Cazoo Mercdes Sprinter car transporter front quarter tracking
Cazoo will re-focus on its UK operations following mainland Europe exit
Finance and corporate

Analysis: Why Cazoo is pulling out of mainland Europe

Cazoo has announced it will cease its business in mainland Europe amid a financial drought

8 September 2022
Analysis: Why Cazoo is pulling out of mainland Europe
97 manchester cazoo exterior
Cazoo anticipates that the move will save more than £100 million, including winding-down costs
Dealership, sales and marketing

Cazoo to pull out of EU amid cash issues

Car-buying service to focus solely on the UK market to allow it to "break even"

8 September 2022
Cazoo to pull out of EU amid cash issues
Richard Moore West Midlands Gigafactory
Richard Moore previously worked for JLR and was involved with Jaguar I-Pace development
Finance and corporate

West Midlands Gigafactory hires former Lotus director of engineering

Battery manufacturer recruits previous Lotus engineering director Richard Moore to oversee strategy

8 September 2022
West Midlands Gigafactory hires former Lotus director of engineering
Tech, development and manufacturing

How Horiba Mira turned a test track into an R&D powerhouse

Under CEO Dr George Gillespie, Mira has rapidly expanded into a tech hub for the UK's car industry

8 September 2022
How Horiba Mira turned a test track into an R&D powerhouse
Hydrogen pump
Hydrogen and e-fuels "must be part of the solution," says Horiba Mira CEO George Gillespie
Tech, development and manufacturing

Horiba Mira chairman on the "harsh realities" of electrification

"We've reached peak BEV hype," says Dr George Gillespie, who also details the barriers to level 4 autonomy in the UK

8 September 2022
Horiba Mira chairman on the "harsh realities" of electrification
Kia EV6 with Encore battery storage unit
Encore's unit (r) reuses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage
Tech, development and manufacturing

Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage

Prototype facility in Berlin uses Kia Soul EV battery modules to provide 72kWh of energy storage

7 September 2022
Kia Europe to reuse electric car batteries for energy storage
Tech, development and manufacturing

Autocar's Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022

Autocar and Ennis & Co's initiative returns, designed to attract talent to key new areas for the automotive industry

7 September 2022
Autocar's Drivers of Change initiative returns for 2022
Snow Lake Lithium spodumene tubes
Mined spodumene is acid-roasted for extraction of lithium
Tech, development and manufacturing

Canadian lithium may prove pivotal in US electrification

Manitoba-based mining firm Snow Lake Lithium could hold the key to North America’s EV production

7 September 2022
Canadian lithium may prove pivotal in US electrification
Deus Vayanne 2022 front static
Deus Vayanne luxury hypercar sits on new WAE EV-R platform
Tech, development and manufacturing

Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands

UK engineering firm’s new EV-R skateboard platform opens the door to low-volume sports cars

7 September 2022
Williams Advanced Engineering to offer EV platform for niche brands
Ionetic battery render exploded view
Ionetic is targeting better density than Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 battery packs
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK start-up targets niche marques with cost-cutting battery R&D

New UK tech start-up Ionetic to offer small car makers battery development and production capacity from 2023

6 September 2022
UK start-up targets niche marques with cost-cutting battery R&D

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