New cars

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

13 November 2026
JLR will 'do what it takes' to protect IP in battle with BYD over Defender design
Land Rover Defender Sport render 2026
Autocar render shows how the new smaller Defender may look
Electric cars

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

Defender's smaller sibling will enter production on Merseryside by the end of 2027

13 November 2026
Official: JLR confirms electric Defender 'Sport' for launch in 2027
From the archive

A century of ‘weird but speedy-looking’ Spykers

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

13 November 2026
A century of ‘weird but speedy-looking’ Spykers
27MY Pantelleria Blue F34 16x9 0
Defender sales dropped by 39% in China
Business

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

13 November 2026
Autocar Business
JLR posts £451m loss in second-quarter earnings
Business

Mercedes halts investment in German plants and mulls closures

Company says building in Germany costs up to five times more than in some eastern European plants

13 November 2026
Autocar Business
Mercedes halts investment in German plants and mulls closures
New cars

Dutch firm reinvents hypercars with radical motorcycle-style cockpit

Sanrivatti hopes to bring fresh take on the hypercar to market by 2030 – and it's got an F1-inspired V10

13 November 2026
Dutch firm reinvents hypercars with radical motorcycle-style cockpit
New cars

Electric Audi A4 delayed until 2029 amid VW Group setbacks

New Scalable Systems Platform, due to underpin the new BMW i3 rival, sees further delays

13 November 2026
Electric Audi A4 delayed until 2029 amid VW Group setbacks
Slideshow

36 highlights from the Toyota museum

The official Toyota museum in Nagoya is a must-see for all car fanatics. These are some of the highlights

13 November 2026
36 highlights from the Toyota museum
Business

Mini production stops at Oxford plant amid parts shortages

Two-week shutdown scheduled to last until 25 November; reports link stoppage to Ukrainian wire harnesses

12 November 2026
Autocar Business
Mini production stops at Oxford plant amid parts shortages

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