Finance and corporate

Bentley breaks yearly profits record within first half of 2022

Bentley’s six-month result of €398 million is greater than its profit from the entirety of 2021

29 July 2022
Bentley breaks yearly profits record within first half of 2022
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Semiconductor shortages and Covid lockdowns have held back production of the new Range Rover
Finance and corporate

JLR posts £524 million loss after slow production ramp-up

British firm blames semiconductor shortages and Covid lockdowns for heavy first-quarter losses

27 July 2022
JLR posts £524 million loss after slow production ramp-up
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Why the car rental business is struggling

Car rental firms were the darlings of the automotive industry, but with a semiconductor crisis, margins are being squeezed

22 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Why the car rental business is struggling
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Volvo wants electric cars to make up more than 10% of its 2022 volumes
Dealership, sales and marketing

Electrified Volvo sales rise but overall volumes dip

Lockdowns in China and supply chain struggles impact Volvo's output, but bosses are optimistic

20 July 2022
Electrified Volvo sales rise but overall volumes dip
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Winners and losers from UK car market in Q2 2022

Year to Date (YTD) sales figures up to June were down by 11.9% to 802,000

19 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Winners and losers from UK car market in Q2 2022
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Peugeot UK boss is full of enthusiasm for the WEC 9X8 project
Dealership, sales and marketing

Peugeot UK pushes for massive brand awareness boost

French brand wants to replicate European sales in UK, where it is only pipped by Volkswagen

15 July 2022
Peugeot UK pushes for massive brand awareness boost
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Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW, presenting the i Vision Circular concept at Munich 2021
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Why the motor show might never return

As Paris and Geneva both try to book car manufacturers and relaunch, here's why it may not be easy post-pandemic

15 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Why the motor show might never return
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The Lynk&Co 01 plug-in hybrid
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Lynk&Co boss on how the brand apes Netflix

Wide-ranging interview as CEO Alain Visser explains what makes the Chinese car maker different

14 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Lynk&Co boss on how the brand apes Netflix
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Polestar customers not deterred by price hike

Firm's UK head says price increase hasn't turned buyers away from the Polestar 2 electric fastback

13 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Polestar customers not deterred by price hike
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Xpeng’s Experience Store in the Netherlands opened with the start-up’s prototype flying car
Dealership, sales and marketing

Subs exclusive: Mall stores are the new car showrooms

Why a brand presence in vast shopping malls is key for companies like Porsche, Polestar, Tesla and others

13 July 2022
Subs exclusive: Mall stores are the new car showrooms

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