Business

Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base

Chinese firm SAIC is looking to downscale its technical centre, which does engineering work for MG, at the former Longbridge factory

10 May 2019
Up to 230 jobs at risk as MG owners move to downsize UK base
Volvo S60 Polestar Engineered hybrid charging
EVs are greener than petrol cars – ‘after driving 435k miles’
Business

Analysis: Just how green are electric vehicles?

CO2-intensive battery production means emissions-free travel remains a mirage

10 May 2019
Analysis: Just how green are electric vehicles?
Business

Mitsubishi calls for plug-in hybrid grant to be reinstated

Surveys show 25% of Outlander PHEV owners would buy a pure electric vehicle next

9 May 2019
Mitsubishi calls for plug-in hybrid grant to be reinstated
Skoda iV Vision concept - front
Production version of Skoda’s Vision iV arrives next year
Business

Skoda electric models to stand out with unique lightstrip

Company boss Bernhard Maier gives Autocar an insight into Skoda's plans for an electrified line-up

8 May 2019
Skoda electric models to stand out with unique lightstrip
Jeep Wrangler Rubicon rockcrawling
The Wrangler isn’t a volume seller for Jeep in Europe
Business

Analysis: Jeep's European success is a threat to Land Rover

Sales figure analysis reveals a reversal of fortune in Europe’s off-roader market

8 May 2019
Analysis: Jeep's European success is a threat to Land Rover
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
The Outlander PHEV is a popular plug-in hybrid in the UK
Business

New car sales fall in April, plug-in hybrids hardest hit

April figures reflect government's decision to axe incentives for plug-in hybrids and supply issues

7 May 2019
New car sales fall in April, plug-in hybrids hardest hit
Business

No electric Range Rover Evoque planned, PHEV instead

Firm believes plug-in hybrid powertrains are the way forward, and Evoque platform not ready for full-EV

7 May 2019
No electric Range Rover Evoque planned, PHEV instead
Citroen C4 Spacetourer - cornering
Five-seat C4 Spacetourer production ended last month
Business

Citroen ends UK sales of five-seat C4 Spacetourer

New C5 Aircross to fill five-seat MPV gap in French manufacturer’s line-up

3 May 2019
Citroen ends UK sales of five-seat C4 Spacetourer
Gordon Murray CBE
Gordon Murray, made a CBE in the 2019 New Year's Honours list.
Business

Gordon Murray receives CBE for 'services to motoring'

Murray, designer of the McLaren F1 and some of the most decorated Formula 1 cars of all time, presented with honour by Prince Charles

3 May 2019
Gordon Murray receives CBE for 'services to motoring'
Audi’s most recent fuel cell foray was the 2016 h-tron concept
Business

Audi renews hydrogen powertrain development scheme

Firm ramps up fuel cell efforts with new prototype amid EV development concerns

3 May 2019
Audi renews hydrogen powertrain development scheme

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