Xpeng mall Netherlands
Xpeng’s Experience Store in the Netherlands opened with the start-up’s prototype flying car
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Mall stores are the new car showrooms

Why a brand presence in vast shopping malls is key for companies like Porsche, Polestar, Tesla and others

13 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Mall stores are the new car showrooms
dacia jogger 701 (1)
Dacia sold 277,785 cars in the first six months of the year, with several models growing in sales
Dealership, sales and marketing

Dacia sales grow 5.9% as overall market plummets

Romanian brand cements third best-selling status in Europe, citing market-best loyalty and conquest rates

12 July 2022
Dacia sales grow 5.9% as overall market plummets
1 Ford E Transit
Average Ford van driver covers 69 miles per day
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Why Ford's Transit boss is hedging her EV bets

Mandy Dean, director of commercial vehicles at Ford UK, is keeping the options open when it comes to electric vans

11 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Why Ford's Transit boss is hedging her EV bets
xc90 2
Kerssemakers described the 2015 Volvo XC90 as the most important car launched by the firm in recent times
Dealership, sales and marketing

How the Volvo XC90 saved the Swedish firm

Lex Kerssemakers reflects on where Volvo has come from and what the future holds, after 38 years at the firm

8 July 2022
How the Volvo XC90 saved the Swedish firm
fortescue railway
One of Fortescue's massive mining trains - they stretch up to 2.8km and can haul 34,404 tonnes
Environment and energy

Subs exclusive: What's next for Williams Advanced Engineering

Takeover by Australian iron exporter has set engineering firm on an altogether new track

8 July 2022
Subs exclusive: What's next for Williams Advanced Engineering
Tech, development and manufacturing

Lunaz expands campus to satisfy surge for upcycled EVs

New 18,580-square-metre facility will produce 1100 upcycled vehicles each year

7 July 2022
Lunaz expands campus to satisfy surge for upcycled EVs
Finance and corporate

Volkswagen Group to close Russian factory, union says

German car maker blames lack of parts due to sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine

6 July 2022
Volkswagen Group to close Russian factory, union says
97 XC40 Recharge Twin Sage Green
Volvo XC40 Recharge is the most popular model of the brand's subscription offering
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Subscriptions enter crunch phase as finances bite

Cazoo no longer offers a subscription service but other brands such as Volvo and Hyundai are convinced of its merits

6 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Subscriptions enter crunch phase as finances bite
Tech, development and manufacturing

Autocar Business Live: Battery production in Europe

We’re joined by industry experts from Britishvolt and Ford, as we look into the realities of localised battery production

5 July 2022
Autocar Business Live: Battery production in Europe
Dealership, sales and marketing

Chinese firm BYD posts 314.9% growth in electrified vehicle sales

Shenzhen giant has sold 641,000 hybrids, plug-in hybrids and EVs so far this year as it seeks to surpass Tesla

5 July 2022
Chinese firm BYD posts 314.9% growth in electrified vehicle sales

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