Consumer

Suzuki puts future EVs on hold as it "monitors" electric car market

Boss says decision is down to stalling EV growth and popularity of cheap electric cars from China

4 November 2024
Suzuki puts future EVs on hold as it "monitors" electric car market
Finance

Volkswagen Group profits down €3bn; VW brand operating on 2% margin

Group says "urgent" cost cutting needed at main brand to balance books

30 October 2024
Volkswagen Group profits down €3bn; VW brand operating on 2% margin
Finance and corporate

Volkswagen to close three factories and cut jobs in major costs plan

Restructuring of German giant includes 10% salary reduction for all staff and two-year pay freeze

28 October 2024
Volkswagen to close three factories and cut jobs in major costs plan
Ford E Transit front tracking
Ford is behind on its electric van target for the year
Electric vehicles

ZEV mandate spells even bigger trouble for van makers

Van buyers are still incentivised by EV grants, unlike car buyers – but sales still lag far behind where they need to be

25 October 2024
ZEV mandate spells even bigger trouble for van makers
THK LSR 05 Paris motor show 2024
Japanese supplier THK's LSR-05 concept demonstrates what's possible with in-wheel motors
Electric vehicles

Pricey but tempting: the business case for in-wheel motors

In-wheel motor maker Protean reckons it will be a £17 billion market by the middle of the next decade

24 October 2024
Pricey but tempting: the business case for in-wheel motors
Nissan Leaf production Sunderland
Nissan Leaf production in Sunderland ended earlier this year
Manufacturing

Slump in UK car production is temporary, says SMMT

Model change-overs behind 20.6% fall in output of new cars but growth expected with arrival of next-gen EVs

24 October 2024
Slump in UK car production is temporary, says SMMT
Car sales

Volvo considering EX30 sales ramp-up outside of EU as tariffs hit

Firm will look to avoid inflated import costs before it shifts production to Belgium early next year

23 October 2024
Volvo considering EX30 sales ramp-up outside of EU as tariffs hit
Tesla Model Y front quarter tracking
The Tesla Model Y was Europe's best-selling car overall during September
Car sales

Electric car sales surge 14% in flagging European market

Tesla and Volkswagen drive EV sales boost, but struggling Stellantis drags overall car market down

22 October 2024
Electric car sales surge 14% in flagging European market
Electric vehicles

Comply or die: car makers must stop selling cars to keep selling cars

Tightening emissions rules on the continent are set to follow blueprint of the UK's ZEV mandate

22 October 2024
Comply or die: car makers must stop selling cars to keep selling cars
Eurig Druce
Druce has worked in what is now Stellantis since 2001
Corporate

Stellantis names new UK boss ahead of business 'correction'

Peugeot UK boss Eurig Druce named as the replacement for the departing Maria Grazia Davino

18 October 2024
Stellantis names new UK boss ahead of business 'correction'

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