Charlie Martin

Charlie Martin Autocar
Title: Editorial Assistant, Autocar Business

Charlie is a reporter for Autocar’s specialist B2B brand, Autocar Business, and plays a key role in setting the news agenda for the automotive industry.

In addition to his contribution to Autocar Business, Charlie regularly features in Autocar’s traditional news pages, covering the new car launches and technological developments poised to reshape the industry in the coming years.

He joined Autocar in 2022 after a nine-month stint with sister publication, What Car?, and previously worked as a freelance writer – having placed second in Hagerty’s 2019 Young Writer competition.

Before he joined the automotive media, Charlie studied History at the University of Winchester, where he specialised in the impact of mobility – and the automobile – on 20th Century Europe.

Articles by Charlie Martin

Mercedes Maybach S580 front quarter static
It has 11kW charging as standard for AC but a 60kW DC charger is optional
News

Mercedes-Maybach S580e: brand's first PHEV brings 62-mile range

New plug-in hybrid limo packs a combined 503bhp and dispatches 0-62mph in 5.1sec

Charlie Martin9 February 2023
Mercedes-Maybach S580e: brand's first PHEV brings 62-mile range
Volvo C40 recharge 2022 front quarter tracking
Electric cars such as the C40 Recharge accounted for 18% of Volvo's 615,000 sales in 2022
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Volvo subscriptions ‘here to stay’ after huge uptick

CEO Jim Rowan says car makers should always speak to customers making expensive purchases

Charlie Martin9 February 2023
Volvo subscriptions ‘here to stay’ after huge uptick
Skoda Fabia Mk2 learning to drive front quarter tracking
Top tip: pass your theory test before starting lessons so you can get on the practical exam's waiting list early
News

What is it like learning to drive in 2023?

Preparing for and passing your driving test is harder than it's ever been. Join our reporter as he tackles the process

Charlie Martin9 February 2023
What is it like learning to drive in 2023?
jaguar reimagine ev covered car
The apprentices will support the Reimagine strategy set in motion by former CEO Thierry Bolloré
News

300 new apprentices to drive EV push at Jaguar Land Rover

Half of the British firm's new apprentices will study at university debt-free while on the job

Charlie Martin7 February 2023
300 new apprentices to drive EV push at Jaguar Land Rover
Britishvolt
Britishvolt aimed to secure funding for battery R&D and manufacturing businesses in the UK
News

Australian battery firm primed to buy Britishvolt

Recharge Industries has been selected as the preferred bidder for the collapsed business and its assets

Charlie Martin6 February 2023
Australian battery firm primed to buy Britishvolt
Jim Farley with Ford Electric Vehicle lineup
"To say I am frustrated is an understatement," said Jim Farley on Ford's Q4 earnings call
News

Ford CEO: ‘We should have done much better’ in 2022

American giant loses $2 billion amid supply shortages; Jim Farley says it left “profits on the table”

Charlie Martin3 February 2023
Ford CEO: ‘We should have done much better’ in 2022
Lucid Air 2022 front quarter tracking
The Lucid Air Dream Edition is a Mercedes-Benz EQS rival with greater range and power
News

Ex-JLR Special Vehicles boss to lead Lucid Europe

Michael van der Sande takes managing director position as luxury EV manufacturer behg European expansion

Charlie Martin2 February 2023
Ex-JLR Special Vehicles boss to lead Lucid Europe
arrival beta van studio front quarter static
Arrival is refocusing its resources on a larger 'XL' van for the lucrative US market
News

Arrival to drop half of workforce in cost-cutting drive

Struggling start-up names new Igor Torgov as its new CEO as it announces it will make 800 staff redundant

Charlie Martin30 January 2023
Arrival to drop half of workforce in cost-cutting drive
Toyota bz4X front quarter tracking 2023
Toyota sold 24,466 electric cars in 2022, largely thanks to new bZ4X
News

Toyota remains world’s best-selling car manufacturer

Increase in global production volumes despite parts shortages has Japanese firm retake the top spot

Charlie Martin30 January 2023
Toyota remains world’s best-selling car manufacturer
renault 5 concept paris motor show 08 front static
Nissan will invest in Ampere, Renault's new electric vehicle division
News

Renault to reduce Nissan stake following crunch talks

Proposed changes will give each company equal voting rights in the other, subject to board approval

Charlie Martin30 January 2023
Renault to reduce Nissan stake following crunch talks
Nissan Max Out render 2022
Autocar's artist impression shows how a production version of the Nissan Max-Out could look
News

Nissan electric sports car concept coming next week

New car is expected to be a real-world version of the Max-Out shown in 2021

Charlie Martin26 January 2023
Nissan electric sports car concept coming next week

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