Kia EV2 concept front quarter
EV2 will be priced from €30,000 (£25,000), positioning it as a Renault 5 rival
New cars

Kia EV2 concept previews £25k SUV due next year

New model, sized between rival Renault 4 and 5, to lead push into the electric mainstream

27 February 2025
Kia EV2 concept previews £25k SUV due next year
Kia Picanto front quarter tracking
EV1 would be roughly equivalent to the existing Picanto (pictured)
New cars

Kia working on baby 'EV1' as Renault Twingo rival

Brand's president says it "definitely needs" an entry-level electric car aimed at the mass market

27 February 2025
Kia working on baby 'EV1' as Renault Twingo rival
Kia PV5 passenger front quarter
Passenger van will be offered with 51.5kWh and 71.2kWh batteries; cargo van also gets 43.3kWh pack
New cars

Kia PV5 revealed as electric van for diesel Ford Transit money

First in a line of 'Platform Beyond Vehicles' gets futuristic looks and MPV variant; more derivatives to come

27 February 2025
Kia PV5 revealed as electric van for diesel Ford Transit money
stellantis ellesmere port factory workers 1 0 0
Just 78,012 vehicles rolled off UK lines in January
Manufacturing

UK vehicle production drops 18% year on year

Drop in exports exacerbates already tough situation for UK manufacturers

27 February 2025
Autocar Business
UK vehicle production drops 18% year on year
Business

​New Maserati models in limbo after £1.2 billion investment written off

Launch of MC20 Folgore and future EVs in doubt after Italian firm suffers sales slump in 2024

26 February 2025
Autocar Business
​New Maserati models in limbo after £1.2 billion investment written off
mclaren w1 revealed front nose
W1's turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 puts out a huge 915bhp on its own
New cars

McLaren W1 to focus on real-world fun over ‘Top Trumps numbers’

New hypercar packs a huge 1258bhp but is limited to the same 217mph top speed as its P1 predecessor

26 February 2025
McLaren W1 to focus on real-world fun over ‘Top Trumps numbers’
Peter Rawlinson
Former CEO Rawlinson will take up a new strategic advisory technical role on the board. Credit: Gage Skidmore
Features

Outgoing Lucid boss explains why "most EVs suck"

Peter Rawlinson's uniquely dissenting views helped turn Lucid into tech leader

26 February 2025
Outgoing Lucid boss explains why "most EVs suck"
Business

Aston Martin to cut 170 jobs as new CEO targets cost savings

Redundancies – 5% of the workforce – will save the loss-making luxury car maker around £25 million a year

26 February 2025
Autocar Business
Aston Martin to cut 170 jobs as new CEO targets cost savings
AC Cobra production
New AC Cobra will be built both in England and Sweden
New cars

New AC Cobras to be built at former Saab facility

Revitalised British sports car maker partners Trollhättan-based engineering firm to boost production capacity

26 February 2025
New AC Cobras to be built at former Saab facility
electric volvo s90 render front three quarter 1
ES90 will serve as the premium flagship in a wave of five advanced EVs
New cars

New Volvo ES90 to offer 434 miles of range

New saloon will be revealed on 5 March as new technological flagship

26 February 2025
New Volvo ES90 to offer 434 miles of range

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