Mark Tisshaw

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Title: Editor

Mark is a journalist with more than a decade of top-level experience in the automotive industry. He first joined Autocar in 2009, having previously worked in local newspapers. He has held several roles at Autocar, including news editor, deputy editor, digital editor and his current position of editor, one he has held since 2017.

From this position he oversees all of Autocar’s content across the print magazine, autocar.co.uk website, social media, video, and podcast channels, as well as our recent launch, Autocar Business. Mark regularly interviews the very top global executives in the automotive industry, telling their stories and holding them to account, meeting them at shows and events around the world.

Mark is a Car of the Year juror, a prestigious annual award that Autocar is one of the main sponsors of. He has made media appearances on the likes of the BBC, and contributed to titles including What Car?Move Electric and Pistonheads, and has written a column for The Sun.

He graduated from Norton College in Sheffield in 2008 with an NCTJ journalism qualification. 

Mark is an expert in:

  • Global automotive industry and business news
  • Executive interviews
  • New car news
  • British automotive industry news
  • Electric cars news and reviews
  • New car reviews

Mark Tisshaw Q&A

What was your biggest news story?

There have been quite a few over the years! I have always enjoyed interviewing Carlos Tavares, the boss of Stellantis, as he's such a free talker and is not afraid to go against industry conventions, particularly on electric cars. Memorable new car stories include my scoop on the future Jaguar electric car range, the future plans of Rolls-Royce and Nissan's plans for game-changing solid-state battery technology

What’s the best car you’ve ever driven?

We're in an era now where the cars that you think are good to drive really are good to drive. Few have been more memorable than the Ferrari 488 Pista, however, a car good enough to take our Britain's Best Driver's Car title in consecutive years. I've also a huge soft spot for the Volkswagen Golf GTI, a car that's as good an all round package as you could ever ask for. 

What will the car industry look like in 20 years?

I'm not convinced everything will be fully battery electric: there will be more twists in the tale. Battery electric cars will make up the majority of cars still on our roads but e-fuels will surely develop to allow enthusiast to enjoy performance internal combustion engined cars. I'd expect fewer European car brands than today following more mergers, caused by the lower-end of the market becoming dominated by lower-cost Chinese cars.

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Freeze in fuel duty plus a lack of EV incentives makes electric cars a tougher sell post-Budget

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Hyundai Inster

Tiny on the outside, big on the inside, the Inster looks to go toe-to-toe with larger rivals with its own unique way of doing things

Hyundai Inster
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Ford Capri

The Capri is back but this time as an electric crossover. Can it live up to the legend?

Ford Capri
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RS models arrive once in a blue moon; hottest Focus bowed out six years ago
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Fast Fords will survive into the electric era

Firm's design boss says it will stick with making road-focused performance cars in the EV age

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Audi E Tron GT rear badge
Just 13% of people surveyed by Auto Trader linked 'E-tron' to Audi
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Brand loyalty evaporating as new car makers arrive en masse

Data reveals just how difficult it is for new names to gain a foothold in an increasingly busy market

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Stellantis brand Peugeot now sells a battery-electric version of all its cars, bar the outgoing 508
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Stellantis chief wants to be on the 'right side of history' with EVs

Carlos Tavares has become convinced that EVs are "better cars" – and the right solution for the environment

Stellantis chief wants to be on the 'right side of history' with EVs
News

2024 Paris motor show diary: a snapshot of Europe's car industry

Punchy CEO soundbites, important new concepts and yet more new Chinese brands: Paris 2024 had it all

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Mercedes S Class front quarter tracking
China is considering a retaliatory tariff on large-capacity ICE cars from Europe
News

Mercedes CEO: China EV tariffs will create 'lose-lose' trade war

Ola Källenius warns Chinese response to EU tariffs could bring yet more pain for the European car industry

Mercedes CEO: China EV tariffs will create 'lose-lose' trade war
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Alfa Romeo will launch range-topping luxury SUV in 2027

Likely to be an SUV, model will be key to brand's ambitions to push into US market

Alfa Romeo will launch range-topping luxury SUV in 2027
News

The 2024 Paris motor show marks a return to form

We recap the best new cars and concepts at a motor show to remember

The 2024 Paris motor show marks a return to form
Maserati MC20 front quarter tracking
Maserati will be brought closer to Italian sibling brand Alfa Romeo
News

Stellantis chief blames Maserati 'problem' on poor marketing

Carlos Tavares says Italian luxury brand "is in the red" because it isn't clearly positioned in the market

Stellantis chief blames Maserati 'problem' on poor marketing

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