Has British Airways suddenly got really popular over these past few months? The website always seems to be ‘experiencing high demand’… Same on the app - a nightmare trying to access bookings. Or is British Airways just going down the drain?

Is there a better profile you can buy right now?

Big news from Nio today, three brands launching in the UK!
Read the full story from Steve Fowler here ⚡️⬇️⚡️
electrifying.com/blog/article/n…

Every NIO House has its own signature mocktail. At the Nio House in Rotterdam it’s called Dutch Courage. And for the opening of the Nio House in Amsterdam, they offered me this: Tulips From Amsterdam.
And I have to say… it was bloody horrible 🤢

Is there anything more British than a beleagured, bedraggled Prime Minister announcing a summer General Election in the pissing rain? ☔️
x.com/Haggis_UK/stat…

The new Skoda Elroq is coming later this year and this is the first peak at it - the first true interpretation of Skoda’s ‘Modern Solid’ design theme.
There’s the new ‘Tech-Deck’ face that replaces the traditional grille, a new split-headlight design and SUV proportions 👍🏻

What’s a reasonable time to wait for ‘transferring you with one of our agents’…? 45 minutes so far Stellantis &You UK
Wonder how long it would be if I clicked on sales?
Either way, giving up - life is too short.
UPDATE: Gave up and clicked on sales. Dwight appeared instantly!

#DankeJürgen
Good leadership is good leadership, whether it’s at a football club, a media business, a car company or anywhere! The best sports managers can teach everyone plenty and I’ve learnt lots from Jurgen Klopp - a great man and a great leader. Like him I’ve always tried

👍🏻Brilliant - new Euro Car Park Marylebone Square has EV charging for every space ⚡️
👎🏻 But no mobile signal (or wifi details) to be able to activate the chargers 🙄
Lack of joined up thinking is exactly what puts people off EVs

I was critical of Chinese car design at the Beijing Auto Show, so GreatWallMotor design boss Andrew Dyson wanted to prove not all Chinese cars will look the same. GWM ORA UK no longer has a funky cat, but funky design is a big part of the brand’s future
electrifying.com/blog/article/g…

Cheap new car, anyone? This is quite some deal 👀
SuzukiCarsUK Swift (decent little car) auto for £122.46 a month with just under £1,400 down on a 2-year, 5k mile deal via Select Car Leasing. It’s even got heated seats 🔥
That works out at less than £6 a day 😲
selectcarleasing.co.uk/car-leasing/su…

This may well be the last thing that appears with my byline on Auto Express - not sure there are any more stories I left behind! But this was a good one - always good to chat to Olivier François and maybe, just maybe, I get his vision for DS… autoexpress.co.uk/ds/363167/ooh-…

It’s not just me, then.
Friend wants to buy either a Land Rover UK Range Rover Evoque or Velar so went to Listers JLR in Solihull, parked their Porsche in the car park, went inside… and were totally ignored!
What is wrong with some car dealers? 🙄

Work is underway on next generation all-electric Golf, says Volkswagen boss.
Full story here… electrifying.com/blog/article/n…

Hold on to your chips, the BYD Seagull is heading to the UK electrifying.com/blog/article/b…

Day Three at the ⁦Financial Times Live⁩ Future of the Car Summit - and yes, I made it in to the stage 😀 linkedin.com/posts/steve-fo…

A great point by Steve Fowler

“It is very easy to buy a wrong car, but very hard to buy a right one” #ftcar

UK government is wielding a big stick for car manufacturers to produce EVs but no carrot to encourage consumers to buy them, says @stevefowler, describing 'charge anxiety' as the 'new range anxiety' - (charge infrastructure key target 4 future planning reform) Financial Times Live #FutureCar

Here’s what happened on Day Two of the ⁦Financial Times⁩ Live Future of the Car Summit… linkedin.com/posts/steve-fo…