Smart 4x4 render - static front
Daimler-Geely-owned Smart will launch an SUV (rendered by Autocar above)
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Mercedes: Smart's future is bright thanks to Geely deal

Geely brings larger scales and Volvo know-how to the table as EV brand becomes a joint venture

12 May 2020
Mercedes: Smart's future is bright thanks to Geely deal
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Government makes it easier to close urban roads to cars

Cities will be able to more easily close roads to boost cycling and walking, ease pressure on public transport

11 May 2020
Government makes it easier to close urban roads to cars
Lotus Evija
Lotus Evija
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Lotus partners with energy firm to 'redesign' EV ownership

Lotus teams up with British Gas owner for vehicle-to-grid charging scheme and infrastructure network

11 May 2020
Lotus partners with energy firm to 'redesign' EV ownership
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Coronavirus focus should also be applied to reduce road deaths - FIA President

Former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt highlights that more people die on roads on average each day than have died of coronavirus

8 May 2020
Coronavirus focus should also be applied to reduce road deaths - FIA President
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UK road usage increasing despite lockdown still being in place

RAC survey finds more drivers are taking their cars out now than at the beginning of the lockdown

8 May 2020
UK road usage increasing despite lockdown still being in place
VW Group factory
VW Group has about 100 new Covid-19 safety measures
Business

Analysis: How car makers are restarting production

As the first factories return to work after coronavirus lockdown, we explore which firms are making the shift and how they're doing it

7 May 2020
Analysis: How car makers are restarting production
BMW
BMW
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BMW: coronavirus will affect new car demand for rest of 2020

Firm lowers profit forecast, warns European sales might not recover when restrictions ease as fast as in China

6 May 2020
BMW: coronavirus will affect new car demand for rest of 2020
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Tesla Model 3 is April's best-selling new car in UK

Electric saloon accounted for around 15% of all sales, as the new car market plummeted 97% due to the pandemic

5 May 2020
Tesla Model 3 is April's best-selling new car in UK
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Revealed: Government in talks to reopen car dealers this month

Earliest possible date is 11 May if the government hits metrics to ease lockdown

1 May 2020
Revealed: Government in talks to reopen car dealers this month
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British firm to roll out affordable street-side charger in Brighton

Hampshire-based City EV will install 200 3kW chargers in the Sussex city, following similar schemes in London and Reading

1 May 2020
British firm to roll out affordable street-side charger in Brighton

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