Range Rover Sport 2022 front quarter tracking
Range Rover and Range Rover Sport production has ramped up – reaching 27,456 wholesales in the quarter
Car sales

JLR order backlog grows to 215,000 cars

British firm's order books swell by 10,000 cars amidst strong demand

9 January 2023
JLR order backlog grows to 215,000 cars
Torsten Müller-Ötvös Rolls Royce Spectre
Pre-orders for the Rolls-Royce Spectre – the marque's first EV – have exceeded expectations
Car sales

Average Rolls-Royce tops £430,000 in second record year

Goodwood delivers more than 6000 cars for the first time; order bank stretches well into 2023

9 January 2023
Average Rolls-Royce tops £430,000 in second record year
byd atto 3 paris motor show 01 front static
BYD Atto 3 will be the linchpin of the brand's European expansion
Car sales

BYD sells nearly two million cars in 2022

Chinese manufacturer believes it can double its sales in 2023 as it enters the European market

5 January 2023
BYD sells nearly two million cars in 2022
Kia Niro EV with Kia Soul EV 2022 front quarter static
Kia's new Niro crossover (left) has performed well since its arrival in mid-2022
Car sales

Kia UK boss on reaching 100k sales and new targets

Kia crossed the landmark 100,000 sales threshold in 2022 and boss Paul Philpott already has a new target

5 January 2023
Kia UK boss on reaching 100k sales and new targets
Lexus NX 450h front quarter tracking 2022
Currently, Lexus only takes orders for plug-in hybrid versions of its key NX SUV
Car sales

Why Lexus is yet to break into the UK mainstream

Toyota's luxury brand seemingly does everything right – yet its sales figures trail Jaguar and Porsche

4 January 2023
Why Lexus is yet to break into the UK mainstream
DS Store showroom 2018
DS had the biggest increase in the typically achievable cash Target Price discount
What Car? Insight

New-car discounts reflect ongoing market turbulence

What Car?'s Target Price data, provided exclusively to Autocar Business, reveals return to buyer's market

4 January 2023
New-car discounts reflect ongoing market turbulence
Hyundai Kona 2023 front quarter static render
The next-generation model of the popular Hyundai Kona arrives later this year
Car sales

Hyundai Motor Group targets 7.5 million sales in 2023

Genesis, Hyundai and Kia eye 10% combined growth, with supply chain problems set to ease

3 January 2023
Hyundai Motor Group targets 7.5 million sales in 2023
Tesla Model 3 Model Y at Supercharger front 2023
An overwhelming majority of Tesla's fourth-quarter sales were of the Model 3 and the Model Y
Electric vehicles

Tesla sales fall short in final quarter of 2022

American EV giant didn't quite satisfy analyst forecasts despite setting an annual production record

3 January 2023
Tesla sales fall short in final quarter of 2022
Mercedes Benz dealer 2018
Losses through the first half of the 2022 will result in year-end figures being lower than 2021
Car sales

European car sales uptick fuels global optimism

Year-on-year sales of new cars increased 12.3% in Western Europe during November

3 January 2023
European car sales uptick fuels global optimism
Kia Niro EV 2022 front quarter static
Demand for the Kia Niro EV has increased as buyers move away from PHEVs
Car sales

Insight: Kia's 'multi-energy' approach for the UK market

New Niro crossover is offered as a hybrid, PHEV and BEV, alongside the pure-electric EV6

14 December 2022
Insight: Kia's 'multi-energy' approach for the UK market

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