Business

Budget 2020: How the Government’s plans will affect motorists

Key automotive policies include a £2.5bn pothole repair budget and over £1bn investment in EVs

11 March 2020
Budget 2020: How the Government’s plans will affect motorists
Business

BMW i8 hybrid sports car to end production in April

Plug-in flagship will bow out to make way for an all-new line of bespoke electric cars

11 March 2020
BMW i8 hybrid sports car to end production in April
New York motor show
Last year's New York motor show
Business

New York motor show postponed until August

Show is latest victim of coronavirus, which is having widespread effects across car industry

11 March 2020
New York motor show postponed until August
Volkswagen Golf 2020 - we connect
Volkswagen now asks its customers to choose from four levels of data privacy
Business

Car makers want your data - here's what you get by giving it to them

Motorists can speed up autonomy and contribute to road-mapping by waiving their privacy rights

11 March 2020
Car makers want your data - here's what you get by giving it to them
Business

PSA switches Ellesmere Port plant to four-day week

Troubled Vauxhall factory will move to a four-day week this month in response to reduced Astra estate sales

10 March 2020
PSA switches Ellesmere Port plant to four-day week
Business

Fiat Chrysler: Italian factories still operating despite restrictions

US-Italian car giant says its Italian operations are still running despite country-wide coronavirus restrictions

10 March 2020
Fiat Chrysler: Italian factories still operating despite restrictions
Business

Ferrari factory operational despite coronavirus restrictions

Ferrari is based in the region of Italy affected by quarantine but says it is maintaining 'operational continuity'

9 March 2020
Ferrari factory operational despite coronavirus restrictions
Crash test
Automatic braking systems won’t work if sensors are knocked
Business

Driver assist tech needs standard failure warning, says UK insurance body

UK insurance group Thatcham is concerned at safety systems that leave drivers in the dark when they need repairs

9 March 2020
Driver assist tech needs standard failure warning, says UK insurance body
Business

Nissan gives Sunderland plant £400m boost to build new Qashqai

Japanese firm commits to British factory despite concerns over potential lack of UK trade deal with EU

6 March 2020
Nissan gives Sunderland plant £400m boost to build new Qashqai
Cruise Origin electric - tracking front
GM’s autonomous four-seat shuttle is due to enter service in 2022
Business

Analysis: Industry eyes mobility jackpot

Tightening profit margins on cars are forcing manufacturers into transformation

6 March 2020
Analysis: Industry eyes mobility jackpot

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