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More power, chassis upgrade and cabin revamp mark petrol hot hatch swansong

Kia begins blitz of smaller EVs

Line-up will expand to include EV2 city car, EV3 crossover and EV4 saloon by 2026

Kia EV5 gets UK go-ahead to fight Ford Explorer

Electric family SUV will arrive in 2025 in single- and twinmotor guises from £40k

Lambo makes EV supercar call

Lamborghini has used plug-in hybrid tech for Revuelto

SUBARU LINES UP NEW MYSTERY COUPE

Preview image has hints of the XT coupé

New Citroën C3 is 2CV for EV era

Supermini majors on simplicity and sustainability to offer a 199-mile range for £20k 

GOVERNMENT BACKS ELECTRIC ARIEL

Ariel and three partner companies have secured £300,000

FANCIER WRANGLER COMES IN AT £60K

The updated Jeep Wrangler is now on sale

EYES PEELED FOR ELECTRIC MX-5

Is Mazda about to unwrap an electric MX-5?

A NISSAN FOR ARCTIC EXPLORATION

Nissan’s concept onslaught continues with the unveiling of

Time is up for the baby Volkswagen

VOLKSWAGEN HAS TAKEN the Up off sale in

Enyaq to lead Skoda tech shift

The firm’s new wave of EV tech, including the SSP platform, will start with the Enyaq

Skoda Fabia tipped to live on under revised emissions rules

Fabia was to be axed around 2025 due

SEVEN-SEAT EV SET TO JOIN KODIAQ IN SKODA’S LINE-UP

The production version of Skoda’s seven-seat Space BEV

What happened to the Euro 7 rules?

EU set to water down new emissions regulations after pressure from the car industry

2024 Geneva return ‘confirmed’

Organisers promise Covid-imposed hiatus will end; cost-cutting changes will be made

Chinese giant Chery to send third brand to UK market

CHINESE PREMIUM BRAND Exeed aims to expand into

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PEUGEOT 408

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