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Confirmed: Ford to share Volkswagen’s MEB platform for at least one electric car by 2023

Volkswagen to invest in Ford-backed autonomous tech firm in exchange for use of modular EV platform in global alliance

12 July 2019
Confirmed: Ford to share Volkswagen’s MEB platform for at least one electric car by 2023
Business

Changeover to greener cars needs to speed up, say world's engineers

They say older combustion-engined cars need to disappear more quickly to achieve air quality goals globally

11 July 2019
Changeover to greener cars needs to speed up, say world's engineers
Volkswagen Beetle
A new Beetle costs much less than one of those beach huts
Business

Saying goodbye to the Volkswagen Beetle

VW’s venerable icon has today gone out of production with no replacement lined up (yet). We drive a current version and reflect on the Beetle’s impact

10 July 2019
Saying goodbye to the Volkswagen Beetle
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Aston Martin says it's ready for shared autonomous mobility

Aston's chief planning officer says its future model line-up will allow it to be on the front foot with urban mobility solutions

10 July 2019
Aston Martin says it's ready for shared autonomous mobility
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Unreliable charging infrastructure preventing EV rollout

Research suggests quality, not quantity, is the problem for Britain’s charging infrastructure

10 July 2019
Unreliable charging infrastructure preventing EV rollout
Ferrari P80/C at Goodwood
The Ferrari P80/C
Business

Ferrari one-off models have five-year waiting list

Italian firm won’t make more than three unique cars a year

9 July 2019
Ferrari one-off models have five-year waiting list
Business

Land Rover Discovery: driving the original 30 years on

Land Rover celebrated the Disco's 30th anniversary at Goodwood. We revisit the first one to see why it was such a hit

8 July 2019
Land Rover Discovery: driving the original 30 years on
Business

Plug-in hybrid sales drop by half in June

Car registrations in June fell by 3.4% with demand for plug-in hybrids hardest hit

4 July 2019
Plug-in hybrid sales drop by half in June
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Ford Mustang creator Lee Iacocca dies at 94

Ex-Ford executive was a driving force behind the minivan, the K-car and the rebirth of Chrysler

3 July 2019
Ford Mustang creator Lee Iacocca dies at 94
Triumph Dolomite and Ford Focus at scrapyard
Scheme applies to all models registered before 31 December 2012, regardless of make
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New Ford scrappage scheme offers £2000 for old cars

Deal applies to commercial and passenger vehicles; will run until September

1 July 2019
New Ford scrappage scheme offers £2000 for old cars

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