GM ends Holden manufacturing
General Motors announces it will stop making vehicles in Australia and New Zealand by end of 2017 General Motors will stop making vehicles in Australia and New Zealand by late 2017. The firm will...
View ArticleWhat next for Holden?
The news that GM will stop making vehicles in Australia is sad indeed, and the Australian car industry might never be the same again “Either you’re here or you’re not.” That was what Joe Hockey,...
View ArticlePorsche Macan - first ride
Our latest ride in Porsche's new SUV shows a snappy, agile car with plenty of comfort and refinement In recent times it’s not been unusual for Porsche to use a platform shared with the greater VW...
View ArticleWhy Kris Meeke just made the WRC more relevant in Britain
The Northern Irish ace will lead Citroen's WRC team in 2014, and that's great news for UK fans The news that Northern Irishman Kris Meeke will lead Citroen’s World Rally Championship attack next year...
View ArticleNew Mercedes C-class - first ride
Our first ride in the all-new new Mercedes C-class reveals a car that will offer serious competition to BMW and Audi, thanks to improvements to its ride, engine and interior Mercedes-Benz has been...
View ArticleBMW X5 UK first drive review
Big-selling X5 derivative is spacious, smooth, suave and sporting on request, as well as being predictably good In all likelihood, this will be the biggest-selling BMW X5 of the renewed range: the...
View ArticleBest car deals: Citroen C4, Skoda Superb, Mini hatchback
Autocar's top car leasing deals and new car discounts for this week, including offers on the Citroën C4 Picasso, Skoda Superb, Mini and Mercedes C-class Whether you're in the market for a new car, or...
View ArticleBMW X5 xDrive 30d SE UK first drive review
Big-selling X5 derivative is spacious, smooth, suave and sporting on request, as well as being predictably good In all likelihood, this will be the biggest-selling BMW X5 of the renewed range: the...
View ArticleFuture-proofed tech systems for next-gen Volvos
Volvo claims the electrical systems in its new SPA-based models will allow the quick integration of new technologies Volvo’s new Scalable Product Architecture will feature a new “ground-breaking”...
View ArticleRinspeed XchangE concept to be shown in Geneva
'Business class'-style cabin concept for autonomous vehicle is revealed by Rinspeed Rinspeed will show a new autonomous driving concept car at the Geneva motor show in March.Rather than working on its...
View ArticleQuick news: BMW creates new jobs, Renault Megane CC facelift
BMW announces it will create 1000 extra jobs at its UK manufacturing plants, while the Continental GT3 racer from Bentley gets its motorsport debut in Abu Dhabi BMW is creating 1000 extra jobs across...
View ArticleWhat car deals will you be searching for on Boxing Day?
Unearthing the best car deals online is one of the favourite pastimes of car lovers over the Christmas period Tyre-kicking - if you’re a car nut, you almost certainly love giving used cars the...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz A250 Engineered by AMG first drive review
AMG’s attempt to create hot A-class to sit £10k below the A45 creates a potent but ultimately uninvolving VW Golf GTI rival On paper, this looks like a real sweet spot of the Mercedes-Benz A-class...
View ArticleAudi R8 e-tron to be built
Advanced battery technology breathes new life into Ingolstadt’s aborted zero-emission supercar The Audi R8 e-tron will make it into limited-scale production.Audi has backtracked on an earlier decision...
View ArticleBrit Browning to step down as boss of Volkswagen's US operations
Statement cites 'personal reasons' are behind Jonathan Browning's decision to leave his VW role and return to the UK Jonathan Browning is to leave his role as president and chief executive officer of...
View ArticleHyundai prioritises customer loyalty over rapid sales growth
Hyundai boss says Korean firm will target improved customer retention in 2014 rather than aggressive expansion Hyundai will focus more on retention of existing customers rather than on aggressively...
View ArticleCitroen DS 5LS previewed
Citroën teases its latest saloon for China, which will be revealed in full before the end of the month The Citroën DS 5LS, a new premium saloon for China, has been previewed ahead of its official...
View ArticleGM sells stake in PSA Peugeot Citroen
General Motors sells its share in PSA for $250 million, but both companies will continue with their joint-venture projects General Motors has sold its seven per cent stake in PSA PeugeotCitroën for...
View ArticleFord to test self-driving car technology in the US
New Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle revealed in Michigan; will test future autonomous vehicle technology A new Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle has been unveiled in the US as part of Ford's...
View ArticleExploitation on the other side of the Channel
It seems it's not just in Britain where you're penalised for just turning up unannounced wanting to buy a ticket to travel I’d been on the road for, well, quite a long time.And then at one o’clock in...
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