Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos confirms new 4×4 will be built in France December 8, 2020 Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos today confirmed that it would build its new 4×4 car in France, putting an end to hopes that it would do so in Wales. Back in August it was revealed that the petrochemicals company was in talks to buy a factory at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz. The Hambach site currently manufactures smart [...]
New Toyota Hilux driven: the truck Clarkson couldn’t kill December 8, 2020 The new Toyota Hilux is gunning for the lifestyle market, with more power and luxury. Should you buy one instead of an SUV?
Ollie Phillips: England may have won but France were the real stars of the Autumn Nations Cup December 7, 2020 It was brilliant to see England claim the Autumn Nations Cup in such dramatic fashion on Sunday. Rugby fans have been missing that kind of competitive tension, so it was awesome that the competition was decided by a golden penalty. But while England took the silverware, much of the plaudits will rightfully go to the [...]
The Godfather Part III gets a new cut and a new title – The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone December 5, 2020 It’s not just superheroes that are getting a new edit. Thirty years on from its release, The Godfather Part III gets a new cut and a new title – The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Director Francis Ford Coppola and writer Mario Puzo’s original vision was a coda, rather than an official third [...]
New car sales sunk in November, but more UK drivers buying electric and hybrid vehicles December 4, 2020 New car sales sunk in November, but more UK drivers choosing electric and hybrid vehicles
The Callum Vanquish 25 is a classic supercar with modern manners December 1, 2020 The Aston Martin Callum Vanquish 25 is the British answer to a Singer Porsche 911. Tim Pitt drives this reborn super-GT.
Roasted: Caffe Nero rejects Issa brothers bid in favour of CVA November 30, 2020 Roasted: Caffe Nero rejects Issa brothers bid in favour of rent deals and restructuring
How to think long-term when your shareholders won’t let you November 19, 2020 Before the Covid-19 pandemic, my team conducted a study amongst nearly 700 business leaders across the US and Europe. The results uncovered that 76 per cent of chief executives think businesses need to shift focus from short-term profit delivery to long-term value creation. But so far less than five per cent have made that shift. [...]
London startup Arrival valued at $5.4bn in US listing through Spac deal November 18, 2020 Electric vehicle startup Arrival has merged with a blank-check company to go public in the US at a listing valued at around $5.4bn. The London-based company, which was founded in 2015, has agreed to merge with Nasdaq-listed CIIIG Merger Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (Spac). This year there has been somewhat of a frenzy [...]
Frank Stephenson on the rights and wrongs of car design November 17, 2020 Frank Stephenson’s car design CV stretches from the modern Mini to the McLaren P1. We ask about his career and what BMW has been drinking.