BYD, Chery and Leapmotor are leading Chinese brands' charge to build cars locally rather than importing The case for persuading Chinese car makers and suppliers to manufacture locally in Europe has mainly centred so far around the need to shore up jobs, but there’s another, perhaps more crucial aspect. They can help local

SUVs named eligible for ECG, as 'EV minister' tells Autocar: "We want your next car to be electric" The Volkswagen ID 4 and ID 5 are now eligible for the Electric Car Grant (ECG), with a discount of £1500 applied to certain variants. The grant is available on Pure Essential, Pure Match

Bigger sibling to S5 EV surfaces as it receives five-star rating from Euro NCAP The first pictures of the new MG S6 EV have surfaced ahead of the car’s official unveiling after it was included in the most recent group of Euro NCAP crash tests. It bears a strong visual similarity to the

Government-backed pilot scheme hailed as "landmark" moment for country's autonomous ambitions Fully self-driving taxis from US firm Waymo will take to UK roads next year as part of a new government-backed pilot scheme that aims to accelerate the launch of driverless tech in the country. The ride-hailing service will begin in London

Hot hatch concepts will be unveiled in strongest hint yet at return of performance flagship Subaru will revive its dormant STI performance brand with the unveiling of two new concept cars – one an EV and the other powered by a combustion engine. A preview image published by Subaru ahead of the upcoming Tokyo

£15m government investment will be used to investigate the feasibility of an L6e quadricycle Toyota is looking to make its FT-Me Concept a production reality, thanks to a £15 million investment from the UK government – and it could be built in Burnaston. A rival for the Citroën Ami and Micro Microlino, it will be

EV-agnostic Japanese giant’s bZ4X electric SUV spawns a smaller but confusingly named offspring While it’s hard to keep up with Kia’s relentless launch schedule – there appears to be a new, differently numbered EV every week – Toyota takes things more steadily.Its approach has the slow but relentless momentum that comes