Shanghai in slow lane as market crash accelerates slump in luxury car sales
Little interest in showrooms as deep discounts fail to drive in customers
Automotive industry
What does the rise of digital marketing mean for luxury brands?
As the influence of print diminishes as an advertising medium, how can firms that sell high-end products communicate with their customers in a way that doesn’t compromise their core values?
Thieves target luxury Range Rovers with keyless locking systems
Spate of thefts means some insurers now insisting on secure off-road parking and that drivers buy security devices
BMW i8: car review
A tiny engine is not the obvious way to power a sports car. But BMW’s dramatic new plug-in hybrid doesn’t do the obvious. Martin Love test drives the i8
More Ferraris sold in the UK than anywhere else in Europe
Record numbers of tailor-made cars, which cost at least £151,000, sold in Britain last year despite rising prices
Elon Musk: oil campaign against electric cars is like big tobacco lobbying
Tesla chief executive likens attacks on electric cars to campaigns of misinformation by big tobacco and climate sceptics