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• An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany?

  07-09-2024 06:00
  
  The company is seen as crucial not just to local but national wellbeing – and never before have its workers been threatened in their own homeland like this‘Earthquake at Volkswagen” ran the stark headline in the Wolfsburger Nachrichten, the newspaper serving the north German city that is synonymous with the carmaker.The news that the crisis-stricken company was weighing up the closure of factories in Germany for the first time in its history, and prematurely dissolving its 30-y
  
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• Sleek new Range Rover Velar EV due to launch in spring 2026

  08-11-2024 13:49 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Autocar understands this JLR test car is a prototype of the next Velar
  JLR has confirmed plans to launch the first EMA-based electric Land Rover model in around 18 months' timeLand Rover will launch the first electric SUV based atop its new EMA platform in spring 2026 - and it's expected to be the replacement for the Range Rover Velar. 
  The marque's first EV will be the Range Rover Electric due next year. That flagship model – and the Range Rover Sport Electric due shortly a
  
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• Jaguar F-Pace to be axed globally in 2026

  08-11-2024 13:41 via autocar.co.uk
  
  F-Pace can now be bought only from dealer stock in the UK
  SUV was pulled from the UK market last month but will survive elsewhere until first quarter of 2026The Jaguar F-Pace will be axed globally in early 2026, JLR CEO Adrian Mardell has confirmed, after it was pulled from sale in the UK.
  Jaguar no longer sells any new cars in its home market and won’t until its all-new four-door electric GT arrives in summer 2026.
  “We've reviewed all of the Jaguar nameplates,” said
  
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• Dacia's new compact could look like this

  08-11-2024 13:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Positioned between the Duster and the Bigster, the C-segment Dacia could arrive as early as 2025, with prices starting from £21,000.
  
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• Jaguar to enter new era with concept car debut on 2 December

  08-11-2024 12:56 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Radical Jaguar concept – here imagined by Autocar's artist – is just weeks away
  “Next stage in Jaguar’s transformation” is confirmed for debut during Miami Art WeekJaguar is set to enter its next era with the unveiling of a new concept car previewing its long-awaited electric GT on 2 December.
  Autocar previously reported that the radical concept is due next month, and the brand has now said that the “next stage in Jaguar’s transf
  
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• Europe's automotive crisis has a domino effect on suppliers

  08-11-2024 09:49 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Schaeffler is to make 4,700 people redundant. Michelin and other companies are planning staff cuts
  
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• In China there is a record-breaking plug-in hybrid that does 1,367 miles

  08-11-2024 09:27 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The Roewe brand owned by Saic Motor was awarded the Guinness World Record for the distance travelled without refuelling
  
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• This is why the electric Suzuki Jimny will not happen

  08-11-2024 09:04 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Toshihiro Suzuki thinks the weight of the battery pack and electric motors would 'ruin' one of the Jimny's main features
  
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• Analogue Automotive Supersport

  08-11-2024 09:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Lotus Elise S1 owners with a spare six figures are offered the most stratospheric restomod makeover you can think ofYou can understand why it happens. You’ve been developing an extra-special, old-car-made-new restomod sports car, resplendent with engine and suspension componentry exotic enough to salivate over. Countless workshop man hours will be poured into the painstaking renovation of every example.And then, one day, you realise what you’re going to have to charge for it. The va
  
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• Mercedes-AMG plans independent electric SUV

  08-11-2024 08:54 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The basis is the AMG.EA high-performance electric platform
  
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• VW Tayron (2025): The interior in detail

  08-11-2024 08:33 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The seven-seater SUV from Wolfsburg is packed with technology and also has plenty of space
  
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• New Nissan Interstar arrives in UK with diesel and electric power

  08-11-2024 08:23 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Pre-orders begin at a starting price of £32,390 (before VAT).
  
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• McLaren: F1’s aborted-start rule "a little confusing" amid Norris fine

  08-11-2024 08:07 via uk.motor1.com
  
  With Lando Norris fined for a start procedure rule breach in Brazil, McLaren thinks that the regulations could be made clearer.
  
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• First customer Bentley Speed Six in 90 years is ready for delivery

  08-11-2024 08:05 via uk.motor1.com
  
  It is built in the UK and will be delivered to its new owner in the United States.
  
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• The charity helping war veterans to build careers in motorsport

  08-11-2024 08:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  We visit Mission Motorsport as it looks to give a Subaru BRZ a new life, as well as its beneficiariesIn a workshop in deepest Oxfordshire, a Subaru BRZ is being restored to life.
  It’s a write-off – a Category N, which means it has sustained non-structural damage and can be repaired and returned to the road. So far, so ordinary, except the people putting this Subaru back on the road are veterans of the armed services with the scars – some physical, some mental – to prove i
  
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• Aston Martin Vantage AMV24 Edition: Even more special V8 announced

  08-11-2024 08:01 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Created to celebrate victory in the 2024 Spa 24 Hours, 24 examples will be produced with specific characteristics.
  
