Nexteer Announces Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator: Latest in Motion-by-Wire Innovation

Achieves New Level of Premium Steering Feel, Enables Revolutionary Cabin Design Offers Automotive OEMs Unprecedented Packaging & Design Flexibility AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive today announced its Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator (DD-HWA) as the company’s latest advancement in Steer-by-Wire (SbW) technologies. DD-HWA establishes a new benchmark for steering feel,… Continue reading Nexteer Announces Direct Drive Hand Wheel Actuator: Latest in Motion-by-Wire Innovation

UK’s best-selling cars revealed

The Kia (000270.KS) Sportage was the UK’s best-selling car in September and is the second best-selling vehicle this year so far, figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show. Kia placed ahead of Ford (F) as 9,455 Sportages hit the road over the month, while Ford’s Puma recorded 8,310 registrations and remains… Continue reading UK’s best-selling cars revealed

Chinese cars came to the UK 20 years ago – but it didn’t go as well

Perhaps he was hinting at the Gleagle Panda city car, in which case we can all be thankful: its wide eyes and gaping mouth weren’t for the faint of heart. Autocar’s man in China drove the Emgrand EC7 in early 2012 and reported that it had hard yet flimsy interior materials; a thirsty yet underpowered… Continue reading Chinese cars came to the UK 20 years ago – but it didn’t go as well

Best tow cars to buy 2025-2026: top choices for caravaners or anyone with a trailer to pull

This year, the 37 models in the final judging were split across seven weight categories, with EVs, hybrid cars and diesels grouped together in each class. We’ve listed the category winners here alongside two commended alternatives, although it’s worth noting that some weight sectors – notably the Over 2,000kg one – had far more entrants… Continue reading Best tow cars to buy 2025-2026: top choices for caravaners or anyone with a trailer to pull

Big Volvo EX90 gets huge hardware updates, plus faster charging

The Volvo EX90 has been moved to the company’s new 800-volt electrical architecture, despite having been on sale for less than 18 months. The changes, applicable to the 2026 model-year cars, apparently enable owners to add 155 miles of range in 10 minutes. The news comes around six months after the then-Volvo Cars CEO Jim… Continue reading Big Volvo EX90 gets huge hardware updates, plus faster charging

Volvo Group introduces PU2000: a smart, safe and energy cost optimized BESS

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Volvo Energy, part of the Volvo Group, today officially introduces the PU2000 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at its Customer Day in Gothenburg. Designed, developed, and manufactured in Sweden, the PU2000 supports energy optimization and resiliency, and accelerates the transition to electrification, marking an important expansion of Volvo… Continue reading Volvo Group introduces PU2000: a smart, safe and energy cost optimized BESS

Polestar 4

Slide into the driver’s seat and there’s a real sense that this is more coupé than SUV, owing to the geometry of the driving position – the relationship between hands, backside and feet – and the lowish scuttle ahead of you. You still sit higher than in ‘classic’ saloons or coupés, but not by much.… Continue reading Polestar 4

Volvo Group introduces PU2000: a smart, safe and energy cost optimized BESS

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Volvo Energy, part of the Volvo Group, today officially introduces the PU2000 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at its Customer Day in Gothenburg. Designed, developed, and manufactured in Sweden, the PU2000 supports energy optimization and resiliency, and accelerates the transition to electrification, marking an important expansion of Volvo… Continue reading Volvo Group introduces PU2000: a smart, safe and energy cost optimized BESS

Hesai Becomes the World’s First Lidar Company to Produce 1 Million Units in 2025

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI; HKEX: 2525), a global leader in lidar solutions, today announced the production of its 1,000,000th lidar unit in 2025, making it the first lidar company worldwide to exceed one million units in annual production. This achievement underscores Hesai’s capability to deliver large-scale, high-quality… Continue reading Hesai Becomes the World’s First Lidar Company to Produce 1 Million Units in 2025

Volvo C70: Sweden’s forgotten 4 Series now a £1000 bargain

There was a time when Volvo’s aversion to curves was so acute that you’d see one only in the wheel in your hands, under the arches or perhaps under the bonnet, where the arc of a cable had escaped the company’s obsession with the straight and narrow.  That changed quite suddenly in 1996 with the… Continue reading Volvo C70: Sweden’s forgotten 4 Series now a £1000 bargain