Mixed messaging and misinformation threatens EV transition

The report recommended that the government takes a more proactive role in communications around the EV transition New report from Environment Committee says government should take a more proactive role in communicating the shift The government’s "mixed messaging" around the transition to electric cars threatens the UK's prospects of meeting its

Audi RS6 GT: £180k super-estate gets race-inspired makeover

Copious use of carbonfibre cuts 0-62mph time to 3.3sec Swathes of carbonfibre make 621bhp bruiser 11.5sec quicker in the 0-125mph sprint Audi has unveiled the RS6 GT as a limited-run celebration of its V8 super-estate, as it embarks on a wide-reaching electrification programme. Complete with performance-enhancing aero tweaks, bespoke carbonfibre body

Hyundai i20

Hyundai turns on the style – just a little – for its third-generation Polo chaser The previous generation of the Hyundai i20 proved that a meat-and-potatoes kind of supermini could sell well even in style-savvy Europe.But that was 10 years ago and this is now, and in that time Hyundai has become

Toyota Yaris

Fourth-generation Yaris ups its scale and sporting quotient, but to what effect? Having been with us for a little over two decades, the Toyota Yaris headed back to its roots for its fourth generation. The French-built small hatchback is Toyota’s biggest-selling individual model in Europe, and that’s no mean feat given the

Nissan Juke

Does Nissan’s British-built, mould-breaking crossover hold up in the face of trendy new rivals? It’s thanks to the commercial success of the original Nissan Juke that the market segment known to some as B-SUV (B being the prefix traditionally used to identify superminis) exists at all.It’s at least partially Nissan's doing

US dealer group Lithia completes Pendragon takeover

Pendragon sold its dealer network to Oregon-based Lithia Motors for £397 million Sale caps a year-long period in which North American firms have bought some of UK’s biggest dealer groups US dealer group Lithia has completed its purchase of Pendragon, parent company of the Evans Halshaw and Stratstone brands. This caps