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Independent automotive writing. We cover the car world the way we'd want it covered — with genuine knowledge, a point of view, and no interest in keeping manufacturers happy.

What we are

Cars & Code is an independent automotive publication. We write about electric vehicles, classic cars, manufacturer strategy, motorsport history, and the business of making and selling cars. What ties it together is an editorial approach: we want the story behind the story, not the press release version of it.

We don’t take press cars. We don’t have PR relationships that shape what we cover or how we cover it. When we publish a data analysis, the numbers come from public sources we name. When we publish an opinion, it’s an opinion we’d defend in a room full of people who disagree with it.

The site was started because automotive journalism has a tendency to be either breathlessly enthusiastic about everything or performatively cynical about everything. We’re trying to do neither.

How we work

  • → No sponsored content. Nothing published on Cars & Code has been paid for by a manufacturer, advertiser, or third party. If that ever changes, it will be clearly labelled.
  • → Sources are named. Every claim that matters has a source you can check. We link out, we name our data providers, and we don't quote anonymous "industry insiders" as the foundation of an argument.
  • → Corrections are public. We get things wrong occasionally. When we do, we correct the piece and note what changed and when, rather than quietly editing and hoping nobody notices.
  • → Writers are credited. Every piece has a byline. We don't publish unattributed editorial or hide who wrote what.

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