Business

Recruitment

Industry digest: Skills challenges are now a board agenda item

There is a commercial upside for automotive businesses who invest in upskilling – an increase in annual turnover of around 3%

30 October 2023

Industry digest: Skills challenges are now a board agenda item

The Leapmotor C01 EV is one of the cars expected to come to Europe

Business

Stellantis to sell Leapmotor cars in Europe after £1.3bn deal

Tech-focused car maker is one of the fastest-growing brands in China, with 111,000 sales in 2022

26 October 2023

Stellantis to sell Leapmotor cars in Europe after £1.3bn deal

JLR Nitra factory production

The Nitra plant currently produces the Defender and Discovery

Manufacturing

Jaguar Land Rover to electrify Nitra plant as part of EV push

Slovakian site opened in 2018 and has made more than 365,000 Defender and Discovery models

26 October 2023

Jaguar Land Rover to electrify Nitra plant as part of EV push

lotus emira factory

So far this year, 659,901 cars have left UK factories

Manufacturing

EU exports drive best September for UK car production since 2020

But “urgent action” is needed to protect tariff-free trade to the European Union, according to the SMMT

26 October 2023

EU exports drive best September for UK car production since 2020

Mass adoption of EVs needs to be backed by "asset sharing" Coastr boss Biswajit Kundu Roy told Autocar

Tech, development and manufacturing

Vehicle sharing 'more key' than EV adoption in climate battle

British automotive tech firm Coastr claims that just 6% of the world’s 2.4 billion cars are fully utilised

25 October 2023

Vehicle sharing 'more key' than EV adoption in climate battle

Jaguar I Pace production Magna Graz

JLR's new Future Energy Lab will be key to the development of its electric powertrains

Manufacturing

Jaguar Land Rover opens £250 million EV development hub

New facility in Coventry dedicated to electric vehicle drive units to create 350-plus jobs

23 October 2023

Jaguar Land Rover opens £250 million EV development hub

ford v toyota news 2023 web

“There’s not 22% of demand out there,” Autocar has been told

Electric vehicles

How electric laggards can hit 22% EV mandate in 2024

Several brands sell far fewer than 22% electric cars, and private sales are stagnating

23 October 2023

How electric laggards can hit 22% EV mandate in 2024

ev secondhand show room

Used EV prices appear to have turned a corner in September and October

Car sales

Used EV prices bottom out as bargains tempt buyers

Modest rise in the values of budget models gives hope to traders

19 October 2023

Used EV prices bottom out as bargains tempt buyers

stellantis ellesmere port vauxhall combo e production

Vauxhall opened its revamped, electric-ready Ellesmere Port factory last month

Car sales

Stellantis aims to overtake Ford as van and pick-up leader by 2027

Parent company of Fiat, Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall targets boost in annual global LCV sales to two million

18 October 2023

Stellantis aims to overtake Ford as van and pick-up leader by 2027

Luca de Meo Chief Executive Officer Groupe Renault

Business

Renault boss Luca de Meo tops 2023 Autocar Power List 100

Italian named most influential person in the automotive industry

18 October 2023

Renault boss Luca de Meo tops 2023 Autocar Power List 100

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