We have video of Top Gear’s Richard Hammond driving the ultimate road-going Zonda – the Pagani Zonda Cinque – round the hills near Modena. Whilst we were busy wandering round the interweb today to make sure we’d got our facts right for the ‘Top Gear builds an Electric Car‘ piece, we came across a video […]
Car News
Car News from all around the world. Updated as the news happens for the car industry in the UK, Europe, the US and around the globe.
Cars UK covers everything that's going on in the car world, and we do all we can to make sure we bring you new car launches, spy photos, car videos and everything that happens in the car world ahead of the pack.
There is a slant towards the UK, but we also bring you the latest from around the world, which often gives a heads-up of what could be heading to the UK and Europe.
Check back here often for the latest car news - we update many time a day, every day. And if you want the latest news in your inbox - either as a daily digest or as it happens - then sign up for our Newsletters.
Now, enjoy the latest...
Top Gear builds Electric Car
Episode 2 of the latest Top Gear series airs tonight with the boys building an electric TVR and driving the Audi R8 V10 and Corvette ZR-1. Update: As Top Gear gave their electric car to Autocar to test (they should have given it to Cars UK!), we thought we’d update this post with the Autocar […]
MG6 Launch revives Morris Garages moniker
SAIC (Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is to launch the new MG6 at the Guangzhou Car Show complete with ‘Morris Garages’ badging. Life has not been easy over the last few years for MG. Or should I say what remains of MG after the debacle of the ‘Phoenix Four’ who took over MG Rover from BMW […]
Audi A3 2.0 TDI gets greener
Audi is introducing stop-start and recuperative technology on the A3 2.0 TDI to improve economy and reduce emissions. If you read here regularly you’ll be only too well aware that every week we report on cars that have cleaned up their act, got more economical and are emitting less CO2. Less cynical souls than us […]
Volkswagen gets Karmann
Volkswagen has revealed that it is to acquire coachbuilder Karmann in a deal to save Karmann from liquidation. Last month we reported that VW were interesting in buying up coachbuilder Karmann. Which made a lot of sense. Karmann are probably best known for the Karmann Ghia – which was basically a VW – and taking […]
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe confirmed
GM has revealed that they are to build a Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, which will debut at the Detroit Motor Show in 2010. There’s been a fair bit of news on Cadillac’s performance halo car the CTS-V of late. We had Bob Lutz taking on all comers at the Monticello Race Track in New York for […]
CPP Manufacturing – the hidden car maker
CPP (Manufacturing) Ltd are to take over production of Spyker Cars. But who are they, and what other cars do they build? Earlier today we ran a story on Spyker relocating manufacturing to the UK. Not to a new manufacturing plant owned and operated by Spyker, but to the home of CPP Manufacturing Ltd in […]
Schumacher to go to Mercedes GP
It now seems certain that Michael Schumacher will drive for Mercedes GP in 2010 after Eddie Jordan confirmed the discussions are real. Yes, this rumour has been doing the rounds ever since the news that Brawn GP had sold out to Mercedes became known. And it was given some extra credibility when Mercedes GP – […]
Ferrari 550 GTZ – For Sale
Just five Ferrari 550 GTZ cars are being made as the final official Ferrari Zagato swansong. They are all sold, but one is back on the market before it’s been delivered. Last month we exclusively reported that Zagato are building what will be the final Zagato Ferrari – the 550 GTZ. Based on the 550 […]
De Tomaso Revived
The trademarks of the De Tomaso brand have finally been sold – to former Fiat exec Gian Mario Rossignolo – with plans for a range of three cars by 2011. We reported back in January that the assets of the once successful De Tomaso brand were being brokered around the world. We speculated that the […]