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Nissan will invest in Ampere, Renault's new electric vehicle division
Corporate

Renault to reduce Nissan stake following crunch talks

Proposed changes will give each company equal voting rights in the other, subject to board approval

30 January 2023
Renault to reduce Nissan stake following crunch talks
Range Rover 2022 front quarter tracking
Range Rover models ordered now will arrive with customers in 2024
Car sales

Jaguar Land Rover success hinges on three SUV models

Flagship SUV models make up 75% of sales, while Evoque and Discovery Sport sales dwindle

27 January 2023
Jaguar Land Rover success hinges on three SUV models
Audi E Tron Sportback 2021 side charging
The fleet industry previously said AERs had not kept up with rising energy prices
Electric vehicles

Exclusive: HMRC confirms new method for AER calculations

Quarterly reviews will use ONS domestic electricity data to work out business mileage

26 January 2023
Exclusive: HMRC confirms new method for AER calculations
Fabrice Cambolive
Fabrice Cambolive has been promoted from chief operating officer at Renault
Corporate

New Renault CEO to focus on high-margin cars

Fabrice Cambolive to take over as brand boss to boost progress in “high-value segments”

26 January 2023
New Renault CEO to focus on high-margin cars
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Of Tesla's 1.31 million deliveries, a staggering 1.24 million were Model 3 and Model Y cars
New cars

Tesla to detail new EV platform in March after record 2022

Tesla’s total annual revenue increased 51% year on year to $81.5 billion, doubling its net income to $12.6 billion

26 January 2023
Tesla to detail new EV platform in March after record 2022
Akio Toyoda in racing suit
Akio Toyoda won Autcar's prestigious Issigonis Trophy in 2018
Corporate

Akio Toyoda becomes Toyota chairman; Lexus boss now CEO

Akio Toyoda steps back from CEO role after 14 years, to be replaced by Koji Sato from 1 April

26 January 2023
Akio Toyoda becomes Toyota chairman; Lexus boss now CEO
Manufacturing

UK car industry calls for fresh investment after dire 2022 output

Output from UK factories down more than 40% on 2019; investment into electrification will help recovery

26 January 2023
UK car industry calls for fresh investment after dire 2022 output
BMW i4 Cupra Born front quarter tracking
Many buyers thought manufacturers should focus on improving electric vehicles' range between charges
What Car? Insight

Cost of living crisis dampens demand for EVs

What Car? data reveals interest in electric cars declined as interest rates and living costs spiked

26 January 2023
Cost of living crisis dampens demand for EVs
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Range Rover and Range Rover Sport drove the quarter's profits
Finance

Jaguar Land Rover posts first profitable quarter since 2020

Firm earned £265 million in profits in the quarter ending 31 December, boosted by Range Rover success

25 January 2023
Jaguar Land Rover posts first profitable quarter since 2020
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The Toyota Aygo X was released last year
vehicle manufacturing

Toyota to temporarily close Czech plant over lack of parts

Japanese firm's Kolin plant, which produces the Aygo X and Yaris, will shut for the whole of February

25 January 2023
Toyota to temporarily close Czech plant over lack of parts

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