Automotive industry Frenchman Thierry Bolloré to help steer UK’s biggest carmaker through industry’s worst crisis for decades JLR boss Sir Ralf Speth will step down as CEO in September. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters The former boss of French car giant Renault has been appointed as chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s biggest carmaker. Thierry… Continue reading Ousted Renault boss appointed new head of Jaguar Land Rover
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UK busmaker Alexander Dennis to cut 650 jobs
Automotive industry Boss warns of crisis as pandemic leaves company with no orders since March A bus being built at the Alexander Dennis factory in Scarborough, one of the main manufacturing sites along with Falkirk and Guildford. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images The busmaker Alexander Dennis is cutting 650 jobs in the latest blow to the UK… Continue reading UK busmaker Alexander Dennis to cut 650 jobs
‘E-highways’ could slash UK road freight emissions, says study
Travel and transport System of overhead cables and adapted lorries could pay for itself within 15 years Siemens and Scania have already tested their eHighway systems in Germany, Sweden and the US. Photograph: Siemens The UK could eliminate the majority of the carbon dioxide emissions from road freight by installing overhead charging cables for electric… Continue reading ‘E-highways’ could slash UK road freight emissions, says study
UK gives Ford £500m in loan guarantees to support exports
Ford Move comes before Bridgend plant is shut by US carmaker but ‘safeguards jobs’ elsewhere Engines made at Ford’s plant in Dagenham are shipped to its factory in Turkey, where they are put in Transit vans, many of which are then sold back to UK customers. Photograph: Ford/PA The UK government has given Ford £500m… Continue reading UK gives Ford £500m in loan guarantees to support exports
Thousands of Jaguar Land Rover logistics workers to lose jobs
Jaguar Land Rover DHL to lay off 2,200 workers on JLR contract as calls grow for UK government support package for car industry Range Rovers in production at the Jaguar Land Rover plant at Solihull, West Midlands Photograph: David Jones/PA Thousands more UK workers involved in making Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are set to lose… Continue reading Thousands of Jaguar Land Rover logistics workers to lose jobs
Aston Martin seeks £245m in equity and debt after sales slump
Aston Martin UK luxury car firm hit hard by coronavirus pandemic but 90% of dealerships now reopened Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Aston Martin hopes to raise £190m from investors and borrow about £55m. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/Reuters Aston Martin Lagonda will raise £245m in new equity and high-cost debt as the… Continue reading Aston Martin seeks £245m in equity and debt after sales slump
The US’s jaywalking laws target people of colour. They should be abolished
Opinion Black Lives Matter movement The US’s jaywalking laws target people of colour. They should be abolished Arwa Mahdawi Why should walking be a crime – especially if you’re black or Hispanic? Ninety per cent of illegal-walking tickets issued in New York in 2019 went to black and hispanic people. Photograph: David Jackson/Getty Images/iStockphoto Being… Continue reading The US’s jaywalking laws target people of colour. They should be abolished
Jaguar Land Rover to cut more than 1,000 agency staff in UK
Jaguar Land Rover Britain’s largest automotive firm lost £500m in three months as pandemic wiped out profits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Jaguar Land Rover was on target to return to profitability after a record loss last year until the coronavirus outbreak. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Jaguar Land Rover is to cut… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to cut more than 1,000 agency staff in UK
Lookers auditor resigns as car dealership delays results again
Automotive industry Company, which announced job cuts and closures last week, seeks replacement for Deloitte Lookers has been investigating a potential fraud within the business. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA The car dealership Lookers will be parting company with its auditor Deloitte after the publication of the chain’s full-year results, which have been further delayed following an… Continue reading Lookers auditor resigns as car dealership delays results again
Bentley to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce
Automotive industry Carmaker hopes to cut 1,000 jobs through voluntary redundancies but warns no-deal Brexit will deepen coronavirus impact The luxury carmaker warned it could not rule out future compulsory redundancies, as the pandemic reduces demand for cars. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters Bentley has confirmed it is seeking to make 1,000 job cuts through a voluntary… Continue reading Bentley to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce