Corporate

Porsche sells stakes in Bugatti-Rimac and Rimac Group

Consortium purchases Porsche’s 45% share of Bugatti-Rimac and 20.6% share of Rimac Groujp

24 April 2026
Porsche sells stakes in Bugatti-Rimac and Rimac Group
Riversimple Audi A2
Audi A2s will form the basis for testing the Runabout, replacing the Riversimple Rasa (left)
Hydrogen

UK FCEV maker Riversimple pivots to hydrogen-powered Audi A2

New project signals end of 10-year-old Rasa development car as firm switches to work on more practical Runabout

24 April 2026
UK FCEV maker Riversimple pivots to hydrogen-powered Audi A2
Vans

Kia's electric van sales boom gives huge ZEV target advantage

Korean brand exploits two-for-one EV credit rule as PV5 sales rocket beyond expectations

21 April 2026
Kia's electric van sales boom gives huge ZEV target advantage
Corporate

Ford's electric car chief to leave after five years

Doug Field has led a dramatic rethink in how Ford develops electric and software-defined vehicles

16 April 2026
Ford's electric car chief to leave after five years
Electric vehicles

Honda pulls e:Ny1 from UK market in great EV reset

Japanese company now sells no electric cars in the UK as it struggles with electrification globally

16 April 2026
Honda pulls e:Ny1 from UK market in great EV reset
Autonomous vehicles

Level-three autonomy falters but China fear pushes car makers on

Key backers BMW and Mercedes pull support for next level of self-driving tech, citing low uptake and use limitations

13 April 2026
Level-three autonomy falters but China fear pushes car makers on
Electric vehicles

UK government invests £380m in Tata's Somerset EV battery plant

JLR sister company Agratas gets cash injection to support construction of huge new factory

10 April 2026
UK government invests £380m in Tata's Somerset EV battery plant
Kia Soul EV with EV2
Kia's first EV meets its latest: Soul EV went on sale in 2014; EV2 will arrive this summer
Electric vehicles

Kia UK calls for softer ZEV targets as it marks 100,000 EV sales

Boss Paul Philpott tells Autocar that fast-rising EV sales targets pose a "compliance threat" for industry

9 April 2026
Kia UK calls for softer ZEV targets as it marks 100,000 EV sales
Nissan LEAF images 8
The new Nissan Leaf is among the UK's few electric exports at present
Electric vehicles

EU poised to deal blow to UK's EV industry before it even gets going

Industrial Accelerator Act to lock British-built EVs out of European markets, with "catastrophic" consequence

8 April 2026
EU poised to deal blow to UK's EV industry before it even gets going
Manufacturing

Changan rejects factory sharing for European expansion

Chinese car maker is struggling to find a plant to buy or a site to build one in Europe – but still plans to go it alone

7 April 2026
Changan rejects factory sharing for European expansion

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