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Confirmed: VW Group plans to halve model range as part of huge cuts

The group's supervisory board has approved plans set to involve 50,000 job cuts, up to four plant closures – and the axing of the historic Seat brand

Confirmed: VW Group plans to halve model range as part of huge cuts
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Jensen Interceptor name returns for wild new V8 muscle car

Jensen Interceptor name returns for wild new V8 muscle car
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Jensen, Bristol, Marcos... Brit legends are back, but will they work?

Jensen, Bristol, Marcos... Brit legends are back, but will they work?
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Dacia scraps plan to launch third C-segment model in 2027

Dacia scraps plan to launch third C-segment model in 2027
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How to run an electric car for 2p a mile – and other top tips for EV newbies

How to run an electric car for 2p a mile – and other top tips for EV newbies
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Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis

Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis
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Uber launches UK's first driverless taxi service in London

Uber launches UK's first driverless taxi service in London
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VW Group considers retiring Seat brand by 2029 to focus on Cupra

VW Group considers retiring Seat brand by 2029 to focus on Cupra
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Toyota Yaris Cross review: a 63mpg antidote to complexity

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Toyota Yaris Cross review: a 63mpg antidote to complexity
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Nissan Leaf road test: better than ever, yet too little too late?

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Range Rover goes electric: £154k, 372 miles of range and 2885kg

Range Rover goes electric: £154k, 372 miles of range and 2885kg
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New cars

Handling, ride, MPG... We should also rate 'smell' in new car reviews

Handling, ride, MPG... We should also rate 'smell' in new car reviews
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The best hybrid cars 2026: PHEVs and regular hybrids rated

The best hybrid cars 2026: PHEVs and regular hybrids rated
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What's London in for? My first taste of a self-driving taxi

What's London in for? My first taste of a self-driving taxi
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CUPRA Raval: How it spices up the small electric car formula

CUPRA Raval: How it spices up the small electric car formula

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Toyota Yaris Cross review: a 63mpg antidote to complexity

Toyota's efficient petrol-electric entry to the compact crossover class goes under the knife for another update

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Toyota Yaris Cross review: a 63mpg antidote to complexity
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CAR REVIEW

Nissan Leaf road test: better than ever, yet too little too late?

Can the EV trailblazer once more lead by example in its third generation?

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Nissan Leaf road test: better than ever, yet too little too late?
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CAR REVIEW

Vauxhall Corsa GSE

First performance Corsa in years arrives with 277bhp and limited-slip diff

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CAR REVIEW

Bentley Supersports review

Bentley finally answers the call to make a simpler, lighter, quicker Continental – with indulgent results

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Kia EV2

Kia has dived head first into a supermini-sized EV sector – can the EV2 take the fight to Renault, Skoda and VW?

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Volvo EX60

Important new SUV introduces Brits to Swedish brand’s latest EV technology

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Mercedes-AMG GLC 53

Straight-six SUV aims to banish memory of four-cylinder plug-in hybrid

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MG 4 Urban

MG switches to a next-gen front-drive platform for its latest value EV

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Vauxhall Astra

Plug-in hybrid version of British family stalwart gets a fresh look and a longer electric-only range

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Vauxhall Astra Electric Sports Tourer

Quiet British success story continues with a fresh look and bigger battery for EV version

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How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026

The UK is among the top export markets for the Chinese industry, alongside Russia and Brazil

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ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories
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Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?

Chinese car makers take a fifth of the UK market – can they keep growing?
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Hyundai expects to sell 20,000 Ioniq 3 EVs in Europe by the year's end

Hyundai pins hopes on new models after European sales slide

Hyundai pins hopes on new models after European sales slide
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Aston Martin's cars are the best yet - why aren't its finances?
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Lamborghini Urus SE owner

The 800bhp Lamborghini Urus that tows vintage race cars

Rich Briggs-Price uses his £200k plug-in hybrid SUV to haul his Auto Union race car – and his poodle

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Biggest test of 2026: BMW iX3 vs Volvo EX60 vs Mercedes GLC

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From XM to E46: BMW dealers are re-training to keep classics alive

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What's London in for? My first taste of a self-driving taxi

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The 800bhp Lamborghini Urus that tows vintage race cars

Rich Briggs-Price uses his £200k plug-in hybrid SUV to haul his Auto Union race car – and his poodle

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An EV game changer for £10k? Time to buy a used Kia EV6

An EV game changer for £10k? Time to buy a used Kia EV6
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Jaguar XE is a brilliant 3 Series alternative - and available from £3k

Jaguar XE is a brilliant 3 Series alternative - and available from £3k

Autocar archive

Joachim Zahn

Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis

Joachim Zahn doubled Mercedes production during the 1970s by refusing to chase reckless growth

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A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company

A tale of two Peugeots: How a family feud split the company
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