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As the fortunes of their opposite numbers from the Fast East have risen, European volume car makers have had it tough. While consolidation of ownership has given some a lifeline, others have simply fo

Forbidden fruit in the car industry comes in all shapes and sizes. The latest is the Kia Tasman, the brand’s first-ever pick-up truck. While it would be easy to ignore such a development, given that t

THE COOPER S WAS A SOGGY effort and this isn’t any better. You can forgive a hot hatch appalling ride but when it’s on top of a transmission that’s hard to gel with, an uninspiring soundtrack and impr

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

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

It was probably fate for the current version of the Volvo XC90, the vehicular embodiment of pragmatism and rationality, to steadfastly refuse to die. Why would it, after all, if it could still be usef