Business

Opinion - Why the VW Group might need to be broken up to survive

With the VW Group bracing itself for the continuing wave of bad publicity, the only solution might be to break the group apart

7 October 2015
Opinion - Why the VW Group might need to be broken up to survive
Business

Opinion - Navel gazing at Volkswagen

New VW Group boss Matthias Müller must talk to all customers affected by the company's emissions scandal, and not just concentrate on his home market

7 October 2015
Opinion - Navel gazing at Volkswagen
MQB platform has space for an AdBlue tank built in at the rear-right corner
Business

Opinion - Keeping up with pollution laws is not always easy for car makers

Creating and implementing the tech to meet increasingly strict emissions rules is an ongoing challenge for major manufacturers

6 October 2015
Opinion - Keeping up with pollution laws is not always easy for car makers
Business

Why a PSA-Tata deal could give Jaguar its own 1-series

Jaguar Land Rover needs more small models to boost its profitability; a future deal with PSA could help it to make them

6 October 2015
Why a PSA-Tata deal could give Jaguar its own 1-series

Is your estate car a leftie, a rightie – or both?

Why right- and left-sided split-folding back seats can make buying an estate car tough in right-hand drive markets like the UK

3 October 2015
Is your estate car a leftie, a rightie – or both?

Aston Martin Vulcan meets its namesake: Vulcan bomber XH558

As the last flying Avro Vulcan prepares to touch down for the final time, it's been filmed as part of a special flypast with its 800bhp Aston Martin namesake

2 October 2015
Aston Martin Vulcan meets its namesake: Vulcan bomber XH558
New cars

Is a convertible Range Rover Evoque a niche too far?

Nissan learnt the hard way that open-top SUVs don't always work - but Jaguar Land Rover could have the brand power to pull off such a stunt

2 October 2015
Is a convertible Range Rover Evoque a niche too far?
Business

Could Volkswagen be doing a better job of managing this crisis?

Concerned and confused Volkswagen customers are contacting Autocar for help - but shouldn't the company itself be doing more?

2 October 2015
Could Volkswagen be doing a better job of managing this crisis?
New cars

Opinion: Why Tesla may have reinvented the SUV with Model X

Tesla's first SUV was unveiled to a crowd of journalists and customers in the US last night, and it's set to be as much of a game-changer as the Model S

30 September 2015
Opinion: Why Tesla may have reinvented the SUV with Model X
New cars

Value brands are the new used

Does buying new instead of used ever make sense? It can do with value brands

30 September 2015
Value brands are the new used
Business

What really happens in an official economy test

We took part in an official economy test in a new Nissan Qashqai in 2013. Here's what goes on in the lab

28 September 2015
What really happens in an official economy test
Business

It's time for firm action in the wake of the VW emissions scandal

Now that the headline-grabbing revelations of Volkswagen's emissions scandal have subsided, we're left to decide how to pick up the pieces

28 September 2015
It's time for firm action in the wake of the VW emissions scandal

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