Environment and energy

Labour: Government must do more to support EV transition

Shadow business secretary calls for interest-free EV loans, battery factory investment, improved charger network

29 June 2021
Labour: Government must do more to support EV transition
Electric cars

Car industry bosses want dedicated recovery plan from government

SMMT calls for UK government strategy to to help firms recover from pandemic and become EV leaders

29 June 2021
Car industry bosses want dedicated recovery plan from government
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Hoare brings deep industry knowledge and contacts to battery start-up Britishvolt
Tech, development and manufacturing

Ex-Ford boss on leading the UK's battery charge

We meet the man helping Britishvolt set up Britain’s first battery gigafactory

29 June 2021
Ex-Ford boss on leading the UK's battery charge
Tech, development and manufacturing

Chip shortage stops Land Rover Defender production in Nitra

Defender and Discovery production paused in Slovakia due to semiconductor supply crisis

28 June 2021
Chip shortage stops Land Rover Defender production in Nitra
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Lisa Brankin became MD of Ford’s UK operations in October
Tech, development and manufacturing

Health check: 'These are different times' says Ford UK boss

New MD Lisa Brankin talks about business challenges in an EV-facing, post-Covid era

28 June 2021
Health check: 'These are different times' says Ford UK boss
Environment and energy

Inside the industry: Hyundai-Kia shows no signs of slowing down

Our man can't think of a car maker as relentless in its progress as Hyundai-Kia, the brands each now at a point where only minor inconsistencies set them back from Volkswagen

28 June 2021
Inside the industry: Hyundai-Kia shows no signs of slowing down
Miles Nurnberger
Valkyrie was one of Nürnberger's final Aston designs
Finance and corporate

Aston Martin designer Miles Nurnberger leaves for Dacia

Designer responsible for the DBX, DB11 and Valkyrie will lead reinvention of Renault-owned value brand

25 June 2021
Aston Martin designer Miles Nurnberger leaves for Dacia
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK new car output up 930% over 2020 but far below 2019 levels

SMMT figures reveal that May 2021's production rate was less than half that of May 2019

25 June 2021
UK new car output up 930% over 2020 but far below 2019 levels
New cars

Official: Audi to launch final combustion car in 2026

Audi will launch its last ICE vehicle in 2026 and have a fully electric line-up by 2033

23 June 2021
Official: Audi to launch final combustion car in 2026
Finance and corporate

Help Autocar and the National Motor Museum hunt for future classics

Beaulieu and Autocar need your help to choose five new cars destined to become future classics

23 June 2021
Help Autocar and the National Motor Museum hunt for future classics

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