Business

Mini Cooper leaves production line at Cowley
Mini plant in Oxford houses one of UK's busiest production lines
Manufacturing

UK builds 450,000 cars in six months as industry bounces back

Effects of Covid and supply shortages ease, but SMMT says UK must become more attractive for investors

27 July 2023
UK builds 450,000 cars in six months as industry bounces back
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From 2030, new pure-petrol and -diesel cars will banned from being sold in the UK
Editors Briefing

Editor’s letter: 2030 ban debate adds 'confusion to chaos'

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out a change to the legislation – and this is now an election issue

26 July 2023
Editor’s letter: 2030 ban debate adds 'confusion to chaos'
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Podcasts

Change Makers Podcast: How Hyundai is rethinking online car subscriptions with Mocean (ep.3)

Oxana Grishina, head of future retail and transformation at Hyundai UK says subscriptions will shape the brand's future

26 July 2023
Change Makers Podcast: How Hyundai is rethinking online car subscriptions with Mocean (ep.3)
Nissan Renault alliance collage
Harnessing economies of scale has become critical to Renault and Nissan remaining competitive
Corporate

Nissan to invest £515m in Renault's EV unit as Alliance deal sealed

Renault confirmed to have reduced its stake in Nissan, giving the two firms equal say in the other's future

26 July 2023
Nissan to invest £515m in Renault's EV unit as Alliance deal sealed
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New Aston Martin DB12 is sold out beyond the end of 2023
Finance

Average Aston Martin price now £184k as firm hails profit hike

Gaydon firm substantially boosts revenues and margins in first half of 2023, but losses climb slightly

26 July 2023
Average Aston Martin price now £184k as firm hails profit hike
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Schäfer says there’s affection for VW’s back catalogue
Corporate

Exclusive: How Volkswagen CEO will rebuild brand

More buttons, fewer SUVs – and a bit of Guinness. Thomas Schäfer's battle plan unwrapped

26 July 2023
Exclusive: How Volkswagen CEO will rebuild brand
West Midlands Gigafactory render from above
West Midlands Gigafactory plans to eventually produce 60GWh of batteries annually
Infrastructure

West Midlands battery factory 'hopeful' of government support

Coventry project hopes government will continue to back battery production, having supported Tata’s Somerset site

25 July 2023
West Midlands battery factory 'hopeful' of government support
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Demand for high-margin models like Defender underpins JLR's growth
Finance

Jaguar Land Rover hails continued growth ahead of EV shift

British manufacturer JLR posted a 57% revenue increase and profits of £435 million in the last quarter

25 July 2023
Jaguar Land Rover hails continued growth ahead of EV shift
Two Alfa Romeo Tonales driving in Italy
New Tonale launched in second half of 2023
Car sales

Alfa Romeo doubles European sales in bumper six months

Importance of new Tonale crossover made clear as Italian brand posts 57% global uptick in first half of 2023

25 July 2023
Alfa Romeo doubles European sales in bumper six months
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JLR chief creative officer Gerry McGovern was scathing of the ‘British BMW’ experiment that brought Jaguars such as the XE
Finance

How Jaguar rebuilds from a position of 'no equity whatsoever'

British brand on the rebuild to become £100,000-plus luxury car maker as "pleasing every type of customer leaves you with mediocre products"

24 July 2023
How Jaguar rebuilds from a position of 'no equity whatsoever'

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