Lutz Meschke and Detlev von Platen
Lutz Meschke (left) and Detlev von Platen
Business

Porsche ousts board members over slowing sales and rising costs

Chief financial officer Lutz Meschke and sales and marketing boss Detlev von Platen have left the company

26 February 2025
Autocar Business
Porsche ousts board members over slowing sales and rising costs
New cars

New Alpine A110s mark final year of sports car's production run

Track-focused R 70 and 'Goldilocks' GTS are revealed before A110 production draws to a close in 12 months

26 February 2025
New Alpine A110s mark final year of sports car's production run
My Week in Cars

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.129)

This week Prior buys an Audi A2, Steve Cropley visits Fellten, and a listener gets trapped in a Lexus

26 February 2025
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.129)
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Average price of a two-to-four-year-old EV sold by Manheim Auctions fell by £1000 year-on-year
Electric cars

Used EVs becoming cheaper than equivalent ICE cars

Battery-electric used cars now significantly cheaper than diesels and narrowing the gap to petrols

26 February 2025
Used EVs becoming cheaper than equivalent ICE cars
Volklec
Volklec's cylindrical cells will be built under license from Chinese firm Far East Battery
Technology

UK battery start-up to begin cell production this year

Coventry-based Volklec aims to supply cells for the “underserved” market with help from China

26 February 2025
UK battery start-up to begin cell production this year
Electric cars

The best used electric car bargains to snap up now

Prices of used electric cars are approaching parity with ICE. Which means now is the time to buy a used EV

25 February 2025
The best used electric car bargains to snap up now
New cars

Toyota to reveal new electric crossover next month

Brand's third EV is expected to be the production version of 2022's rakish bZ Compact Crossover concept

25 February 2025
Toyota to reveal new electric crossover next month
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Although the firm has yet to reveal any models, this is how Autocar imagines its moniker could look
New cars

Who is Forseven? New UK start-up made up of top industry talent

Firm is funded by Abu Dhabi-based investment group and describes itself as a “British luxury” brand

25 February 2025
Who is Forseven? New UK start-up made up of top industry talent
Car sales

Global car makers suffer punishing year in China – with more to come

The world's biggest car market has long been a reliable cash machine for many European firms. Now it isn’t

25 February 2025
Autocar Business
Global car makers suffer punishing year in China – with more to come

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