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Tata Motors set for record PV sales of over half-a-million units in 2022

Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company by revenues, is set to break a series of new records in passenger vehicle (PV) sales in India for calendar year 2022. For the first time ever, the company’s annual PV sales are set to cross the half-a-million-units milestone, making it the highest ever sales by the brand in… Continue reading Tata Motors set for record PV sales of over half-a-million units in 2022

Editor’s letter: Jaguar finally has the voice it needs

Would it have been easier to close down Jaguar and start again? Perhaps so. Its Reimagine plan to reinvent itself as a maker of more exclusive, luxurious electric cars throws out everything but the brand name, and the connotations a brand name brings – for better or worse. For every person who loves Jaguar, its… Continue reading Editor’s letter: Jaguar finally has the voice it needs

Exclusive interview: Auto Trader COO on cost of living crisis

Catherine Faiers has been responsible for Auto Trader’s day-to-day operations since May 2019, when she was appointed chief operating officer. She joined the company as marketing director in 2017, and prior to that was COO at Addison Lee, corporate development director at Trainline and a director at Close Brothers Corporate Finance. Here, Faiers discusses how she… Continue reading Exclusive interview: Auto Trader COO on cost of living crisis

Greatest road tests ever: BMW Alpina B10 Switchtronic

Tested 18.6.97 While we waited for an E39- generation BMW M5, Alpina whetted our appetite with its take on a hot 5 Series in the form of the barnstorming B10. Alpina recast the block of the BMW 540i’s 4.4-litre V8 to increase it to 4.6 litres, while other upgrades, including a new crankshaft and a… Continue reading Greatest road tests ever: BMW Alpina B10 Switchtronic

Under the skin: How Mercedes is rapidly advancing in-car safety

It has been quite the year for significant anniversaries, and here’s another. 25 years ago, Swedish magazine Teknikens Värld inadvertently rolled a Mercedes-Benz A-Class as it spectacularly failed the ‘moose test’. If that sounds like over-enthusiasm from the journalists, know that the moose test comes from the Swedish driving test, in which candidates are asked… Continue reading Under the skin: How Mercedes is rapidly advancing in-car safety

Audi Q8 E-tron

When the Audi E-tron SUV arrived in 2018 as Audi’s first proper EV, it made headlines with its impressive 150kW peak charging rate, but even then the range was nothing to write home about. Four years later, its numbers are only about okay, so it’s a good thing that it’s facelift time. Signalling the profundity… Continue reading Audi Q8 E-tron

Audi SQ8 E-tron

As part of the Audi E-tron’s facelift and rebranding to Q8 E-tron, the E-tron S has become the Audi SQ8 E-tron. This 496bhp electric SUV retains its distinctive tri-motor layout (one at the front and two at the back), which allows it to do true torque vectoring. As such, it can send up to 162lb… Continue reading Audi SQ8 E-tron

Samsung Electronics chairman and BMW CEO meet to strengthen EV battery partnership

Samsung Electronics chairman and BMW CEO meet to strengthen EV battery partnership Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with BMW CEO Oliver Zipse and other executives at the BMW Driving Center in Yeongjong Island, Incheon on Saturday, December 17 to further strengthen the current cooperation between the two companies. The partnership with Samsung SDI since… Continue reading Samsung Electronics chairman and BMW CEO meet to strengthen EV battery partnership

Samsung Electronics chairman and BMW CEO meet to strengthen EV battery partnership

New Ford electric SUV teased ahead of 2023 reveal

Ford has outlined its plans for further electric cars in Europe by revealing a new ‘start-up’ business unit called Ford Model e, which will deliver three new electric SUVs by 2024. Ford has signed an agreement with Volkswagen Group to secure access to VW’s MEB platform for electric cars, which will form the basis of… Continue reading New Ford electric SUV teased ahead of 2023 reveal