Corporate

How BMW plans to cut costs without shutting plants

BMW's profit margin for the first half of 2026 dipped to 3.6% but it's targeting 8-10% by the 2030s

10 August 2026
Autocar Business
How BMW plans to cut costs without shutting plants
Features

Driving a Renault 4 the length of the UK – on solar power alone

Can an everyday EV drive the full 1000-mile length of the UK powered purely by British solar energy?

9 August 2026
Driving a Renault 4 the length of the UK – on solar power alone
New cars

A big Golf GTI? My Skoda Kodiaq vRS proves itself on a Sunday drive

An early morning Father's Day mission turned into a treat, thanks to the Kodiaq's mix of virtues

9 August 2026
A big Golf GTI? My Skoda Kodiaq vRS proves itself on a Sunday drive
New cars

New 2CV and Smart car: big reveals coming at Paris motor show

Biennial motor show returns from 12-18 October – and it's going to be a big one

9 August 2026
New 2CV and Smart car: big reveals coming at Paris motor show
Used cars

Better value than a Golf? How to bag a VW ID 3 from £9000

Volkswagen's electric alternative to the Golf has a lot going for it now there are used examples aplenty

8 August 2026
Better value than a Golf? How to bag a VW ID 3 from £9000
Features

Porsche's GT boss: why future 911 GT3s will keep getting better

Andreas Preuninger has overseen Porsche's GT arm for 25 years – so what's next for the fabled model line?

8 August 2026
Porsche's GT boss: why future 911 GT3s will keep getting better
Features

Tiny car, tiny country: Fiat Topolino vs the Vatican City

Fiat's microcar push has been approved at the highest level - but is the Topolino the perfect Vatican runaround?

8 August 2026
Tiny car, tiny country: Fiat Topolino vs the Vatican City
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Why the CUPRA Raval is perfect for urban families

A car that looks this good, goes this hard and thrills this much shouldn't be a sensible choice for city life. And yet…

7 August 2026
Why the CUPRA Raval is perfect for urban families
Electric cars

The Smart car returns: new #2 revealed ahead of October debut

Smart returns to its city car roots with tiny new #2, due next year as UK's smallest electric car

7 August 2026
The Smart car returns: new #2 revealed ahead of October debut

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