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Arrival factory has capacity of 5000 vans per year
Tech, development and manufacturing

How Arrival is shaking up factory production

British start-up is almost ready to begin making its electric van using radical process

11 April 2022
How Arrival is shaking up factory production
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Volkswagen dealership
Dealership, sales and marketing

Will a focus on residuals succeed in stalling rising new car costs?

As the values of cars rise, car manufacturers look to old methods to control costs

8 April 2022
Will a focus on residuals succeed in stalling rising new car costs?
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Ellesmere Port will switch from Vauxhall Astras to electric vans
Tech, development and manufacturing

How factory overcapacity threatens the car industry

Due to multiple disruptions, car factories aren’t running as efficiently as needed, and this needs addressing

7 April 2022
How factory overcapacity threatens the car industry
haruoni site
Punta Arenas plant will produce efuels for use in combustion-engined Porsche cars
Tech, development and manufacturing

Porsche invests £57 million in synthetic fuel maker HIF Global

Manufacturer acquires 12.5% stake in the company building the Haru Oni e-fuels plant in Chile

6 April 2022
Porsche invests £57 million in synthetic fuel maker HIF Global
Tech, development and manufacturing

Honda and General Motors to jointly develop affordable EVs for 2027

Japanese and American firms will target global output of “millions” of EVs, focusing on compact crossover segment

6 April 2022
Honda and General Motors to jointly develop affordable EVs for 2027
Environment and energy

Britishvolt boss on latest updates at north-east gigafactory

Graham Hoare explains why he left Ford and how the business model will work for Britishvolt

6 April 2022
Britishvolt boss on latest updates at north-east gigafactory
Tesla Model y shipment
New Model Y arrived in the UK in February
Dealership, sales and marketing

Tesla Model Y and Model 3 top sales chart as registrations plummet

American EVs surge to top spots as supply-chain issues cause a dramatic downturn in new-car registrations

5 April 2022
Tesla Model Y and Model 3 top sales chart as registrations plummet
Dealership, sales and marketing

Inside the industry: Can an SUV be green?

Are electric SUVs not paradoxical by their very nature?

5 April 2022
Inside the industry: Can an SUV be green?
Tech, development and manufacturing

Toyota denies plans to withdraw from UK car production

Japanese car maker has stated it has a “clear roadmap” for achieving zero-emissions vehicles

4 April 2022
Toyota denies plans to withdraw from UK car production
Dealership, sales and marketing

Tesla delivers record 310,048 cars in Q1 amid global challenges

Company boss Elon Musk described it as an "exceptionally difficult quarter", due to supply-chain issues and Covid

4 April 2022
Tesla delivers record 310,048 cars in Q1 amid global challenges

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