Steve cropley

I’m so disappointed in Luca de Meo. His decision to quit the top job at the Renault Group has left me feeling bereft, not least because over the years – at Toyota, Fiat-Alfa-Abarth, VW, Seat and final

It’s not all doom and gloom, says James Walshe

THE 2025 Auto Express New Car Awards are upon us, and we’re struggling to remember a year that proved to be so tough at the top. It’s a reflection of just how well so many car manufacturers – both new

1939 Alvis 12/70 Special, 1958 Austin-Healey Sprite, 1972 Porsche 911T Berthold Dörrich WHEN MY BRITISH colleagues approached me as the publisher of Octane’s German edition to contribute to this secti

For ages I’ve been wanting to test the latest Dacia Duster 4x4, now powered by a mild-hybrid 1.2-litre petrol triple, directly against my own old-shape 21-plate 4x4 diesel. I spent a happy afternoon a

A HOST of recent interesting stories from individual manufacturers have added up to a big picture that reinforces the brilliantly diverse nature of the UK car industry. The uncertainty over Lotus’s fu