Ford returns to small cars with crucial new platform

WHY WE RAN IT To find out if the Blue Oval’s first European-built electric car – with Volkswagen underpinnings – really is a true Ford The estimable Steve Cropley has already explained things better t

LOTUS is a test case on how hard the road to electric motoring will be. The legendary British sports car brand has introduced two impressive clean-sheet EVs – the Eletre SUV and Emeya saloon – in just

Bentley’s debut electric car will be a low-slung, sleek SUV that will bring something new to the EV class, according to the firm’s R&D chief, who has given Autocar new details of what to expect from t

Ford’s car strategy in Europe has undergone a major overhaul in recent years, the results of which are still playing out. But while this has been going on, the Blue Oval’s sturdy commercial vehicle bu

Audi will preview its all-new look under design boss Massimo Frascella when it reveals a new concept car later this year. Frascella joined Audi from JLR 18 months ago and his impact on the German bran

There was a time when bosses at car manufacturers didn’t like to talk about platforms – the mechanical underpinnings of their cars. These are expensive to develop, so big car companies share them acro