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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Pendragon PLC
      Pendragon looks to renew frayed links with carmakers

      Chief executive plans dealerships with Chinese electric vehicle group BYD as part of rebuilding wider relationships

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Ford Motor Co
      UK needs more electric vehicle chargers, says Ford boss

      Lisa Brankin warns tariffs on imported battery cars also put at risk ambitions to shift from petrol

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Bentley Motors Ltd
      Bentley chief says UK failing to support electric vehicle transition

      Criticism comes as luxury brand posts record profits as car sales hit all-time high

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Fuel duty discount extended in £5bn giveaway to motorists

      Carmakers warn the 5p per litre cut would harm sales of electric vehicles

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Budget 2023: what it means for your money

      Moves to boost tax breaks on pensions, ease childcare costs and support household energy bills

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Britishvolt
      Britishvolt owed up to £160mn to creditors when it collapsed

      Battery start-up had just £1.8mn and no IP when it went into administration in January

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      BYD Co Ltd
      China’s BYD blames Brexit as it rules out UK for Europe car plant

      World’s largest seller of electric and hybrid cars sets out plans to dominate region by 2030

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      The Top LineEU state aid
      Why Europe is struggling to compete with the US on green subsidies

      VW’s choice of battery factory in North America highlights risks of losing talent and technology across Atlantic

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Technology sector
      UK start-up developing hologram technology for in-car monitors valued at $500mn

      Milton Keynes-based group says technology will improve safety on busy urban roads

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      US Inflation Reduction Act
      VW puts European battery plant on hold as it seeks €10bn from US

      Europe’s largest carmaker is ‘waiting’ for an EU response to Biden administration’s subsidies

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      VW to build $2bn electric vehicle plant in South Carolina

      German carmaker also seeks site for its first battery factory in North America

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Automobiles
      Germany and Italy stall EU ban on combustion engines

      Berlin and Rome raise objections to rules agreed by member states last year

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      News in-depthUK manufacturing
      UK struggles with transition to manufacturing electric cars

      Critical investment decisions are due from companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Aston Martin Lagonda
      Aston Martin losses more than double to £495mn in 2022

      Group hit by costs of delivering Valkyrie hypercars, foreign exchange movements and expensive debt

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
      Jaguar Land Rover owner demands £500mn from UK for battery factory

      Tata Motors will decide between Somerset and Spain for new plant within weeks

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Britishvolt
      Recharge buys technology of failed battery start-up Britishvolt

      Australian group has until end of next month to close deal to buy site of UK start-up

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      The Top LineElectric vehicles
      Europe’s autoworkers will pay the price for electric vehicle push

      Ford’s jobs cuts are the first sign of a coming wave set to hit the sector and its workforce

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Stellantis
      Stellantis chief forecasts car prices to fall this year as discounting returns

      Prediction follows period of record profits after carmakers focused on selling more expensive vehicles

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      Bentley phases out 12-cylinder engine as electric switch gathers pace

      Luxury-car maker calls time on technology considered pinnacle of engineering in its day

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Renault SA
      Renault chief warns Tesla price cuts damage confidence in electric cars

      Luca de Meo criticises US carmaker as French group doubles profit margins despite Russia exit

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Climate change
      EU drives through truck emissions targets with new 2040 goal

      ‘Near zero’ rules attacked for giving heavy vehicles more time to reduce pollution than cars

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Ford Motor Co
      Ford to axe 3,800 European jobs in electric-car overhaul

      US automaker announces cuts to product development teams in UK and Germany

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Special ReportCircular Economy
      Electric carmakers seek greener batteries

      Strategies for reuse and recycling will be vital as the auto sector faces up to resource constraints

    • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
      Nissan Motor Co Ltd
      Nissan aims to sell more cars in ‘core market’ Europe

      Japanese group revives plans to grow in region following deal with alliance partner Renault

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Volvo Car AB
      Volvo Cars’ electric sales triple despite rising costs

      Swedish brand sees ‘no need’ to follow Tesla in reducing prices

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