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McLaren creating electric hypercar as P1 successor

Advancing battery tech clears path for Woking to develop pure-EV halo model

Third-gen CLA to herald new wave of Entry Luxury Mercedes models

New platform to form basis of CLA, GLA and GLB, along with EQ-badged EV line-up

REFRESHED SORENTO ON ITS WAY

The family-favourite Kia Sorento has come in for

VW AGREES CHINESE PLATFORM DEAL

Volkswagen will use Xpeng platforms for Chinesemarket EVs

TONALE HELPS BOOST ALFA SALES

Alfa Romeo had a bumper first half of

Core Astons Martins to get plug-in power

DB12 will receive a V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain

JAGUAR ENJOYING RESURGENCE

AUTOCAR IMAGE JLR has now invested some £2.25

Ageing Land Cruiser reborn as more upmarket Jeep and Land Rover rival

Toyota redesigns 4x4 stalwart – but keeps model’s tradition of off-road ruggedness

Sunak hints at ICE car ban softening

PM said net-zero policy mustn’t give people “hassle”

Sold-out Lambos boost revenue

LAMBORGHINI SAID ITS new Revuelto super-hybrid has sold

Pininfarina targets Purosangue

New Pura Vision electric SUV concept set to shape forthcoming luxury EV line-up

Pear was meant to be an Apple

AUTOCAR IMAGE Forthcoming Pear supermini takes an ‘instinctive’

Novel battery-swap tech from Iveco

New e-Daily’s modular cassette-style battery pack adds flexibility to fleet delivery van

‘Pure’ 911 S/T marks model’s 60th

Limited-edition lightweight special has 518bhp GT3 RS engine and manual gearbox

PORSCHE LEADS THE PUSH FOR CLEAN FUEL

Porsche’s e-fuel uses CO 2extracted from the atmosphere

JLR boss ‘delighted’ by new Tata factory

Mardell said Tata’s gigafactory is great for the

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