Jim Holder
Autocar
United Kingdom
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Charging firms, car makers must work together to hit network goals
Charging firm boss said delays to opening sites are because it's taking too long to connect them to the grid → Read More
Ford confirms F1 entry from 2026, linked to Red Bull
CEO Jim Farley revealed the decision on US television, but did not reveal which team Ford will power → Read More
Official: Ford to partner with Red Bull for 2026 F1 entry
Partnership will see Ford return to F1 after 18 years, with electrified engines developed by Red Bull Technologies → Read More
Kia to avoid 'dangerous' price cuts to protect residual values
Kia UK boss Paul Philpott says Korean brand won't look to match Tesla's £8000 discount strategy → Read More
Aston Martin: Stroll ups stake to block possible Geely takeover
British firm's chairman, and his Yew Tree investment group, take shares total to 28.29% after pumping in over £50m → Read More
Alpine F1 team seeks investor to support global road car plans
Autocar can reveal that the French performance brand would be open to strategic support from an investor → Read More
Inside the industry: Is the self-driving dream over?
The recent closure of Ford- and VW-backed Argo AI shows troubled times ahead for autonomous vehicles → Read More
New Ineos Grenadier won’t arrive until 2023 amid delays
Production on £59,000 Land Rover Defender reimagining won't start until December → Read More
Ineos Grenadier deliveries pushed back after production delays
Deliveries on £48,000 Land Rover Defender reimagining won't ramp up until later this year → Read More
Inside the industry: Should we accept bulky electric SUVs?
Hugely heavy electric SUVs offer poor energy efficiency, largely defeating the point of electrification → Read More
Obituary: Rallying legend Paddy Hopkirk dies aged 89
Hopkirk won fame with 1964 Monte Carlo rally victory and remained involved in motorsport for the next half-century → Read More
Aston Martin set to announce huge investment package
Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) or car maker Geely tipped to be part of £500m deal → Read More
Exclusive: Aston Martin seeks funds to safeguard its future
British manufacturer looks to balance the books; potential investors linked to Saudi Arabia and US → Read More
EV company Next.e.Go plans UK microfactory
Company behind the e.Go Life city car, on sale in Europe since 2019, to build cars in Britain → Read More
Chinese firm Aiways plans 2023 UK launch with U5 SUV
Five-year-old EV brand due to land in UK next year with £33,500, Enyaq-rivalling U5 → Read More
UK EV charging network to improve after "horrible" summer
Osprey boss Ian Johnston said UK network won't cope with demand this summer but predicts massive improvement → Read More
Renault committed to sustainable cars despite increased costs
Design boss Gilles Vidal said cars must incorporate sustainable materials, even if it makes them more expensive to build → Read More
Inside the Industry: Are Ford's Lego cars worth more than Fiesta?
A surely apocryphal tale doing the rounds says Ford has made more money from its licence with Lego to sell branded products than it has from selling Fiestas in Europe in recent years. → Read More
Volkswagen Group CEO: shift to EVs can't be accelerated yet
Herbert Diess says demand for EVs is there but infrastructure and production network need more time → Read More
How the writing was on the wall since January for Aston CEO
'Exclusive: future of Aston Martin CEO Tobias Moers in doubt' read our carefully crafted headline of 7 January of this year - about the 12th draft it had been through; likewise the story that it led to, detailing the firm’s rocky financial path and the flood of distinguished talent that had poured out of the company under the German’s tenure. → Read More