In this week’s bonus episode of the Autocar podcast, Autocar Meets Russell Carr, design director at Lotus. Talking at an event in London to Autocar’s editor-at-large Matt Prior, the pair discuss lightweight design in an electric age, what’s going on at Hethel, and how Lotus fits into a multinational company like Geely. The regular My… Continue reading Listen: Lotus design director on lightweight philosophy in the EV age
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Everyday heroes: When ‘normal’ cars sneak into supercar showdowns
Think of Autocar’s annual Britain’s Best Driver’s Car (BBDC) test and your mind will rightly project visions of Porsche 911s, V12-fired Ferraris and scaffold-like lightweights. But once in a blue moon, something entirely ordinary slips into the field. Not even a GTI, ST or anything to that effect, but common-or-garden machinery that lines the nation’s… Continue reading Everyday heroes: When ‘normal’ cars sneak into supercar showdowns
Lynk & Co 09 Conquers Edge of the World
HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As a highlight of the 2025 Riyadh Season, the “Edge of the World – Sunset Expedition” brought the Lynk & Co 09 into one of Saudi Arabia’s most dramatic natural landscapes. Celebrities, professional drivers conducted in-depth test drives from steep escarpments to sunset ridges, noting Lynk & Co 09… Continue reading Lynk & Co 09 Conquers Edge of the World
German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010366
The capital is the backdrop to the eternal low mood. In the Estrel in Berlin-Neukölln, half Bettenburg, half congress center, the crisis-plagued Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume had to explain himself to his managers at a management conference this week. In the Chancellery, on the other hand, the car summits regularly provide beautiful images, but Blume… Continue reading German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010366
German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010365
The capital is the backdrop to the eternal low mood. In the Estrel in Berlin-Neukölln, half Bettenburg, half congress center, the crisis-plagued Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume had to explain himself to his managers at a management conference this week. In the Chancellery, on the other hand, the car summits regularly provide beautiful images, but Blume… Continue reading German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010365
German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010363
The capital is the backdrop to the eternal low mood. In the Estrel in Berlin-Neukölln, half Bettenburg, half congress center, the crisis-plagued Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume had to explain himself to his managers at a management conference this week. In the Chancellery, on the other hand, the car summits regularly provide beautiful images, but Blume… Continue reading German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010363
German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010363
The capital is the backdrop to the eternal low mood. In the Estrel in Berlin-Neukölln, half Bettenburg, half congress center, the crisis-plagued Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume had to explain himself to his managers at a management conference this week. In the Chancellery, on the other hand, the car summits regularly provide beautiful images, but Blume… Continue reading German FAZ: Turning point for the car bosses010363
How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy
In early 2023, Luminar was riding high. After going public during the pandemic and scoring a key deal with Volvo, the company had added Mercedes-Benz and Polestar as customers of its “lifesaving” lidar sensors. Founder and CEO Austin Russell called it an “inflection point,” as Luminar prepped to have those sensors integrated into the first… Continue reading How Luminar’s doomed Volvo deal helped drag the company into bankruptcy
Europe poised to water down landmark 2035 ban on new diesel and gasoline cars
A fuel nozzle is inserted into a combustion engine at a petrol pump at a filling station during a refueling process. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The European Union on Tuesday is expected to water down its effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, after lobbying efforts from Germany,… Continue reading Europe poised to water down landmark 2035 ban on new diesel and gasoline cars
November 2025 new car pre-registration figures
SMMT released figures for November pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in November 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading November 2025 new car pre-registration figures