2021 was the year the cars we heard about and saw in photos during lockdown finally reached our showrooms since Covid19 interrupted everything. Here are some of the very best new cars launched in 2021. Some, like the Alpine A110, only reached some shores after a long delay. Each is a standout car in its own right. I’m picking a Car of the Year winner not because […]
Month: January 2022
Chanel is aiming for more status with handbag price hikes
The luxury fashion brand has raised prices, and set purchasing limits in an effort to become a more exclusive and desirable brand. Chanel has raised global prices on some of its classic handbags by almost two-thirds since the end of 2019. A spokeswoman said the hikes are in response to unspecified exchange-rate fluctuations, changes in […]
New on the market: Two brilliant electric cars
Motoring Insider with Mark Gallivan The global adoption of electric vehicles is increasingly immersed in deadlines and profoundly serious targets. Currently, 14% of all new cars sold in the EU have an electric plug. That is an increase of almost 100% in a year. However, 10 out of the 27 member states have an electric […]