Business

April Fools’ Day 2018: the best jokes from the car industry

Once again, the car industry has tried its hardest to pull our leg; here’s our rundown of the best efforts this year

1 April 2018
April Fools’ Day 2018: the best jokes from the car industry
Skoda Octavia
The Octavia is Skoda's biggest-selling car globally
Business

Skoda readies 19-model product drive in next two years

Vision X compact SUV and electrified models part of Czech firm's ambitious plans to building on record-breaking 2017 profits

21 March 2018
Skoda readies 19-model product drive in next two years
Michael van der Sande
Michael van der Sande will lead JLR's SVO division
Business

Alpine boss Michael van der Sande appointed new head of JLR Special Operations

Van der Sande replaces John Edwards, who leaves JLR after 27 years at the company

14 March 2018
Alpine boss Michael van der Sande appointed new head of JLR Special Operations
Mercedes diesel test
German car makers have admitted an organisation of theirs used monkeys in diesel fume tests
Business

Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler diesel monkey tests: brands have 'blood on their hands'

German manufacturers admitted to financing a study that was designed to prove emissions were lower by forcing animals to breathe in exhaust fumes

31 January 2018
Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler diesel monkey tests: brands have 'blood on their hands'
Polestar's performance EV future
Polestar CEO, Thomas Ingenlath
Business

Polestar's performance EV plan, according to CEO Thomas Ingenlath

Volvo-owned Polestar is set to become a stand-alone car brand under new CEO Ingenlath. He tells us about its performance EV future

20 January 2018
Polestar's performance EV plan, according to CEO Thomas Ingenlath
Peugeot 308
Peugeot was the PSA Group's most successful brand in 2017
Business

Peugeot confident of SUV and EV push after strong sales results

PSA siblings have fared less well; Peugeot to mount biggest assault on growing segments

16 January 2018
Peugeot confident of SUV and EV push after strong sales results
Chris Bangle
Chris Bangle has been busy designing nursing homes, spaceships and, yes, cars
Business

Benches, care homes... Bangle's life after BMW

The at-times controversial car designer Chris Bangle has resurfaced with a fresh new automotive project. We ask what else he’s been up to

13 January 2018
Benches, care homes... Bangle's life after BMW
Audi Q2
The new Q2 kick-started a process of design differentiation
Business

Audi ditches 'Russian doll' car design

As the brand is now recognised in emerging markets, Audi now has the ability to differentiate its models

2 January 2018
Audi ditches 'Russian doll' car design
Online car configurator
RealtimeUK built the configurator for the Bentley Mulsanne. The system requires 820,000 images to render the various trim and fit possibilities
Business

Online car configurators: the firm that lets you build your own Bentley

Enjoy whiling away the hours configuring your dream car online? We visit a British firm that is making it possible

23 December 2017
Online car configurators: the firm that lets you build your own Bentley
MG Motors
E-Motion concept will inspire an electric sports car 
Business

The MG Motors plan - and Longbridge's important role

After being plucked from its death bed by the Chinese, MG has been nursed slowly but surely to ruder health. Now it’s set to get a shot in the arm that could transform its fortunes, as we report

3 December 2017
The MG Motors plan - and Longbridge's important role

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