Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark
Business

Bentley wins Britain's most admired car company award

Crewe-based luxury car maker beats BMW to top spot

4 December 2019
Bentley wins Britain's most admired car company award
Business

Grenfell garage to electrify classic Volkswagens

Beetle specialist is saved from closure by Volkswagen-backed EV conversion firm

4 December 2019
Grenfell garage to electrify classic Volkswagens
Business

Porsche and Tesla shine in NCAP crash tests

New Taycan and seven-seat Model X score highly in occupant and pedestrian safety categories

4 December 2019
Porsche and Tesla shine in NCAP crash tests
City cars
"The lighter the car, the more demanding the CO2 regulation"
Business

Analysis: Is it the end for the city car?

Ever-stricter CO2 regulations look set to kill off the affordable city car as we know it. We investigate how the small car’s existence has come under threat

4 December 2019
Analysis: Is it the end for the city car?
Volkswagen press conference - chaired by Matthias Muller
Dieselgate scandal broke four years ago – and still rumbles on
Business

VW Dieselgate damages: civil case to begin today

Critical first hearing in civil case will rule if firm fitted two-litre diesel engines with emission-cheating devices

2 December 2019
VW Dieselgate damages: civil case to begin today
Business

New electric Mini models to be built in China

New BMW Group and Great Wall plant will produce Mini EVs – but Oxford will "remain the heart" of operations

29 November 2019
New electric Mini models to be built in China
Business

Influx of second-hand petrol cars hammers used values

A spike in nearly-new petrol models causes prices to fall by up to 14% in some cases, while equivalent diesels hold fast

29 November 2019
Influx of second-hand petrol cars hammers used values
Business

UK car production falls 4% in October as Brexit doubt takes toll

Latest SMMT figures reveal that the UK produced 5622 fewer cars last month than in October 2018

28 November 2019
UK car production falls 4% in October as Brexit doubt takes toll
Business

Vatican receives modified Dacia Duster as new Popemobile

Budget SUV receives papal treatment with lowered suspension, plush rear seat and roof-mounted glass box

27 November 2019
Vatican receives modified Dacia Duster as new Popemobile
Business

Car industry: tariff-free EU trade deal vital to secure investment

SMMT president says Brexit uncertainty is harming industry’s push for EVs and autonomy

27 November 2019
Car industry: tariff-free EU trade deal vital to secure investment

Pages