Hyundai to launch next generation interior in 2026 – and buttons are staying

Hyundai will launch its next generation interior next year – and bosses promise to keep physical buttons. The move, confirmed to Autocar by vice president of design Simon Loasby at the…

IED Vision Rapida unveiled as sleek 2+2 inspired by 1990s legends

IED sports car conceived to appeal to Generation Z. A fastback measuring 4.51m long, 1.86m wide and 1.28m high, the concept car draws on the legendary Japanese sports cars of…

Why McLaren’s merger with Forseven is a watershed moment

Ten minutes and 26 seconds into our conversation, the bombshell drops: “What I can say now is that we will merge Forseven and McLaren. It will all exist under a…

Exclusive: McLaren plots reinvention in full merger with Forseven

Forseven has three units including a new design centre opening in Bicester, Oxfordshire soon. It also has offices in Leamington Spa, unsurprisingly given the volume of talent it has attracted from…

Electric car sales boomed in UK ahead of April VED changes

Uptake of electric cars massively increased in the UK in March, a bumper month for new car sales – but the industry has warned the growth is unsustainable without proper support…

Vauxhall Luton site sold for conversion into industrial park

Vauxhall‘s Luton factory has been sold to property firm Goodman, which will redevelop the site as an industrial park. The company said it would spend £400 million on the Bedfordshire site’s…

UK government poised to relax EV targets in response to US tariffs

The UK government is poised to relax its mandated electric car sales targets next week, in a bid to help manufacturers contend with the impact of the US’s newly imposed car…

Formula 1’s forgotten North African heritage

Algerian-born Guy Moll rose quickly from obscurity to the grand prix stage Formula 1 rookie Isack Hadjar isn’t the first Algerian driver to compete in grand prix racing Formula 1…

The best-selling cars in the UK: Ford Puma leaps into the lead

The compact crossover, which was crowned 2024’s best-seller, leads the charts after a strong March 2024 was quite the year for the car industry. New car registrations increased by 2.6%…

MWIC Bonus Episode 5: Autocar meets Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder

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