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    • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
      Electric vehicles
      The race to train a new cohort of electric vehicle mechanics

      Fixing a faulty car will require a skillset more akin to that of a software engineer than someone adept wielding a wrench

    • Monday, 2 August, 2021
      Ashok Leyland Ltd
      Switch Mobility to mount challenge to Chinese electric bus makers

      Company to extend production from electric buses to vans as new chief Palmer aims to compete with Yutong and BYD

    • Friday, 2 July, 2021
      Electric vehicles
      Former Aston Martin boss Palmer named chief of electric-bus maker

      Plan to move into e-vehicles by Ashok Leyland’s Switch Mobility provides chance for a managerial reputation to be salvaged

    • Monday, 15 February, 2021
      Climate change
      Electric vehicles may not be the climate answer after all

      As with Covid vaccines, governments should enable scientists to find the best solution, not dictate what it should be

    • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
      LombardCat Rutter Pooley
      HSBC’s Noel Quinn needs to crack on with cost-cutting

      New boss can’t afford to repeat predecessor’s failures; another lap for Aston Martin

    • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
      Aston Martin Lagonda
      Aston Martin confirms departure of chief Andy Palmer

      Sports car maker taps Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers as new head

    • Sunday, 24 May, 2020
      Aston Martin Lagonda
      Aston Martin chief to leave as part of shake-up

      Mercedes executive set to take over, further solidifying the relationship between the two carmakers

    • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
      Aston Martin Lagonda
      Aston Martin swings to loss on lower demand for Vantage model

      Luxury carmaker has been cutting costs and closing some sites used to house parts and vehicles

    • Saturday, 17 November, 2018
      UK companies
      Aston Martin turns to foreign suppliers to drive growth

      Historic British marque to cut small UK suppliers who can’t keep up with expansion

    • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
      IPOs
      The man with the golden payout — Aston boss to collect £22m
    • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
      IPOs
      Aston Martin seeks valuation of up to £5bn in London IPO

      Luxury carmaker hopes to emulate stock market success of rival Ferrari

    • Monday, 10 September, 2018
      IPOs
      Aston Martin bolsters board as luxury carmaker prepares for IPO
    • Monday, 3 September, 2018
      Andrew Hill
      Aston Martin risks its soul among the fun-free luxury brands

      The carmaker’s drive into selling dream lifestyles may come with a reputational cost

    • Thursday, 30 August, 2018
      News in-depthLuxury goods
      Aston Martin seeks to overtake Ferrari valuation in flotation

      Luxury carmaker’s results look impressive but doubts remain over £5bn figure

    • Monday, 16 July, 2018
      UK politics & policy
      Learndirect apprenticeships arm sold for second time in a month

      Business goes to Staffline for £1 just weeks after Stonebridge deal

    • Tuesday, 6 March, 2018
      Geneva Motor Show
      Aston Martin Lagonda revs up for electric car race

      Group revives brand as it seeks to capture market in super-luxury battery vehicles

    • Tuesday, 16 January, 2018
      FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
      Education provider learns that injunctions aren’t smart
    • Sunday, 17 December, 2017
      The Commuter
      Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on the Sex Pistols and historical novels

      Rock and punk in the car on the way home relieve the day’s stress

    • Friday, 24 November, 2017
      UK companies
      Aston Martin profits rev up under plain-speaking chief Andy Palmer

      ‘Real car guy’ puts UK luxury automaker on track to float as soon as next year

    • Monday, 28 August, 2017
      Pollution
      Aston Martin vows to put hybrid technology in every car

      Group says its vehicles will combine electric batteries with petrol engines by mid-2020s

    • Thursday, 17 August, 2017
      UK companies
      Learndirect to receive public funding despite critical Ofsted report

      UK’s largest provider of adult training to run apprenticeships through new corporate entity

    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2017
      Companies
      Aston Martin CEO berates ‘absurd’ plans to ban petrol and diesel car sales
    • Friday, 24 February, 2017
      European companies
      Aston Martin suffers losses after Brexit vote weakens sterling

      James Bond’s favourite carmaker hopes lower pound will make exports competitive

    • Sunday, 6 November, 2016
      UK companies
      Aston Martin gears up to take high road on electric drive

      Luxury British marque aims for 25% of sales from green machines within a decade

    • Sunday, 6 November, 2016
      News in-depthUK companies
      Aston Martin seeks a profitable future in Wales

      Lossmaking luxury carmaker plans to build its first SUV at a new factory in Glamorgan

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