Mike Rutherford
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The VW Group needs SEAT, so killing it would be madness! | Auto Express (opens the original)
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The Volkswagen Group’s self-inflicted Dieselgate debacle was first brought to the attention of a shocked public in autumn 2015. Fast forward 11 years and it’s coping with a different kind of trauma – one that involves the possible dumping of a family brand and closure of factories. Then there’s the tragic disposal of 100,000 workers. That’s almost the equivalent of Renault Group ditching its entire global workforce in one fell swoop. Killing the SEAT marque would be a mistake. More than ever (an
Rising prices are forcing us into older cars, don't tax them as well | Auto Express (opens the original)
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The dream for most of Britain’s 50 million drivers is that their cars are new or at least new-ish examples built in the last 12-36 months and thus nicely run in. But the reality is very different. According to the SMMT, only 16 per cent of motorists are blessed with cars that have yet to reach their third birthdays. Around 13 per cent have three to six-year-old models, almost 19 per cent settle for seven to nine-year-old motors and 19 per cent end up with vehicles in the 10 to 12 years age group
Forget supercars and SUVs, tiny city cars are capturing the public's imagination | Auto Express (opens the original)
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I’m wary of self-proclaimed automotive ‘experts’ – especially those who’ve insisted for years that motor shows, small cars, petrol and diesel are all dead. Such events, products and fuels are very much alive. And will be for years, if not decades. Last week’s British Motor Show (BMS) helped prove the point – as if proof is needed – that car exhibitions, preferably those with accompanying side shows and test drive facilities for real-world buyers, can still be a huge hit with forward-thinking veh
Aston Martin, Bentley, McLaren, Jaguar Land Rover; Britain can win big in the luxury car market | Auto Express (opens the original)
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August is supposed to be the silly season. Traditionally, it’s the month when nothing much happens in the automotive business, because some manufacturers, especially those in mainland Europe, pretty much shut down for a few weeks. But try telling the hard-working folk at several – not all – of Britain’s most prestigious luxury and sports car companies that August is about unwinding. As we’ve been reporting in recent weeks, the likes of Aston Martin, Bentley, Gordon Murray Automotive, Lotus and M
I know the perfect place to showcase Britain's great love affair with the car | Auto Express (opens the original)
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If you subscribe to the view that motor shows ain’t what they used to be, you’re spot on. Some – Geneva, for instance – have died. Others are on life support. Then there’s the British Motor Show at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Hampshire. It starts today (21 August) and ends on Sunday (23 August). Will it be like previous shows in venues such as Earl’s Court (RIP), the NEC (wounded but still limping on) and Excel (lousy local road and public transport systems’
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