Business

Toyota Prius is Car of the Year

Toyota scoops Car of the Year prize

16 November 2004
Toyota Prius is Car of the Year
Corporate

Car makers call for clarity on EU's small car proposals

Renault and Stellantis have welcomed proposed rule changes but details remain scarce

21 January 2026
Car makers call for clarity on EU's small car proposals
Car sales

China draws level with Japan on UK market share

New model launches and strong plug-in hybrid sales boosted Chinese brands in November

15 December 2025
China draws level with Japan on UK market share
Vehicle manufacturing

Kaizen for clunkers: why Toyota’s UK plant is expanding into used cars

New cars must now partially use materials from end-of-life vehicles, so Toyota is dismantling them in-house

7 April 2026
Kaizen for clunkers: why Toyota’s UK plant is expanding into used cars
Manufacturing

Volkswagen rethinking plan to move Golf production to Mexico

Delay to new EV platform, financial pressure and employee unrest could keep it at Wolfsburg

14 November 2025
Volkswagen rethinking plan to move Golf production to Mexico
Corporate

Ineos to axe 'several hundred' jobs as losses continue

4x4 manufacturer, which has bases in France, Germany and the UK, made a £290 million net loss last year

14 November 2025
Ineos to axe 'several hundred' jobs as losses continue
Tarik Ouass Gordon Murray JR Rahn
Ouass (left) and Rahn (right) are the managing partners of the Halo Cars Group
Corporate

First T50 buyer behind £90m funding for Gordon Murray Automotive

Tarik Ouass was GMA’s first customer; now he is part of a significant investment into the supercar maker

17 December 2025
First T50 buyer behind £90m funding for Gordon Murray Automotive
Corporate

JLR loses half a billion after crippling cyber attack

British manufacturer lost £547m in the last quarter, of which £196m was a direct result of the hack

14 November 2025
JLR loses half a billion after crippling cyber attack
Business

Renault lines up cost-saving measures which could include 3000 job cuts

The measures will includes ways of simplifying its business while dropping fixed costs

6 October 2025
Renault lines up cost-saving measures which could include 3000 job cuts
Corporate

Leiters' challenge: reshaping Porsche for a different world

Tariffs, softened EV sales targets and threat from Chinese brands have forced a total rethink for Porsche

13 March 2026
Leiters' challenge: reshaping Porsche for a different world

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