyundai-Kia tries some DIY and more
In this week’s edition of Autocar confidential, we hear why Hyundai and Kia are bringing interior production entirely in-house, what’s wrong with Jaguar XE sales and more. New Jag’s a sales drag Frustration over the comparatively low sales of the Jaguar XE continues to bubble among senior officials. Outgoing design chief Ian Callum called the situation “a source of… Continue reading Autocar confidential: Seat phones it in, Hyundai-Kia tries some DIY and more
New Defender: exterior view of reborn 4×4 leaked online
Land Rover has also confirmed for the first time that, as expected, the new Defender will be built alongside the Discovery at Jaguar Land Rover’s new £1 billion manufacturing plant in Slovakia. That could prove somewhat controversial, given the Defender’s status as a proudly British machine, although Land Rover has noted that all the design and… Continue reading New Defender: exterior view of reborn 4×4 leaked online
Maserati confirms UK prices for hardcore Levante GTS and Trofeo
Maserati has confirmed the new GTS and Trofeo variants of its Levante SUV will be coming to the UK, with prices starting from £104,900. Both models share a Ferrari-derived 3.8-litre V8 with the Quattroporte GTS performance saloon, in a state of tune that produces 542bhp in the GTS and 582bhp in the hardcore Trofeo. The… Continue reading Maserati confirms UK prices for hardcore Levante GTS and Trofeo
UK firms join to develop ‘world-leading’ EV powertrain
A new British consortium aims to design and develop a global-use, world-leading fully electric powertrain with funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). Led by GKN Automotive, a tier one electric vehicle driveline supplier, has joined up with Drive System Design and the University of Nottingham as part of the £8m project – doubled by… Continue reading UK firms join to develop ‘world-leading’ EV powertrain
The unthinkables: manufacturers’ most oddball models
The press were rendered mute when the covers were pulled from this. Why was this slab-sided, flat-backed, narrow-tracked Alfa so ugly? Was it actually finished, with its black hole of a grille and frameless headlights? It was. The SZ’s shape troubled less with time, and it was way, way better to drive than it looked.… Continue reading The unthinkables: manufacturers’ most oddball models
New Alpine A110S: faster, more hardcore flagship revealed
Alpine says the new high-performance A110 S is a true “focused sports car” with a “very different character” from existing versions of the two-seater. The new range-topping variant of the mid-engined Alpine is built around a reworked version of the 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine, with the turbo boost pressure increased by 0.4 bar. That means… Continue reading New Alpine A110S: faster, more hardcore flagship revealed