Catherine Faiers Auto Trader portrait 2022
Catherine Faiers was appointed COO of Auto Trader in 2019
What Car? Insight

Exclusive interview: Auto Trader COO on cost of living crisis

Catherine Faiers discusses culture, Auto Trader's extraordinary results, and much more

19 December 2022
Exclusive interview: Auto Trader COO on cost of living crisis
Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce workers get 10% wage increase and £2000

The decision affects around 1200 workers and represents an average salary boost of nearly £3000

16 December 2022
Rolls-Royce workers get 10% wage increase and £2000
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Major manufacturers are racing to secure deals with mining firms for battery materials
Manufacturing

Car makers pushed to become miners and coders in EV shift

Major manufacturers are returning to their roots in a bid to secure materials, technology and jobs

16 December 2022
Car makers pushed to become miners and coders in EV shift
Foxtron Model C 2022
Production of the Foxtron Model C is scheduled for early 2023
Electric vehicles

Foxconn: the road from desktop PCs to mass-market EVs

Hon Hai Precision has supplied the likes of Apple, Nokia and Sony – now it wants a slice of the automotive market

16 December 2022
Foxconn: the road from desktop PCs to mass-market EVs
Ford Fiesta Active static front
Ford Fiesta will end production in mid-2023
Manufacturing

Ford Fiesta axed to make space for new electric cars in Cologne

Ford Model E boss Martin Sander reveals Fiesta "had to go" as part of $2bn electrification push

16 December 2022
Ford Fiesta axed to make space for new electric cars in Cologne
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Thatcham Research claims little is known about how repair and insurance processes work for EVs
Electric vehicles

Safety body to investigate EV repair and insurance costs

Thatcham Research will examine ‘pain points’ for electric cars, helping shape new era for car insurance

15 December 2022
Safety body to investigate EV repair and insurance costs
Volvo car transporter front quarter tracking
Moving used cars supports the transport business, says Nick Deal
Logistics

Car haulage firms find opportunity amid industry challenges

Flexibility has proven key in an era of driver shortages and car production slumps

15 December 2022
Car haulage firms find opportunity amid industry challenges
McLaren Applied computer board 2022
Control ECUs are critical to McLaren Applied's business, but EVs bring new opportunities
Tech, development and manufacturing

Insight: McLaren Applied capitalising on 2021 spin-off

Technology arm, sold in August last year, has several daring new ventures in the pipeline

15 December 2022
Insight: McLaren Applied capitalising on 2021 spin-off
Porsche Michael Mauer design boss 2020
Michael Mauer was the Volkswagen Group's chief designer between 2015 and 2020
Corporate

Volkswagen Group announces major strategic reshuffle

New heads of quality and design confirmed as new CEO Oliver Blume rings the changes

14 December 2022
Volkswagen Group announces major strategic reshuffle
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Koehn is said to be "inventing the future of Jaguar" from Gaydon, no doubt drawing heavily on his time at Rolls-Royce
Corporate

Former chief Rolls-Royce engineer Philip Koehn named Jaguar MD

Koehn has been in a leading role at Jaguar since joining from now-defunct Borgward in 2019

14 December 2022
Former chief Rolls-Royce engineer Philip Koehn named Jaguar MD

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