James Attwood

3 days ago | buff.ly | James Attwood

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3 days ago | buff.ly | James Attwood

Kia CEO Ho Sung Song has been awarded with Autocar’s most prestigious honour, the Issigonis Trophy, in recognition of his hugely successful efforts to transform the Korean firm’s strategy, brand identity and model line-up. The trophy, named for Mini inventor Sir Alec Issigonis, is presented annually at the Autocar Awards to an individual who has made a historically significant contribution to the industry.

4 days ago | autocar.co.uk | James Attwood |Will Rimell

The Volvo EX60, the electric equivalent of its XC60 best seller, will arrive early next year, Volvo has confirmed. The electric family SUV will be a crucial model in the Swedish firm’s electric push, given the popularity of its XC60 twin. Before the arrival confirmation in a social media post on Tuesday, Volvo had already previewed the car as an almost fully covered clay model during the launch of the new Volvo ES90 saloon.

5 days ago | autocar.co.uk | James Attwood

Shortly after setting off from Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohoma, I pass a children’s museum dedicated to the hugely popular cartoon character Anpanman, of whom there is an enormous statue outside. Yet somehow a superhero with a head made from a red bean paste-filled pastry isn’t as cute as the car I’m driving. That’s because I’m behind the wheel of a Nissan Sakura, a tiny and boxy EV built to Japan’s kei car regulations for affordable entry-level vehicles.

1 week ago | autocar.co.uk | James Attwood

Close The Nissan Leaf has been reinvented as a sleek SUV with a range of up to 375 miles thart its chief engineer has vowed will “set the standard for future electric vehicles” – and we've had a first taste. The pioneering EV was launched in 2010 as a mid-sized hatchback but has been entirely reinvented for this third generation to take on the likes of the Skoda Elroq and Kia EV3 in the family crossover class.