Autocar confidential: McLaren, Jaguar, Audi, Geely
McLaren 540C Our reporters empty their notebooks to round up this week's gossip from across the automotive industry This week's gossip from the automotive industry brings news of McLaren' s new customers, Jaguar 's design director's thoughts on the decline of rotary controllers, Geely's focus on design and Audi's upcoming autonomous electric city car. McLaren' s new customers More than half of buyers of the ‘entry-level’ Sports Series McLarens , such as the 540C and 570S , are new to the brand. C ompany boss Mike Flewitt said it is crucial to the firm’s long-term health: “Our hope is that, over time, a large proportion will move up to our Super Series models and be part of the McLaren family for years to come.” Read more: 2017 789bhp McLaren P15 will eclipse performance of P1 , McLaren P1 review Jaguar 's design director's thoughts on the decline of rotary controllers While many car makers are ditching rotary controllers from the cabin...