Environment and energy

Inside the industry: EVs are greener than ICEs - but only just

ICEs cop abuse for their dirty exhausts but making EVs produces more CO2 (although that's just one measure of pollution)

4 January 2021
Inside the industry: EVs are greener than ICEs - but only just
Aftermarket
Many franchised dealers outsource jobs to independents
Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: The hurdles ahead for the UK aftermarket

Independents worry about 2023 block exemption renewal and data encryption

4 January 2021
Analysis: The hurdles ahead for the UK aftermarket
Business

UK car industry 'welcomes' tariff-free post-Brexit trade agreement

Trade deal agreed between UK government and European Union should allow for tariff-free trade of cars and car parts

24 December 2020
UK car industry 'welcomes' tariff-free post-Brexit trade agreement
Business

Volkswagen ends production of e-Golf to make way for ID 3

Volkswagen's Dresden site has built the final example of the firm's first mainstream electric car

23 December 2020
Volkswagen ends production of e-Golf to make way for ID 3
Business

UK car production down 31% in 2020 following November drop

SMMT figures show UK is on course to produce less than a million cars this year

23 December 2020
UK car production down 31% in 2020 following November drop
Business

TVR to begin Welsh factory renovations in January 2021

Agreement reached with Welsh government for extensive redevelopment of Ebbw Vale site

22 December 2020
TVR to begin Welsh factory renovations in January 2021
Business

Ssangyong files for receivership after missing loan payment

Korean firm, which is 75% owned by Indian giant Mahindra, aiming to secure restructuring deal after court filing

22 December 2020
Ssangyong files for receivership after missing loan payment
Hummer EV
Hummer has gone from gas-guzzler to electricity-guzzler
Business

Analysis: Joe Biden vows to electrify the US

New president promises to spark a revolution in the American automotive industry

21 December 2020
Analysis: Joe Biden vows to electrify the US
Zipcar
Would you use a shared car? Most aren’t keen at all
Business

Inside the industry: Is driving going the way of the dinosaurs?

Car sharing and autonomous could change driving as we know it, or maybe not...

21 December 2020
Inside the industry: Is driving going the way of the dinosaurs?
Business

Aston Martin to launch 10 new derivatives in two years, says boss

CEO Tobias Moers announces the plan after overseeing major overhaul at British brand; V12 engine's future unclear

20 December 2020
Aston Martin to launch 10 new derivatives in two years, says boss

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