Business

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Finance

JLR posts best profit since 2015 as Defender, Range Rover sales soar

Firm generated a record £29 billion in revenue last year, selling more than 400,000 cars

10 May 2024

JLR posts best profit since 2015 as Defender, Range Rover sales soar

Audi A3s on dealer forecourt

The Audi A3 was one of the UK's best-selling cars in April, with 3010 registrations

Car sales

Electrified models stabilise UK new car market as private sales dip

Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric cars played starring roles as petrol car sales fell by 3.1% in April

7 May 2024

Electrified models stabilise UK new car market as private sales dip

Zeekr factory hall

Car sales

Inside one brand’s struggle to stay ahead in China’s cut-throat car market

Motivational messages posted in factory reveal high stakes for Zeekr in a make-or-break year

7 May 2024

Inside one brand’s struggle to stay ahead in China’s cut-throat car market

Electric vehicles

What the hell is happening at Tesla?

Mass sackings, Musk's public outbursts and previously announced plans lying in the gutter

3 May 2024

What the hell is happening at Tesla?

mini dealership forecourt

Cox's most optimistic outlook puts UK registrations up nearly 16% on 2023

Car sales

Experts predict more than two million UK car sales in 2024

Cox Automotive forecasts up to 2.2m registrations, but low-margin fleet sales and ZEV penalties are retail headwinds

29 April 2024

Experts predict more than two million UK car sales in 2024

Fiat Scudo Ellesmere Port

Stellantis builds vans in Luton and Cheshire, which Tavares says should count towards its ZEV quota

Manufacturing

Stellantis CEO: Terrible ZEV mandate will kill UK car industry

Carlos Tavares asks UK government to count locally built cars in electric vehicle sales quotas

25 April 2024

Stellantis CEO: Terrible ZEV mandate will kill UK car industry

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Johnstone joined Lotus from Volvo

Corporate

Lotus commercial chief leaves after 18 months

Mike Johnstone is understood to have made the decision himself, and is said to be planning to stay in automotive

25 April 2024

Lotus commercial chief leaves after 18 months

Mini Oxford production line

Oxford will produce only combustion-engined versions of the new Mini Cooper until 2026

Manufacturing

UK car production falls amid several model changeovers

SMMT attributes a 27% drop in volume to the volatility of the new car market

25 April 2024

UK car production falls amid several model changeovers

VW's new ID Code concept represents a strategic shift in China

Corporate

How Volkswagen plans to conquer the Chinese EV market

Localised development working at 'China speed' is critical to the brand's future in the region

24 April 2024

How Volkswagen plans to conquer the Chinese EV market

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Electric vehicles

ZEV mandate: what it is and how it will impact UK drivers

Zero-emission vehicle mandate legislates that of a car makers sales 22% must be EVs in 2024

23 April 2024

ZEV mandate: what it is and how it will impact UK drivers

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