Long-Term Review

Volvo EX40 long-term review

Could Gothenburg’s lowest-profile EV also be its best? We aim to find out

29 May 2025
Volvo EX40 long-term review
Ford Focus ST Edition 2024 front quarter tracking
Around 170 new Focus STs remain in UK dealers, some 30 of which are the Edition model pictured
Consumer

Ford Focus ST off sale as order book full until end of production

Hot hatch is removed from Ford's UK price list before Focus production comes to an end in November

29 May 2025
Ford Focus ST off sale as order book full until end of production
Toyota Corolla production Burnaston
The Toyota Corolla, made in Burnaston, is among the UK's most prominent vehicular exports
Manufacturing

April production of new cars and vans hits lowest level since 1952

Excepting Covid-hit 2020, the UK's output of 59,203 cars and CVs was the worst for the month in 73 years

29 May 2025
Autocar Business
April production of new cars and vans hits lowest level since 1952
New cars

Alpine confirms V6-powered Ferrari SF90 rival for 2028

French firm says combustion still makes sense for sporting flagships as mainstream models go EV

28 May 2025
Alpine confirms V6-powered Ferrari SF90 rival for 2028
New cars

Skoda Favorit reimagined as ‘minimalistic’ EV for new age

Skoda designer Ljudmil Slavov reveals new take on the 1980s hatchback – without overtly retro cues

28 May 2025
Skoda Favorit reimagined as ‘minimalistic’ EV for new age
BMW i4 eDrive40 2025 front quarter tracking
The i4 eDrive40 (pictured) now gets a silicon-carbide inverter, boosting energy efficiency
New cars

New BMW i4 M60 brings more power than petrol M4 CS

New version of electric saloon replaces the i4 M50; can dispatch the 0-62mph sprint in 3.7sec

28 May 2025
New BMW i4 M60 brings more power than petrol M4 CS
Renault 4 Paris motor show front quarter
The 4 is pitched as a more family-friendly alternative to the new Renault 5
New cars

New Renault 4 undercuts Mini and Fiat rivals with prices from £27k

Retro electric crossover touches down in the UK this summer with up to 250 miles of range

28 May 2025
New Renault 4 undercuts Mini and Fiat rivals with prices from £27k
Finance and corporate

Ex-Jeep boss Antonio Filosa named new Stellantis CEO

Stellantis ends six-month process to select a replacement for Carlos Tavares

28 May 2025
Autocar Business
Ex-Jeep boss Antonio Filosa named new Stellantis CEO
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.142)

This week Cropley meets the woman who decides what your Audi is equipped with, nearly gets flattened by an Aston Martin Cygnet, and he and Prior discuss Bicester Motion's reopening

28 May 2025
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.142)

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