Range Rover Sport 2022 front quarter tracking
Range Rover and Range Rover Sport production has ramped up – reaching 27,456 wholesales in the quarter
Car sales

JLR order backlog grows to 215,000 cars

British firm's order books swell by 10,000 cars amidst strong demand

9 January 2023
JLR order backlog grows to 215,000 cars
Torsten Müller-Ötvös Rolls Royce Spectre
Pre-orders for the Rolls-Royce Spectre – the marque's first EV – have exceeded expectations
Car sales

Average Rolls-Royce tops £430,000 in second record year

Goodwood delivers more than 6000 cars for the first time; order bank stretches well into 2023

9 January 2023
Average Rolls-Royce tops £430,000 in second record year
Recycling and refurbishment

Health check: the future of the aftermarket parts trade

Despite a skills shortage and legislative challenges, the future of the parts industry is bright, say those in it

6 January 2023
Health check: the future of the aftermarket parts trade
chrysler airflow concept
Chrysler Airflow concept hinted at highly connected future Stellantis cars
Connected cars

New Stellantis arm formed to gather data from 34 million vehicles

Car-making giant's new Mobilisights division will gather data from connected vehicles across all 14 of its brands

5 January 2023
New Stellantis arm formed to gather data from 34 million vehicles
byd atto 3 paris motor show 01 front static
BYD Atto 3 will be the linchpin of the brand's European expansion
Car sales

BYD sells nearly two million cars in 2022

Chinese manufacturer believes it can double its sales in 2023 as it enters the European market

5 January 2023
BYD sells nearly two million cars in 2022
Kia Niro EV with Kia Soul EV 2022 front quarter static
Kia's new Niro crossover (left) has performed well since its arrival in mid-2022
Car sales

Kia UK boss on reaching 100k sales and new targets

Kia crossed the landmark 100,000 sales threshold in 2022 and boss Paul Philpott already has a new target

5 January 2023
Kia UK boss on reaching 100k sales and new targets
Jaguar i Pace Audi E Tron Tesla Model X Mercedes EQC
Prestige electric SUVs fared better than petrol for time off the road – but that didn't apply to all segments
Electric vehicles

EVs don't offer significantly cheaper fleet maintenance costs

Fleet data analysis reveals cases where EVs fare both better and worse than ICE cars on maintenance time and costs

5 January 2023
EVs don't offer significantly cheaper fleet maintenance costs
Volkswagen ID 7 camo front quarter static CES 2023
Volkswagen unveiled the ID 7 at CES 2023 in an exuberant, QR-code-inspired camouflage
Tech, development and manufacturing

Big European names show motoring future at CES 2023

Major car makers and OEMs will showcase the latest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show

4 January 2023
Big European names show motoring future at CES 2023
Carl-Peter Forster, Storedot Chairman
Carl-Peter Forster also has a seat on the board of Gordon Murray Design, among other companies
Corporate

Storedot hires ex-Jaguar Land Rover boss as chairman

Former Tata man Carl-Peter Forster joins the Israeli battery company to help with OEM relationships

4 January 2023
Storedot hires ex-Jaguar Land Rover boss as chairman
DS Store showroom 2018
DS had the biggest increase in the typically achievable cash Target Price discount
What Car? Insight

New-car discounts reflect ongoing market turbulence

What Car?'s Target Price data, provided exclusively to Autocar Business, reveals return to buyer's market

4 January 2023
New-car discounts reflect ongoing market turbulence

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