BYD production line China
BYD has increased its global sales tenfold in five years
Manufacturing

BYD rules out UK factory as conditions "not friendly"

UK is a "very high priority" as a market but won't host a plant due to insufficient labour

19 March 2025
BYD rules out UK factory as conditions "not friendly"
Business

Renault to open central London showroom in premium push

UK marketing director says brand wants to open spaces "where you wouldn't necessarily be looking for us"

19 March 2025
Renault to open central London showroom in premium push
Finance and corporate

Bentley profits dip as investment ramps up for electric future

Bosses insist the British luxury car brand is on track to go electric-only by 2035 – but flexibility is key

19 March 2025
Bentley profits dip as investment ramps up for electric future
Business

Audi earnings hit in tough 2024 - and 2025 "will not be any easier"

German firm blames results on supply bottlenecks, global political tensions and increased competition from China

18 March 2025
Audi earnings hit in tough 2024 - and 2025 "will not be any easier"
Ford Craiova cars
Courier (silver) and Puma (yellow) are built at Craiova
Manufacturing

Ford Highway: the road that Puma built

Building cars in road-deficient Romania is hard work, but Ford’s persistence is paying off

18 March 2025
Ford Highway: the road that Puma built
Electric cars

Audi to cut 7500 jobs in Germany amid cost-cutting measures

German firm says agreement with unions will give it flexibility to thrive in EV transition

17 March 2025
Audi to cut 7500 jobs in Germany amid cost-cutting measures
Manufacturing

Magna Steyr to build GAC and Xpeng EVs in EU tariffs dodge

Chinese firms will avoid EV import tariffs and solve Austrian contract manufacturer's overcapacity problem

17 March 2025
Magna Steyr to build GAC and Xpeng EVs in EU tariffs dodge
Vehicle manufacturing

Why China won’t come to the aid of European car manufacturing

​Chinese firms will build cars in Europe but not necessarily in a way that will fill the region’s ghost plants

14 March 2025
Why China won’t come to the aid of European car manufacturing
Sir Keir Starmer
Credit: Getty Images
Business

UK ban on new hybrid car sales from 2030 to be relaxed - report

Pushback from manufacturers and threat to investment prompt rethink on market restriction by government

14 March 2025
UK ban on new hybrid car sales from 2030 to be relaxed - report
Hot Climate Testing SAV Lim 06
Arrival of BMW's next-gen Neue Klasse cars will start in September with the iX3 SUV
New cars

BMW to launch 40 new or updated models by 2028

Announcement made in annual sales conference, which revealed one in five BMW Group cars sold last year was an EV

14 March 2025
BMW to launch 40 new or updated models by 2028

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