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Business

Feeling sympathy for Horn, if not VW

Michael Horn has stood up and faced the music in the form of a US Congressional committee. It's hard not to feel a flicker of sorrow for the man, even if sympathy for VW is in short supply

Tom Webster

8 October 2015

Feeling sympathy for Horn, if not VW

New cars

Buying a Renault Zoe: My name is Jim Holder and I’ve bought an electric car

What’s life really like with an electric car? Two years in a Renault Zoe should provide the answers

Jim Holder

8 October 2015

Buying a Renault Zoe: My name is Jim Holder and I’ve bought an electric car

Business

Opinion - Why the VW Group might need to be broken up to survive

With the VW Group bracing itself for the continuing wave of bad publicity, the only solution might be to break the group apart

Hilton Holloway

7 October 2015

Opinion - Why the VW Group might need to be broken up to survive

Business

Opinion - Navel gazing at Volkswagen

New VW Group boss Matthias Müller must talk to all customers affected by the company's emissions scandal, and not just concentrate on his home market

Jim Holder

7 October 2015

Opinion - Navel gazing at Volkswagen

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Business

Opinion - Keeping up with pollution laws is not always easy for car makers

Creating and implementing the tech to meet increasingly strict emissions rules is an ongoing challenge for major manufacturers

Hilton Holloway

6 October 2015

Opinion - Keeping up with pollution laws is not always easy for car makers

Business

Why a PSA-Tata deal could give Jaguar its own 1-series

Jaguar Land Rover needs more small models to boost its profitability; a future deal with PSA could help it to make them

Steve Cropley

6 October 2015

Why a PSA-Tata deal could give Jaguar its own 1-series

Is your estate car a leftie, a rightie – or both?

Why right- and left-sided split-folding back seats can make buying an estate car tough in right-hand drive markets like the UK

Matt Saunders

3 October 2015

Is your estate car a leftie, a rightie – or both?

Aston Martin Vulcan meets its namesake: Vulcan bomber XH558

As the last flying Avro Vulcan prepares to touch down for the final time, it's been filmed as part of a special flypast with its 800bhp Aston Martin namesake

Darren Moss

2 October 2015

Aston Martin Vulcan meets its namesake: Vulcan bomber XH558

New cars

Is a convertible Range Rover Evoque a niche too far?

Nissan learnt the hard way that open-top SUVs don't always work - but Jaguar Land Rover could have the brand power to pull off such a stunt

Darren Moss

2 October 2015

Is a convertible Range Rover Evoque a niche too far?

Business

Could Volkswagen be doing a better job of managing this crisis?

Concerned and confused Volkswagen customers are contacting Autocar for help - but shouldn't the company itself be doing more?

Matt Burt

2 October 2015

Could Volkswagen be doing a better job of managing this crisis?

New cars

Opinion: Why Tesla may have reinvented the SUV with Model X

Tesla's first SUV was unveiled to a crowd of journalists and customers in the US last night, and it's set to be as much of a game-changer as the Model S

Darren Moss

30 September 2015

Opinion: Why Tesla may have reinvented the SUV with Model X