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JLR will 'do what it takes' to protect IP in battle with BYD over Defender design

CEO "does not accept the infringement" of JLR's intellectual property, as court case over Defender-aping Ti7 looms

JLR will 'do what it takes' to protect IP in battle with BYD over Defender design
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Dacia Spring driven: Britain's cheapest car grows up thanks to Twingo underpinnings

Dacia Spring driven: Britain's cheapest car grows up thanks to Twingo underpinnings
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Autocar render shows how the new smaller Defender may look
Electric cars

Official: JLR confirms electric Defender 'Sport' for launch in 2027

Official: JLR confirms electric Defender 'Sport' for launch in 2027
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Electric Audi A4 delayed until 2029 amid VW Group setbacks

Electric Audi A4 delayed until 2029 amid VW Group setbacks
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Mercedes halts investment in German plants and mulls closures

Mercedes halts investment in German plants and mulls closures
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Defender sales dropped by 39% in China
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JLR posts £451m loss in second-quarter earnings

JLR posts £451m loss in second-quarter earnings
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How this 95-litre diesel monster keeps industry going

How this 95-litre diesel monster keeps industry going
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Dutch firm reinvents hypercars with radical motorcycle-style cockpit

Dutch firm reinvents hypercars with radical motorcycle-style cockpit
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A century of ‘weird but speedy-looking’ Spykers

A century of ‘weird but speedy-looking’ Spykers
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Mercedes-AMG SL goes back to Benz for GT-flavoured makeover

Mercedes-AMG SL goes back to Benz for GT-flavoured makeover
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Mini production stops at Oxford plant amid parts shortages

Mini production stops at Oxford plant amid parts shortages
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Nissan Qashqai: 20 years of the car that changed British motoring

Nissan Qashqai: 20 years of the car that changed British motoring
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Dolphin G: 90mpg marvel is best BYD yet and could be my next family car

Dolphin G: 90mpg marvel is best BYD yet and could be my next family car
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Bébé à bord: 1000-mile road trip with V6 Audi SQ5 - and a baby

Bébé à bord: 1000-mile road trip with V6 Audi SQ5 - and a baby
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How the Skoda Peaq takes family luxury to new levels

How the Skoda Peaq takes family luxury to new levels

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Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II: One of the best EVs just got better

Updates for Rolls-Royce's first electric car aim to improve an already impressive proposition

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Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II: One of the best EVs just got better
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CAR REVIEW

Hyundai Ioniq 3: Good value, great to drive - and different

Hyundai's entry-level electric hatchback arrives with head-turning style and a jaw-dropping price tag

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Hyundai Ioniq 3: Good value, great to drive - and different
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CAR REVIEW

BYD Shark PHEV review: A £47k Ford Ranger rival with 435bhp

Chinese pick-up undercuts rivals despite PHEV power and generous kit

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BYD Shark PHEV review: A £47k Ford Ranger rival with 435bhp
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Bentley Continental GTC: 'S' version is competent but confused

Crewe firm aims for greater driver appeal at a lower price point for its convertible GT

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Bentley Continental GTC: 'S' version is competent but confused
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Noble M500 full test: Manual, V6 supercar is an analogue whirlwind

Back to basics supercar is back, and basic: a beefy turbo engine meets a manual gearbox

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Noble M500 full test: Manual, V6 supercar is an analogue whirlwind
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Cupra Raval

The VW Group’s electric assault on the compact car market starts here

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BMW i3

BMW launches an all-electric 3 Series, with strong performance and a long range

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BMW 3 Series

BMW's 3 Series gets Neue Klasse looks but retains its previous architecture and old-school petrol performance

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Japanese brand returns to the UK with a large, plug-in hybrid 4x4

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Polestar 4 SUV

Boxy back makes popular EV more practical – plus chassis is retuned

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Defender's smaller sibling will enter production on Merseryside by the end of 2027
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As fuel prices soar, have diesel cars stopped making sense? Read more
Pump prices have skyrocketed past the point where you could make up for them with mega MPG figures
As fuel prices soar, have diesel cars stopped making sense?
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Defender sales dropped by 39% in China

JLR posts £451m loss in second-quarter earnings

Major restructuring weighs on JLR's quarterly results, along with development costs and a drop in China

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BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3

BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3
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What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production

What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production
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How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026

How the UK saved the Chinese car industry in 2026
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ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories

ZEV mandate review could give a hybrid lifeline to UK car factories
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Nissan Qashqai: 20 years of the car that changed British motoring

Pioneering, British-built model proved a smash hit for Nissan and sparked the industry crossover boom

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Nissan Qashqai: 20 years of the car that changed British motoring
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AMG hyper-SUV driven: 1153bhp Cayenne chaser breaks the rules of physics

AMG hyper-SUV driven: 1153bhp Cayenne chaser breaks the rules of physics

A green ice cream? The British firm turning ice cream vans electric

A green ice cream? The British firm turning ice cream vans electric

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How this 95-litre diesel monster keeps industry going

Cummins' mammoth 4400hp engine shows diesel power still has an important place in the world

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How this 95-litre diesel monster keeps industry going
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Dolphin G: 90mpg marvel is best BYD yet and could be my next family car

Dolphin G: 90mpg marvel is best BYD yet and could be my next family car
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Indycar’s European return is your ticket to a brilliant Barcelona break in 2027

Indycar’s European return is your ticket to a brilliant Barcelona break in 2027

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Better than an M3: Loyal M car customer swaps to a Jag F-Type

Unlikely tax benefits and raucous exhaust note are just two reasons this Jag buyer couldn't be happier

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Better than an M3: Loyal M car customer swaps to a Jag F-Type
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Why buy new? Bag a B9 Audi A4 for less than £20,000

Why buy new? Bag a B9 Audi A4 for less than £20,000
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Classic cars can do the everyday: 2500 miles in my E30 BMW 325i

Classic cars can do the everyday: 2500 miles in my E30 BMW 325i

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A century of ‘weird but speedy-looking’ Spykers

From 1900s 4x4 pioneers to 2000s supercars, this is the Dutch brand’s tumultuous history

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A century of ‘weird but speedy-looking’ Spykers
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"Depressing yet exciting": When Brits were invited on Soviet road trips

"Depressing yet exciting": When Brits were invited on Soviet road trips
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More than marketing: How Saab really did use jets to develop cars

More than marketing: How Saab really did use jets to develop cars
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Video | Audi RS e-tron GT: the ultimate all-electric hot lap
We head on-track at Goodwood in Audi’s game-changing all-electric grand tourer
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