Business

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Retail and finance

Volkswagen Group blames 40% drop in profits on rise in EV sales

Low profit margins of EVs compared with combustion siblings leaves the group with a 4% margin

30 April 2025

Volkswagen Group blames 40% drop in profits on rise in EV sales

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Finance and corporate

McLaren CEO Leiters steps down following Forseven merger

New McLaren Group Holdings CEO Nick Collins will now run the Surrey-based supercar maker

29 April 2025

McLaren CEO Leiters steps down following Forseven merger

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Electric vehicles

Porsche scales back in-house battery plans in revision of EV strategy

Decision hints at renewed focus on ICE cars; investment will be redirected into broader product and software offensive

29 April 2025

Porsche scales back in-house battery plans in revision of EV strategy

Tesla Cybercab front quarter tracking

Cybercab robotaxi is still in the early prototype phase so remains a number of years away

Autonomous vehicles

Musk's dream of self-driving Tesla fleets looks as distant as ever

Tesla chief previously promised autonomous capabilities for "millions" of cars by the end of this year

25 April 2025

Musk's dream of self-driving Tesla fleets looks as distant as ever

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Vehicle manufacturing

UK car production rises for the first time in a year

Electric cars notably accounted for 45% of the UK's total output in March

25 April 2025

UK car production rises for the first time in a year

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Upcoming A390 was created to give the brand a more global appeal, especially in the US

Business

Alpine postpones US market launch amid tariff and EV uncertainty

US market was a key element in Renault’s future expansion plans for its premium brand

24 April 2025

Alpine postpones US market launch amid tariff and EV uncertainty

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Corporate

Nissan predicts £4 billion loss in revised earnings forecast

Updated forecast shows a loss almost 10 times higher than the £426 million previously predicted

24 April 2025

Nissan predicts £4 billion loss in revised earnings forecast

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Car sales

Chinese firms almost double UK market share on electrified demand

MG led Chinese car makers in the UK but big growth came from newcomers BYD, Omoda and Jaecoo

24 April 2025

Chinese firms almost double UK market share on electrified demand

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New ID Era concept previews Volkswagens's range-extender technology

Technology

Volkswagen plots range-extender electric vehicles for Europe

Technology previewed by new ID Era concept promises a combined range of more than 621 miles

23 April 2025

Volkswagen plots range-extender electric vehicles for Europe

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Finance and corporate

Lotus warns of more cost cuts despite almost doubling sales

"Volatile market conditions” have caused profits to drop and already led the brand to cut 270 UK jobs

22 April 2025

Lotus warns of more cost cuts despite almost doubling sales

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