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Volkswagen Group to invest in further electrification expansion

Firm to invest more than £50 billion to launch 75 EVs and 60 hybrids in the next decade

15 November 2019
Volkswagen Group to invest in further electrification expansion
Mercedes EQC
Business

Mercedes to cut 1100 jobs as part of £850m saving plan

New chief executive Ola Kallenius cites electric car investment and diesel fines as reasons behind need to take decisive action

14 November 2019
Mercedes to cut 1100 jobs as part of £850m saving plan
Tesla Model Y action
Business

Tesla to build first European factory in Germany

Plans to set up in UK scratched as Elon Musk announces Berlin-based manufacturing, engineering and battery site

13 November 2019
Tesla to build first European factory in Germany
Toyota Mirai charging
UK's limited hydrogen infrastructure is seen as one impediment
Business

Analysis: do hydrogen-powered cars have a future?

Can car makers tap the potential of hydrogen or will battery-electric reign supreme? We investigate

13 November 2019
Analysis: do hydrogen-powered cars have a future?
Passenger in self-driving car
Hands-off driving is not allowed in Europe despite tech existing
Business

Analysis: When will self-driving cars be a reality?

Five years ago, the future looked bright, but with fully-autonomous vehicles still to materialise, even the faithful are starting to have doubts

8 November 2019
Analysis: When will self-driving cars be a reality?
Construction has begun on the 1.8-acre facility in Casa Grande
Business

Construction of Lucid Motors factory begins in US

Start-up's electric luxury saloon takes step closer to production as construction of $700m factory gets under way

7 November 2019
Construction of Lucid Motors factory begins in US
2012 Alfa Romeo Spider - drifting
Business

Alfa Romeo axes 4C sports car to focus on SUVs

Firm’s Porsche 718 rival is dropped just six days after the GTV Coupe and new 8C were scrapped from plans

7 November 2019
Alfa Romeo axes 4C sports car to focus on SUVs
Aston Martin Vantage
Business

Fresh Aston Martin losses blamed on lower Vantage demand

British maker announces third-quarter pre-tax loss, share price hits an all-time low as a result

7 November 2019
Fresh Aston Martin losses blamed on lower Vantage demand
FCA PSA cars
The FCA-PSA tie-up gathers 15 brands under the same roof
Business

Analysis: the numbers behind the FCA and PSA merger

As the car-making groups agree to tie the knot, we take a closer look at the merger's prospects

6 November 2019
Analysis: the numbers behind the FCA and PSA merger
M1 ground view
The M1 was a product of raw manpower. About 13,000,000 cubic yards of earth were moved in order to create the road
Business

60 years of the M1: how we covered the opening of the UK's first motorway

The “London-Birmingham Motorway” opened for business 60 years ago this year. Here’s what Autocar had to say as the ribbon was cut

5 November 2019
60 years of the M1: how we covered the opening of the UK's first motorway

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