Colin Overland

3 weeks ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Colin Overland

► How to get Aston back on track► We speak to new boss Adrian Hallmark► The plan, analysedNow some months into his new job, Aston Martin CEO Adrian Hallmark has the confident air of a man who’s certain his plan is going to work. ‘How do you make a company successful? You’ve got to have a plan. That plan has got to be brawny and stable. You create excitement around it, but you don’t create excitement by ripping it up every five minutes,’ he says in a meeting room at Aston’s Gaydon HQ.

3 weeks ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Colin Overland

► The new F1 movie is nearly here► What should we expect? ► The one glaring issueHe’ll bounce back. His skin seems to be pretty thick – thick enough to cope with the bad press garnered by a big chunk of his CV, including Bullet Train and Ocean’s Thirteen. But for better or worse we’re here to break the news to Brad Pitt: your new racing-themed movie, F1, will mostly just annoy and disappoint people. We’ve not seen it. It might contain some very entertaining bits.

2 months ago | carmagazine.co.uk | Colin Overland

► CEO critical of EU attitude to tariffs► Calls for clarity on electrification► Cleans up factory with biomass investmentIts cars may be highly traditional, but the way Ineos Automotive operates doesn’t conform to the habits of longer-established car makers. Outspoken CEO Lynn Calder isn’t afraid to call out politicians for their flip-flopping on electrification and is critical of other car makers for trying to railroad customers into cars they don’t want.

Feb 18, 2025 | carmagazine.co.uk | Colin Overland

► Black Badge edition of Spectre electric coupe► Upgrades include Rolls version of launch control► New wheels and cosmetic changes tooThe new Black Badge Spectre is the most powerful production Rolls-Royce car ever. It peaks at 650bhp and 793lb ft, up from the 664bhp and 577lb ft outputs of the regular Spectre, the super-luxury electric super-coupe that arrived in 2023 and came close to being the company’s best seller last year.

Jan 7, 2025 | carmagazine.co.uk | Colin Overland

► Total sales for 2024 are down 5%► Big-money Bespoke projects are up► Stablemate to successful Spectre EV to be revealed in 2025Rolls-Royce has ended its run of ever-increasing sales figures with a drop of 5% in 2024. But no tears are being shed at Goodwood, as its lucrative Bespoke customisation division is booming. The sales increase in recent years has been led by the Cullinan SUV, but in 2024 its top spot was rivalled by the Spectre coupe, Rolls-Royce’s first electric car.