Opinion
“There’s more to cutting emissions than simply buying an electric car”
“There’s more to cutting emissions than simply buying an electric car”
Deputy editor John McIlroy recently visited BMW’s innovation centre and found out how the German company plans to clean up more than just exhaust emis…
“Is a thirsty, second-hand Range Rover really the right car for our Prime Minister?”
“Is a thirsty, second-hand Range Rover really the right car for our Prime Minister?”
Mike Rutherford was disappointed with Liz Truss’ choice of cars at the start of her reign as Prime Minister
“The Ferrari Purosangue isn’t going to tick all the boxes SUV buyers might want”
“The Ferrari Purosangue isn’t going to tick all the boxes SUV buyers might want”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks the new Ferrari Purosangue will struggle to match the practicality of other luxury SUVs
“It’s not just supercars that run up expensive repair bills”
“It’s not just supercars that run up expensive repair bills”
Mike Rutherford takes a closer look at Warrantywise’s league table of the 10 least reliable models
‘Heritage gives established makers an advantage over electric car start-ups’
‘Heritage gives established makers an advantage over electric car start-ups’
Deputy editor John McIlroy thinks many ‘traditional’ car manufacturers are looking to their past when designing their future
“A huge part of road congestion is down to delivery drivers going round in circles”
“A huge part of road congestion is down to delivery drivers going round in circles”
Mike Rutherford thinks trucking companies need to give delivery drivers better information on where they are supposed to be going
“You could get a BYD on your driveway before a VW”
“You could get a BYD on your driveway before a VW”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler is excited by the new wave of upstarts - such as BYD and Ora - that are on their way to the UK
‘Staging the Geneva Motor Show in Qatar is daft, laughable, unreal and unworkable’
‘Staging the Geneva Motor Show in Qatar is daft, laughable, unreal and unworkable’
Mike Rutherford laments the Geneva Motor Show’s demise, but was pleased with the success of the British Motor Show in Farnborough
‘British luxury brands just keep on selling’
‘British luxury brands just keep on selling’
Tough times are coming, but editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks most luxury brands are recession-proof
"Jaguar Land Rover faces a big task in "reimagining" itself as a luxury brand"
"Jaguar Land Rover faces a big task in "reimagining" itself as a luxury brand"
Mike Rutherford takes a look at the current state of the UK’s remaining born-and-bred manufacturers
‘I’ve been a magnet for poor service from car dealers’
‘I’ve been a magnet for poor service from car dealers’
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler laments his recent car dealership experiences
‘Car SOS is a real-world show about real-world cars’
‘Car SOS is a real-world show about real-world cars’
Mike Rutherford praises the efforts of Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend, the co-presenters of television series Car SOS
‘Rodin and Moke are set to shake up the car industry’
‘Rodin and Moke are set to shake up the car industry’
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler speaks to the bosses of Rodin and Moke, who both aim to make it big in the car world
‘Sound will become a key battleground for electric car dominance’
‘Sound will become a key battleground for electric car dominance’
Andy Palmer thinks sound will be key as more customers transition from internal combustion engines to electric
“Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda cars are just too similar”
“Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda cars are just too similar”
Mike Rutherford thinks Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda need to target different audiences if they are to be successful in the future
‘Vauxhall and the UK are incredibly important to the Stellantis group’
‘Vauxhall and the UK are incredibly important to the Stellantis group’
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks the sun is starting to shine on many of Stellantis’s brands
“Auto Express won Automotive Consumer Publication of the Year. But why wouldn’t it?”
“Auto Express won Automotive Consumer Publication of the Year. But why wouldn’t it?”
Mike Rutherford celebrates Auto Express' success at the 2022 Newspress Awards, including his own Lifetime Achievement accolade
“Paddy Hopkirk was a motorsport legend and the best of men”
“Paddy Hopkirk was a motorsport legend and the best of men”
Steve Fowler remembers the great Paddy Hopkirk.
“Hyundai is ready for take-off, literally, in 2028”
“Hyundai is ready for take-off, literally, in 2028”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler visited Hyundai's R&D base in Korea and was impressed with the brand’s future plans for taking to the sky
“Few countries do car shows as well as Britain”
“Few countries do car shows as well as Britain”
Mike Rutherford thinks Britain is the number one nation for wonderfully diverse motoring occasions
“The number of people searching for dog-friendly cars is on the rise”
“The number of people searching for dog-friendly cars is on the rise”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks pets are now playing a big role in the new cars we choose
“Unpredictable trains are not the alternative to strike-free cars”
“Unpredictable trains are not the alternative to strike-free cars”
Mike Rutherford thinks more people should swap public transport season tickets for a set of car keys
‘It didn’t take us long to realise the Nissan Ariya was a winner’
‘It didn’t take us long to realise the Nissan Ariya was a winner’
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler realised he was in something special from the moment he sat in the Nissan Ariya
‘Elon Musk can afford to charge less for Teslas’
‘Elon Musk can afford to charge less for Teslas’
With the cost of some cars having doubled in less than a decade, Mike Rutherford thinks car manufacturers are becoming too greedy
“Red Bull misses the point with multimillion-pound track car”
“Red Bull misses the point with multimillion-pound track car”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler is disappointed Red Bull is planning to build a crazily-expensive hypercar instead of something far more affordable
“Employees have little or no money left for the daily commute”
“Employees have little or no money left for the daily commute”
Mike Rutherford thinks cash-strapped workers should be able to expense their daily commutes
‘We’re proud to recognise the best that Britain has to offer’
‘We’re proud to recognise the best that Britain has to offer’
Deputy editor John McIlroy pays tribute to some remarkable Brits in the automotive industry
‘Jaguar should sell cheaper rebadged MG electric cars’
‘Jaguar should sell cheaper rebadged MG electric cars’
Mike Rutherford thinks Jaguar should partner up with MG to sell cheaper Chinese-built electric cars
‘New Jaguar will be “a copy of nothing” – in every way’
‘New Jaguar will be “a copy of nothing” – in every way’
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks Jaguar's rebirth is a risk worth taking
“Our current ratio of one car for every two people in Britain is about right”
“Our current ratio of one car for every two people in Britain is about right”
UK car ownership has fallen but Mike Rutherford sees no problem with what is a tiny decrease in the grand scheme of things.
‘Entrepreneurs shouldn’t be getting rich off the back of subsidised public transport‘
‘Entrepreneurs shouldn’t be getting rich off the back of subsidised public transport‘
Mike Rutherford takes a look at how some of the richest people in the transport industry make their money
“New Defender is Land Rover’s goose that laid the golden egg”
“New Defender is Land Rover’s goose that laid the golden egg”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks the new Land Rover Defender is an impressive example of British engineering
‘Some high-mileage drivers will have fuel bills of more than £5,000 this year’
‘Some high-mileage drivers will have fuel bills of more than £5,000 this year’
Mike Rutherford thinks something needs to be done about fuel prices before the average motorist is priced out of his or her humble private car – forev…
“Almost 800,000 people are still working in Britain’s automotive industry”
“Almost 800,000 people are still working in Britain’s automotive industry”
Although Covid hit the UK car industry hard, Mike Rutherford thinks there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic
‘BMW is working hard on its present as well as its future’
‘BMW is working hard on its present as well as its future’
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler is impressed at how BMW is still managing to produce such great combustion-engined cars while also focusing on its all-el…
“Mid-sized electric cars are way beyond the financial reach of most mums and dads”
“Mid-sized electric cars are way beyond the financial reach of most mums and dads”
Mike Rutherford thinks the industry needs to face the fact that a lot of people can’t afford a brand new factory-fresh car