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• It's a "pivotal" time for future-looking Ford says Europe boss Lisa Brankin

  08-11-2024 01:01 via autocar.co.uk
  
  It has been a turbulent few years for the Blue Oval, but the brand is finally profitable in the UKLisa Brankin took the top job at Ford of Britain in late 2020 just as the brand was about to execute plans to willingly give up a market-leading volume position for its car business in pursuit of the profitability that had always eluded it.
  While Brankin’s observation that “timing is everything, and I think probably my timing isn't as good as it could have been…” was said la
  
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• Official: Rotary Mazda sports car is planned for production

  07-11-2024 23:44 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Rotary-electric powertrain is said to enable a classic sports coupé shape
  Mazda plans to build 370bhp, rotary-electric MX-5 successor "in the not so distant future"Mazda has confirmed plans to put its striking Iconic SP rotary-powered sports car concept into production in the near future.
  Revealed at last year’s Tokyo motor show, the Iconic SP is a tightly packaged, 370bhp vision of a future sports car in the vein of the MX-5, equipped with an innovative hybrid powertrain that uses
  
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• Audi launches new EV brand for China with radical estate concept

  07-11-2024 22:57 via autocar.co.uk
  
  AUDI E concept shows off Audi's new design approach for Chinese-market EVs
  Striking new look, 435-mile range, 745bhp and not a single four-ring badge. Welcome to Audi's Chinese EV brand: AUDIAudi has launched a new electric vehicle (EV) sub-brand for China, called simply 'AUDI', as part of an expanded joint venture operation with long-time partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC).
  The new brand, which targets younger, tech-oriented Chinese EV buyers, was reveal
  
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• Bentley to launch 'urban SUV' in 2026 as its first EV

  07-11-2024 16:18 via autocar.co.uk
  
  EV will be first in a run of new EVs and PHEVs launching at a rate of one per year from 2026
  British firm announces new details on first EV as it pushes back its deadline to go electric-onlyBentley’s first electric vehicle will arrive in 2026 as “the world’s first true luxury urban SUV”, according to the British firm – and it will be one of 10 EV and plug-in hybrid models to be launched in the space of a decade.
  The debut EV from the Crewe-based firm had been d
  
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• First pictures of next-generation Renault Clio

  07-11-2024 13:48 via autocar.co.uk
  
  New car is recognisable as a Clio but introduces several new design cues…
  New supermini will introduce radical new look and is set to offer hybrid power exclusivelyThe next-generation Renault Clio is set to ditch pure-petrol engines and go hybrid-only when it arrives next year.
  Spotted testing on public roads for the first time, it will introduce several new design cues, such as a more prominent nose with a diamond-shaped grille pattern. It also features twin-decked lip spoilers at t
  
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• Porsche is no longer growing like it used to, here's why

  07-11-2024 13:00 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Among the causes would be the negative trend of electric cars
  
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• What is Android Auto?

  07-11-2024 12:50 via autocar.co.uk
  
  All of Android Auto's functions are accessed via large icons and voice commands
  Want to know more about Google’s popular smartphone mirroring service? Take a look at our complete guideNowadays, life is all about having all the information you need at your fingertips, and modern driving is no different. That’s why so many drivers use smartphone mirroring such as Android Auto. 
  An alternative to Apple CarPlay for those with a Google-based phone from makers such as Samsung, Sony, O
  
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• All-terrain camper van at a good price - the best Lada Niva

  07-11-2024 11:41 via uk.motor1.com
  
  Neither winter nor bad weather will be a problem when travelling with this 4x4 converted into a real motorhome.
  
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• SVolt cancels planned battery factories in Europe

  07-11-2024 11:22 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The plants in Brandenburg and Saarland will not be realised
  
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• Mercedes-AMG confirms it will build electric super-SUV

  07-11-2024 10:34 via autocar.co.uk
  
  Preview image released by AMG reveals prominent haunches and rakish roofline
  EV rival for the BMW XM will sit on a purpose-built AMG platformMercedes-AMG has confirmed it is working on an electric super-SUV based on its bespoke EV architecture, AMG.EA.
  As reported by Autocar in April, the new model has been conceived as a rival for the Lotus Eletre, the upcoming Porsche Cayenne Electric and the petrol-powered BMW XM.
  Just as the XM was developed from the ground up by BMW
  
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• Why Trump's return threatens the European car industry

  07-11-2024 10:30 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The future US president has already pointed the finger at imports from Europe
  
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• Mercedes CLA (2025) new generation: Official teaser images and info

  07-11-2024 10:11 via uk.motor1.com
  
  It comes as an electric car and with electrified combustion engines
  
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• Peugeot 2025: All the new upcoming models

  07-11-2024 10:10 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The coming year promises a wealth of electrical innovations with the new E-3008 and the E-5008 Long Range
  
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• Elon Musk closes the door on Tesla Phone but keeps a glimmer of hope

  07-11-2024 10:10 via uk.motor1.com
  
  The company's CEO would launch a smartphone on one condition only
  
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