At Chery’s sprawling HQ in the city of Wuhu, two hours west of Shanghai, dozens of prototypes circle the streets linking the company’s various R&D facilities. In one prototype jam, we spot a camouflaged Lepas with Audi’s four rings crudely drawn on tape covering the badge. The marking was clearly a joke, but it was also… Continue reading ‘Too many brands?’ Why Chery is adding Lepas to Jaecoo and Omoda
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New-look Toyota Aygo X gains 74mpg hybrid; drops manual
Autocar understands that Toyota sold some 14,000 examples of the city car in the UK last year. Had those all been the new hybrid, Toyota would have been able to sell in excess of 2000 additional ICE cars while remaining within its limit. Separately from the ZEV mandate, such a significant reduction would have given Toyota… Continue reading New-look Toyota Aygo X gains 74mpg hybrid; drops manual
GWM Haval Jolion Pro
The Haval Jolion Pro is now on sale in the UK – which will probably come as a surprise to you, so quietly has this Chinese brand arrived. To be fair, it isn’t technically a brand here (unlike in Australia, where incredibly it outsold Volkswagen in 2024). Instead, it’s a sub-brand of GWM, like Ora,… Continue reading GWM Haval Jolion Pro
Matt Prior: I bought an Audi A2 for £500 – and it’s brilliant
But when you factored in residual values, plus the A2’s fuel efficiency, ownership costs would have been extremely competitive. Buyers didn’t see it that way, though. It’s a shame, but perhaps no great surprise, that the A2 received no direct replacement, and that Mercedes eventually let the A-Class morph into the trad C-segment hatchback it… Continue reading Matt Prior: I bought an Audi A2 for £500 – and it’s brilliant
What would happen if we all stopped buying new cars?
What if we didn’t buy any new cars for a year? That’s a thought experiment suggested by Andrew Oswald, professor of economics and behavioural science at the University of Warwick, writing to the Financial Times recently. Oswald used data from the RAC Foundation and Autocar to estimate that UK buyers will spend £80 billion on… Continue reading What would happen if we all stopped buying new cars?
A true Ford? Mapping the Blue Oval’s UK past with the Explorer
Then we’d continue south-east to Dunton, the research centre that nowadays doubles as Ford’s British HQ, ending our journey beside a statue of the founder, Old Henry, erected at Dagenham in 1944 and now overlooking Dunton’s main entrance. This drive would be typically British: plenty of motorway, plenty of potholes, some sinuous A- and B-roads and some… Continue reading A true Ford? Mapping the Blue Oval’s UK past with the Explorer
MWIC Bonus Episode 10: Autocar Meets Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive
In this week’s bonus ‘Autocar Meets’ podcast associate editor James Attwood speaks to Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive on the challenges of running the French firm, retro design, electrification and why he’s got more to worry about than tariffs.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts.… Continue reading MWIC Bonus Episode 10: Autocar Meets Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive
Official: Toyota to build GR Corolla in UK
Toyota will build the GR Corolla hot hatch in the UK from next year, in a bid to cater to increasing demand. Confirming this week’s report from Reuters, it said it had chosen the Corolla plant in Burnaston (Derbyshire) to boost GR Corolla production, and that preparations had been under way since last year. It will make… Continue reading Official: Toyota to build GR Corolla in UK
First official pictures of new Jeep Cherokee ahead of 2026 launch
Jeep has provided the first look at the next-generation Cherokee ahead of its official debut later this year and an expected European launch in 2026. The first pictures of Jeep’s Land Rover Discovery rival confirm that it will look very similar to the recently revealed Compass, above which it sits in the SUV brand’s line-up.… Continue reading First official pictures of new Jeep Cherokee ahead of 2026 launch
Autocar partners Siemens for 2025 awards and software webinar
Technology giant Siemens has been named as the sponsor of the 2025 Autocar Awards, which will celebrate the people and organisations shaping the future of automotive – as well as the best cars on sale. This year’s awards ceremony takes place on 24 June, where Autocar and Siemens will name the industry’s most innovative and… Continue reading Autocar partners Siemens for 2025 awards and software webinar