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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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Registrations grew by 1.2% year on year – the first sign of growth since February – but, bar 2021, it was still the worst August since 2013

Dealership, sales and marketing

SMMT calls for government support after weak August sales

The SMMT has urged the new prime minister to act quickly to support the car industry's recovery

5 September 2022

SMMT calls for government support after weak August sales

Prologium building

ProLogium previously stated it will begin mass production of solid-state batteries by 2023

Tech, development and manufacturing

Taiwanese battery manufacturer considers UK for $8bn gigafactory

Solid-state battery specialist ProLogium shortlists 90 potential sites across five European countries

5 September 2022

Taiwanese battery manufacturer considers UK for $8bn gigafactory

Julian Thomson behind wheel

Thomson will direct a new GM Advanced Design studio based in the Midlands

Finance and corporate

Former Jaguar design boss surfaces at General Motors

Lotus Elise S1 designer Julian Thomson will oversee new UK design studio for GM

5 September 2022

Former Jaguar design boss surfaces at General Motors

Sajjad Khan's appointment reportedly hinges on Mercedes' consent for the move

Finance and corporate

Porsche poaches former Mercedes tech chief to run IT

Software expert Sajjad Khan is expected to join Porsche board to oversee delivery of new tech

2 September 2022

Porsche poaches former Mercedes tech chief to run IT

1 polestar 2 2020 rt hero front

Success of the Polestar 2 bolstered the firm's performance in the first half of the year

Finance and corporate

Polestar increases revenue by 95% in first half of 2022

Electric car firm brought in $1.38 billion (£1.17bn) compared with $534.8 million a year ago

2 September 2022

Polestar increases revenue by 95% in first half of 2022

Vinfast lineup 2022

Vinfast is entering segments A through E with a variety of new models

Insights

Vinfast CEO's 10-year plan to make it a global EV leader

Founded in 2017, Vinfast has already enjoyed huge success at home in Vietnam, and now it aims to go global

2 September 2022

Vinfast CEO's 10-year plan to make it a global EV leader

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