Business

Volkswagen plans “significant” cost savings to invest in future

Model range streamlining, variant reduction and factory productivity increase are part of plan to boost profit margins

6 December 2018
Volkswagen plans “significant” cost savings to invest in future
Tesla Roadster
The Elise-based Roadster was Tesla's first foray into mass production
Business

The electric Lotuses (that aren't Lotuses)

Lotus has announced it is planning a £2 million electric hypercar - but how close has it come before?

6 December 2018
The electric Lotuses (that aren't Lotuses)
Lotus Omega
What an electric hypercar from Lotus could look like
New cars

Lotus plans £2m electric hypercar

Secret Omega project under way to create Bugatti-baiting EV; concept due in 2019

6 December 2018
Lotus plans £2m electric hypercar
GM factory
GM is closing seven plants, five of which are in North America
Business

Analysis: how General Motors plans to survive

GM is to shut seven factories, cut more than 14,000 jobs and axe models

6 December 2018
Analysis: how General Motors plans to survive
Peugeot and Fifth Gear

Promoted | The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV: Safety

Under its skin, PEUGEOT’s striking and spacious SUV is packed with advanced technology that helps to keep you and your passengers safer

5 December 2018
Promoted | The PEUGEOT 3008 SUV: Safety
Slideshow

Brilliant Beetles on parade in LA

VW Beetles classic and modern gathered at the LA Auto Show to commemorate the end of production of the Beetle in 2018

5 December 2018
Brilliant Beetles on parade in LA
Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak
The Volkswagen ID R Pikes Peak set a record on a hill – can it do the same at the Nürburgring?
Motorsport

Volkswagen to bid for electric Nurburgring lap record

Converted 671bhp ID R Pikes Peak is to tackle the legendary German track – and the outright record could be under threat

5 December 2018
Volkswagen to bid for electric Nurburgring lap record
McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt
McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt
Business

McLaren wins Britain’s most admired car company award

Sports car and supercar maker pipped BMW to top spot, as well as winning inspirational leadership gong

5 December 2018
McLaren wins Britain’s most admired car company award
Best-sellers by body type
We've teamed up with industry analyst JATO Dynamics to bring you the best-selling cars in Europe by bodystyle. Take a look through to see the winner of each segment
New cars

2018's most popular cars in Europe by market segment

Want to know what the best-selling SUV is in Europe? How about the most popular sports car or executive saloon? The answers are here

5 December 2018
2018's most popular cars in Europe by market segment
New cars

Diesel's decline continues as new car sales fall in November

Growth in petrol and alternative fuel vehicles failed to offset decline of diesels, which are now less than a third of the total market

5 December 2018
Diesel's decline continues as new car sales fall in November

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