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Controversy over introduction of numberplates

Motorists weren't onboard with the idea of registrations plates when they arrived in the early 1900s

5 October 2024
Controversy over introduction of numberplates
Features

Correcting the record: When did Autocar's road tests really begin?

Autocar invented the road test back in 1928 – or did we? We trawl the past to find the true starting point

5 October 2024
Correcting the record: When did Autocar's road tests really begin?
Slideshow

World’s best ever shooting brakes

Everyone loves a fast wagon - and in this story we're rounding up the very best you've ever been able to buy

5 October 2024
World’s best ever shooting brakes
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Video | Audi e-tron GT: electrifying RS performance

With sleek new style and a radically enhanced powertrain, Audi’s sleek all-electric coupé showcases what’s next for Audi RS models

4 October 2024
Video | Audi e-tron GT: electrifying RS performance
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BYD is currently charged tariffs of 27.4%
Electric vehicles

European Commission approves tariffs on Chinese EVs

Charges of up to 45% will be applied to Chinese electric cars for the next five years

4 October 2024
Autocar Business
European Commission approves tariffs on Chinese EVs
Consumer

Diesel demand more than EVs for private buyers in September

New car sales figures and waning EV market prompt call for urgent government support amid “serious concerns”

4 October 2024
Diesel demand more than EVs for private buyers in September
Renault Embleme front qtr
Cameras are integrated into the wings to reduce drag
New cars

Renault Embleme revealed as hydrogen coupé-SUV for 2030

Striking concept car is a 4.8m-long coupé SUV claimed to emit 90% less carbon over its lifetime than today's Captur

4 October 2024
Renault Embleme revealed as hydrogen coupé-SUV for 2030
Slideshow

Junkyard Discoveries of Windy Hill Auto Parts in New London, Minnesota

Founded in 1964, and still family-run today, Windy Hill Auto Parts is a treasure trove of rare and interesting nuggets

4 October 2024
Junkyard Discoveries of Windy Hill Auto Parts in New London, Minnesota
Skoda Elroq
Skoda's new Elroq EV is priced to compete with Chinese rivals
Electric vehicles

Skoda: Tariffs on Chinese EVs will have ‘no effect’

Czech company’s sales and marketing chief warns China will just set up shop in Europe

4 October 2024
Autocar Business
Skoda: Tariffs on Chinese EVs will have ‘no effect’
Polestar 2
Sales of the Polestar 2 have fallen
Corporate

Can Polestar's new management finally right the ship?

Appointment of a former CFO to lead the start-up tells all about its situation but there's hope on the horizon

3 October 2024
Autocar Business
Can Polestar's new management finally right the ship?

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