Business

Toyota’s UK crossroads: What's the future for Deeside and Burnaston?

Supply chain restructuring and the shift to electrification raise questions over Toyota's British plants

14 October 2026
Toyota’s UK crossroads: What's the future for Deeside and Burnaston?
Paris motor show

Renault Group boss urges UK to follow EU in curbing Chinese EVs

François Provost calls for UK-EU industrial pact alongside adjustments to zero-emission vehicle mandate

12 October 2026
Renault Group boss urges UK to follow EU in curbing Chinese EVs
Corporate

Why Porsche suffers more than most from high EV costs

Company is having to compensate suppliers after making over-optimistic predictions of EV sales volumes

9 October 2026
Why Porsche suffers more than most from high EV costs
Corporate

Why the Type 01's sales won't tell us if Jaguar's reinvention is a success

Jaguar has probably been unprofitable throughout Tata's entire ownership of JLR; that may now change

7 October 2026
Why the Type 01's sales won't tell us if Jaguar's reinvention is a success
Corporate

Volvo withdraws forecast after China and US slumps hit sales

Swedish company concedes that it will miss its original sales and cash flow targets, damaging stock price

5 October 2026
Volvo withdraws forecast after China and US slumps hit sales
Corporate

UK in 'genuine dilemma' over bowing to EU on Chinese car tariffs

The EU has reportedly pressured the UK to tariff Chinese cars in exchange for significant trade benefits

2 October 2026
UK in 'genuine dilemma' over bowing to EU on Chinese car tariffs
Manufacturing

BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3

Bavaria's Plant Irlbach-Strasskirchen was built in just 2.5 years as part of wider €1 billion investment

1 October 2026
BMW opens new German battery factory to power electric i3
Manufacturing

What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production

Chinese brands are now localising production in Brazil – including Geely, building its models in a Renault plant

29 September 2026
What Europe could learn from Brazil's 'laboratory' for Chinese car production
Electric vehicles

Leapmotor crucial for Stellantis' ZEV mandate compliance

Brand's dominant electric sales mix cuts stablemates some slack

28 September 2026
Leapmotor crucial for Stellantis' ZEV mandate compliance
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McLaren CEO Nick Collins shows Jonathan Reynolds around the new W1
Business

Business secretary: Gov't pushing hard to grow UK automotive

Jonathan Reynolds hails McLaren's £500m expansion programme as a potential sign of things to come

16 September 2026
Business secretary: Gov't pushing hard to grow UK automotive

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