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UK new car registrations down 89% year on year in May 2020

Lockdown continues to hit new car sales heavily, but rise of click and collect saw improvement over April

4 June 2020
UK new car registrations down 89% year on year in May 2020
Aston Martin Vantage
Aston Martin Vantage
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Aston Martin to cut 500 jobs due to reduced sports car production

British firm bids to increase profitability through reducing production levels of sports car lines

4 June 2020
Aston Martin to cut 500 jobs due to reduced sports car production
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Call for roads policing to be prioritised in government funding boost

Parliamentary advisors release report criticising “years of cutbacks” to roads policing and calling for it to be a “national priority”

4 June 2020
Call for roads policing to be prioritised in government funding boost
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The car industry now: will electric car uptake plummet or prosper?

Post-pandemic buying decisions may be influenced by many factors, which might impact EVs

3 June 2020
The car industry now: will electric car uptake plummet or prosper?
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The car industry now: how will Jaguar Land Rover look after the crisis?

The impact of lockdown has had major repercussions for the brand, which was only just starting to benefit from recent cost cutting

3 June 2020
The car industry now: how will Jaguar Land Rover look after the crisis?
James Dyson with Dyson electric car
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James Dyson on his company's cancelled electric car project

We speak to the man behind Dyson's ill-fated EV development scheme to find out what went wrong, and what will happen next

3 June 2020
James Dyson on his company's cancelled electric car project
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UK's shortage of on-street EV charging highlighted in new study

Charge point maker Andersen releases analysis showing best and worst areas in UK for on-street charging

2 June 2020
UK's shortage of on-street EV charging highlighted in new study
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The car industry now: Is this the best time to buy a new car?

As dealerships reopen for the first time since lockdown, customers might expect better deals - but that may not be the case

2 June 2020
The car industry now: Is this the best time to buy a new car?
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The car industry now: Could Ford follow GM out of Europe?

Restructuring plans were already in place before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, which could accelerate Ford's plans to concentrate on other markets

2 June 2020
The car industry now: Could Ford follow GM out of Europe?
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Special report: Covid-19 and the future of the UK car industry

A series of investigations that explore whether an industry already under siege in an era of seismic change can survive the havoc created by a global pandemic

1 June 2020
Special report: Covid-19 and the future of the UK car industry

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