These are tough times in the motor trade. Half-year sales of new cars are down 6.3%, while diesel registrations fell by more than a quarter last month. It’s symptomatic of a rocky market. Uncertainty over Brexit is inevitably a factor, but so too is the headline-fuelled angst concerning diesel. Like so many business drivers whose daily motoring choice is a ...

It sounded like an interesting invitation. ‘Come to our VIP event’ said the letter from the dealership. This was the same dealership where my friend had bought her car some 18 months earlier. The car still had a low mileage and there was no plan, as yet, to buy a replacement. But it sounded tempting, maybe even enjoyable. It heralded ...

The motor industry seems obsessed with the ‘E’ word. “Electrification is the future!” we are repeatedly informed and there does appear to be a slow shift in that direction. Since the start of 2013, the global market share of pure electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles has increased six-fold. Big increase, low volume; numbers are still below 2% of ...

As the boss of Citroen, Linda Jackson (pictured) is notable for reaching the top rung of the ladder in a very tough, male-dominated industry. She is also wary about being identified as such. I have watched as her smile imperceptibly freezes when some eager young journalist wades in with an all too predictable question about her rarity as a woman ...