New cars

Audi RS E-tron GT prototype drive

Claims of a broader operating window and improved EV stats for Taycan sibling

16 April 2024
Audi RS E-tron GT prototype drive
Car sales

Dacia launches seven-year warranty that can also cover used cars

Renault-owned budget brand targets Kia and MG with generous new warranty terms

16 April 2024
Autocar Business
Dacia launches seven-year warranty that can also cover used cars
Technology

Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?

The household cleaning can be used for propulsion as well as making an engine more efficient

16 April 2024
Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?
01 mercedes amg eqs 53 2022 rt
EQS test cars used a 1.0 petrol engine to charge the battery
New cars

Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials

German brand pulls plug despite a well-established development programme to focus on 'simpler' EV tech

16 April 2024
Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials
Slideshow

Famously disastrous cars that were in fact successful

The true story behind many famous automotive disasters needs to be told

16 April 2024
Famously disastrous cars that were in fact successful
Britishvolt
Britishvolt aimed to secure funding for battery R&D and manufacturing businesses in the UK
Manufacturing

Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

Major private equity firm Blackstone picks UK site to build one of the largest data centres in Europe

15 April 2024
Autocar Business
Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre
New product tests

Which snow foam lances are best?

Snow foam is one of the most satisfying and effective car cleaning products you can use, but there’s a bewildering variety of different snow foam guns to consider across a broad price range. We put them to the test

15 April 2024
Which snow foam lances are best?
Electric vehicles

Reports: Tesla to lay off over 10% of global workforce

The layoffs equate to around 14,000 jobs and come following a drop in car deliveries

15 April 2024
Reports: Tesla to lay off over 10% of global workforce
Dealers

Inchcape agrees £346m sale to US-based dealer group

Group 1 Automotive will add firm's 120 dealerships to its 79 existing UK franchises

15 April 2024
Autocar Business
Inchcape agrees £346m sale to US-based dealer group
Maserati Grancabrio Folgore front lead copy
The drop-top EV gets 751bhp and 996lb ft from three electric motors
New cars

Maserati Grancabrio Folgore arrives as 751bhp drop-top EV

Grancabrio EV is a "status product" for its maker and will hit the UK this year priced at around £185,000

15 April 2024
Maserati Grancabrio Folgore arrives as 751bhp drop-top EV

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Toyota bZ3X front quarter
The bZ3X was developed in collaboration with Toyota joint-venture partner GAC
New cars

Toyota unwraps family-focused bZ3X at Beijing motor show

25 April 2024
Toyota unwraps family-focused bZ3X at Beijing motor show