New cars

Confirmed: VW Group plans to halve model range as part of huge cuts

The group's supervisory board has approved plans set to involve 50,000 job cuts, up to four plant closures – and the axing of the historic Seat brand

4 September 2026
Confirmed: VW Group plans to halve model range as part of huge cuts
From the archive

Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis

Joachim Zahn doubled Mercedes production during the 1970s by refusing to chase reckless growth

4 September 2026
Lessons in survival: Merc's Joachim Zahn showed car makers how to beat a crisis
New cars

Dacia scraps plan to launch third C-segment model in 2027

Dacia had planned to follow Bigster and Striker with a third mid-sized model but will now focus on EVs

4 September 2026
Dacia scraps plan to launch third C-segment model in 2027
New cars

Jensen Interceptor name returns for wild new V8 muscle car

Storied name returns for 900bhp GTX track car, with road-going, four-door GTR to follow

4 September 2026
Jensen Interceptor name returns for wild new V8 muscle car
Slideshow

The best cars produced during the 1990s

With the 80s having been well and truly plundered for affordable classics, the 90s is next up. Here’s your ultimate guide to the cars to buy now – before their prices soar out of reach

4 September 2026
The best cars produced during the 1990s
New cars

VW Group considers retiring Seat brand by 2029 to focus on Cupra

Spanish brand, surpassed by its sporty offspring, is set to be phased out as part of a sweeping cost-cutting plan

3 September 2026
VW Group considers retiring Seat brand by 2029 to focus on Cupra
Features

The 800bhp Lamborghini Urus that tows vintage race cars

Rich Briggs-Price uses his £200k plug-in hybrid SUV to haul his Auto Union race car – and his poodle

3 September 2026
The 800bhp Lamborghini Urus that tows vintage race cars
New cars

Uber launches UK's first driverless taxi service in London

Wayve's self-driving taxi enters commercial service in landmark moment for autonomous vehicles

3 September 2026
Uber launches UK's first driverless taxi service in London
Electric cars

Geely goes after BYD with 1800kW electric car chargers

Volvo and Polestar owner's rival to Flash Chargers could fill an EV in five minutes - and come to UK

3 September 2026
Geely goes after BYD with 1800kW electric car chargers
1. Hero JAECOO 5, JAECOO E5, JAECOO 7 SHS
Petrol and hybrid Jaecoo 7 (right) outsell the electric E5 (middle)
Company cars

Relaxed EV rules could supercharge Chinese PHEV growth in UK

Specialists claim low-cost EVs were a shoo-in for new entrants amid rising PHEV and ICE sales

3 September 2026
Relaxed EV rules could supercharge Chinese PHEV growth in UK

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