Winners announced for Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars 2025

Motoring industry's best up-and-coming female talent celebrated in ceremony at Horiba MIRA The winners of the 2025 Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars awards have been announced, recognising the motoring industry’s best up-and-coming female talent spanning nine categories. Held in conjunction with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Autocar’s Great Women

Spanish 4×4 manufacturer Santana revived with Chinese backing

Firm will build new plug-in hybrid pick-up truck "designed for off-road enthusiasts" at old Linares factory Spanish 4x4 manufacturer Santana has been revived with the backing of Chinese firm Zhengzhou Nissan, a joint venture of Nissan and Dongfeng. Santana said it has worked with Zhengzhou Nissan and Chinese firm Anhui Coronet Tech on an

Genesis Electrified G80

Korean luxury brand’s second EV is a converted ICE car. Does that help or hinder it? The combination of the EV technology that powers the class-leading Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Genesis’s premium veneer should make the Genesis Electrified G80 quite compelling.It also addresses the main issue of the Korean luxury brand's cars: petrol and

Car park woes as councils swap coin payment machines for apps

Image: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Withdrawal of coin-operated machines in main UK towns and cities leaves apps as sole option Coin-operated onstreet parking machines are being decommissioned in favour of smartphone apps, despite complaints by some drivers that parking apps are expensive and unreliable. The latest area to be hit is Guildford,