Grapevine

To my mind, the Renault platform deal reeks of desperation on the part of Ford. Sadly, it’s all too late to hold on to Fiesta customers, who will be long gone by the time these Renault-based EVs arriv

I headed back to work early by motorway after a glorious week or so of getting up late. Today I was on the M4 before 6am, driving from Gloucestershire to Autocar’s headquarters in outer London, and fo

Even by the standards of recent years, 2025 has been a turbulent one for the car industry. For many automotive giants, particularly those in Europe, the number of different issues they’re having to ad

Mid-sized saloons from BMW and Mercedes will make their greatest leaps in a generation – while batting off an ever-larger array of rivals The rivalry between the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class has

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“I love that it’s compact but feels roomy inside. I’m not a fan of big cars, so the Focus hits the spot; it’s small enough to park, but I don’t feel cramped.” WHEN the original Ford Focus arrived in 1