Vehicle manufacturing

£460m in fines for car makers that agreed to not compete on recycling claims in advertising

Manufacturers and trade bodies hit with hefty anti-competitive fines by both British and European authorities

1 April 2025
Autocar Business
£460m in fines for car makers that agreed to not compete on recycling claims in advertising
Merc and BMW
We’ve gathered all the information you need to know to make sense of VED
Advice

UK car tax 2025: everything you need to know about VED

Our guide answers all your questions about vehicle excise duty, also known as car tax or road tax

1 April 2025
UK car tax 2025: everything you need to know about VED
Slideshow

The junkyard gems of Valley Auto Wrecking in Thatcher, Arizona

You never know what nuggets you might find in a junkyard, which is why Will Shiers went to give us the answer

1 April 2025
The junkyard gems of Valley Auto Wrecking in Thatcher, Arizona
New cars

New cars 2025: Your handy guide to the 137 cars coming this year

From hybrid hypercars to high-rise hatchbacks, here's every new model that's set to arrive this year

1 April 2025
New cars 2025: Your handy guide to the 137 cars coming this year
Slideshow

The best cars made by Ford that aren’t Fords

They didn't wear the Blue Oval badge, but these iconic cars all came from the American car giant

1 April 2025
The best cars made by Ford that aren’t Fords
Hyundai Insteroid front quarter
Insteroid name is a portmanteau of 'Inster' and 'steroid'
New cars

Hyundai Inster gets wild race-ready rework

Korean brand's city car gets a makeover with rally-style bodywork and stripped-out interior

1 April 2025
Hyundai Inster gets wild race-ready rework
How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?
Damage can cause lithium ion batteries to catch fire
Electric cars

How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?

We look at why EV fires are so hard to extinguish, how fire services are handling it and how to minimise risks

1 April 2025
How much of a fire risk are electric vehicles?
Vauxhall Grandland Electric Ultimate front quarter tracking
Vauxhall Grandland Electric in Ultimate trim previously cost £40,495 – putting it over the ECS threshold
Consumer

Vauxhall drops prices to swerve new 'luxury car tax' on EVs

Average new EV exceeds the threshold triggering an extra £2125 in VED over first six years of its life

1 April 2025
Vauxhall drops prices to swerve new 'luxury car tax' on EVs
gkn liam butterworth interview factory
GKN's last UK automotive parts plant closed in 2021
Manufacturing

Job-hit automotive suppliers brace for a very different future

Headwinds including electrification and China are forcing a number of prominent suppliers to restructure

1 April 2025
Autocar Business
Job-hit automotive suppliers brace for a very different future
Slideshow

The biggest flops in automotive history

Join Autocar for a look at all the cars that failed to live up to great expectations

1 April 2025
The biggest flops in automotive history

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