Tag: Mazda

Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

BYD said it will launch the Song L SUV with the company’s self-developed smart driving system in June. China’s largest auto show opened in Beijing with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world’s largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of mind, and isn’t looking back.… Continue reading Beijing auto show: Themes and highlights

What investors should know about the UAW’s organizing drive of VW

Volkswagens are seen in the employee parking lot at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant on March 20, 2024 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Elijah Nouvelage | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers notched a big win this weekend. Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining the UAW late Friday – marking… Continue reading What investors should know about the UAW’s organizing drive of VW

Japan automaker profits expected to slow after blockbuster year

TOKYO — Profit growth at six leading Japanese automakers is expected to slow in fiscal 2024 as they enjoy less room to raise output but face rising costs. Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor, Suzuki Motor, Subaru and Mazda Motor all forecast net profit increases for the year ended March 31, with Toyota, Honda, Nissan… Continue reading Japan automaker profits expected to slow after blockbuster year

New Mazda CX-80: plush seven-seater tops line-up

Mazda is returning to the seven-seater market after a six-year absence with the CX-80, a luxurious new flagship SUV. Closely related to the CX-60, the CX-80 is the first three-row Mazda in Europe since the 5 MPV and the second model to use Mazda’s Large Product Group platform. Compared with the CX-60, its wheelbase is 250mm longer and its… Continue reading New Mazda CX-80: plush seven-seater tops line-up

Best speedsters: the top 9 roofless wonders for intensity and style

Speedsters are a genuinely unique proposition in the motoring world, traditionally offering high performance with no roof and often no windscreen. Their advocates argue that there’s nothing to touch them when it comes to a visceral driving experience. Sceptics, though, say they’re illogical vanity purchases that demand too many compromises, often at obscene costs. Make… Continue reading Best speedsters: the top 9 roofless wonders for intensity and style

Autocar magazine 10 April: on sale now

This week in Autocar, we meet BMW M’s star new models, test the BMW i7 that you can’t blow up, and reveal how Morris could have returned and been bigger than MG. News BMW is just months away from revealing the totally reinvented M5 as a hardcore plug-in hybrid with 708bhp and 43-mile EV range… Continue reading Autocar magazine 10 April: on sale now

Exclusive: Top secret plan to revive the Morris Minor

How the news scoop came to be It came, as many of life’s most exciting opportunities do, with a phone call. The call was confidential, said the voice, so I left Autocar’s offices and aimlessly wandered the local streets while Martin Leach, one-time boss of Ford of Europe and subsequently Maserati, explained to me that he… Continue reading Exclusive: Top secret plan to revive the Morris Minor

Inside Japfest: Why Japanese cars are still loved by UK tuners

Modifying – fixing, improving, making more obnoxious – cars in the UK has been alive and well since, basically, the invention of the cars. The first Japanese car sold in the UK came in 1965. But it took another 15-20 years before the modification of Japanese cars became ubiquitous in the car scene. And since… Continue reading Inside Japfest: Why Japanese cars are still loved by UK tuners

Best cheap hot hatchbacks

Hot hatchbacks have long been popular in the UK, combining great handling and punchy power delivery, while being wrapped up in a practical package. However, with hot hatch prices hitting dizzying heights on the new car market, affordability is a concern for many. Fortunately, there are plenty of used hot hatches that can deliver the… Continue reading Best cheap hot hatchbacks