Business

UK new car registrations down 44.4% in March

Coronavirus outbreak shuts factories and dealerships, causing steeper decline for car registrations than during the 2009 recession

6 April 2020
UK new car registrations down 44.4% in March
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New VW Golf hasn’t veered away from combustion power
Business

Volkswagen: Combustion engine has life in it yet

Despite imminent CO2 regs, green fuels such as those made from biomass will make combustion engines viable for a long time, says VW boss

6 April 2020
Volkswagen: Combustion engine has life in it yet
Business

Government announces plan to push EV uptake, reduce car usage

Forthcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan is set to have a major impact on British motorists

2 April 2020
Government announces plan to push EV uptake, reduce car usage
Business

European car industry faces “severe” financial crisis

Firms call for immediate EU support as coronavirus pandemic halts production, leaving them short of cash

2 April 2020
European car industry faces “severe” financial crisis
Business

Petrol stations may close due to low demand, warns trade body

Petrol Retailers Association warns dramatic dive in sales during pandemic will make businesses “unviable”

1 April 2020
Petrol stations may close due to low demand, warns trade body
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New tax rules could accelerate uptake of electric cars
Business

New tax rules herald EV sales boom

Electric car drivers will pay no company car tax from 6 April; experts predict big surge in demand

1 April 2020
New tax rules herald EV sales boom
Jaguar Land Rover lends vehicles to Red Cross and NHS
Jaguar Land Rover lends vehicles to Red Cross and NHS
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Coronavirus: Jaguar Land Rover lends 160 cars to Red Cross, NHS

Fleet, including 27 new Defenders, will be used to help deliver food and supplies to elderly and vulnerable

31 March 2020
Coronavirus: Jaguar Land Rover lends 160 cars to Red Cross, NHS
Business

The best selling cars in Europe in 2020 so far

February saw the Volkswagen Golf outsell the Ford Fiesta in the UK for the first time in years. Here's how the rest of Europe is performing

31 March 2020
The best selling cars in Europe in 2020 so far
How to build a people's car from scratch: part three
Share P42, our concept car
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How to build a people's car from scratch: the finished product

This is the radical Volkswagen Golf-sized electric car that we have designed for 2025 to 2030

31 March 2020
How to build a people's car from scratch: the finished product
Lawrence Stroll
Stroll (pictured above) is now Aston chairman
Business

Analysis: Aston Martin is not out of the woods yet

Despite a big cash injection from Lawrence Stroll, the British luxury marque faces a tough future

31 March 2020
Analysis: Aston Martin is not out of the woods yet

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