Automotive industry Motoring organisations say UK is unprepared to move to electric vehicles only by 2035 An electric car charging in Dundee. The sale of new petrol and diesel cars is to be banned from 2035. Photograph: Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/The Guardian The government’s move to bring forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and… Continue reading Car industry: PM has ‘moved goalposts’ over petrol and diesel ban
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Carmakers call for apprentices who show drive
Apprenticeships Young people who want to work with cars have a myriad of options. They don’t need to get their hands dirty, either – finance, service and sales have apprenticeship roles too Up and under: apprenticeships offer trainees hands-on experience. Photograph: Dean Mitchell/Getty For petrolheads, opportunities to work with cars, in cars and around cars… Continue reading Carmakers call for apprentices who show drive
Nissan ‘could pull out of EU and expand in UK after hard Brexit’
Nissan Carmaker considers focusing on UK market if there are tariffs on exports, according to report Workers on the production line at Nissan’s factory in Sunderland. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Nissan has reportedly drawn up contingency plans to pull out of manufacturing in mainland Europe in the event of a hard Brexit in favour of ramping… Continue reading Nissan ‘could pull out of EU and expand in UK after hard Brexit’
Aston Martin to enter F1 from 2021 under £500m rescue deal
Aston Martin Lawrence Stroll’s consortium to invest £182m and his Racing Point team will be rebranded The billionaire Lawrence Stroll is leading a consortium that will invest £182m in return for 16.7% of Aston Martin, which will also launch a £318m rights issue. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Aston Martin has agreed a £500m equity rescue deal… Continue reading Aston Martin to enter F1 from 2021 under £500m rescue deal
Rollout of smart motorways put on hold amid safety concerns
Transport policy Investigation finds 38 people killed on smart motorways in the past five years Grant Shapps has said there will be no new stretches of smart motorway until the government has completed its review. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian A national rollout of smart motorways has been put on hold by transport secretary, Grant Shapps,… Continue reading Rollout of smart motorways put on hold amid safety concerns
Jaguar Land Rover’s Ralf Speth to quit as £1.1bn cuts announced
Jaguar Land Rover Chief executive to step down in September as company reveals 2.8% year-on-year revenue rise Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, Ralf Speth, who is stepping down in September, said the cost cuts would create ‘a more robust, resilient business’. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Jaguar Land Rover has launched a £1.1bn round of cost cuts as… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover’s Ralf Speth to quit as £1.1bn cuts announced
UK electric van maker Arrival secures £340m order from UPS
Automotive industry US delivery company order the latest sign of the rapid growth of the manufacturer The first versions of Arrival’s van have been made at a factory in Banbury. Photograph: Arrival Electric van maker Arrival has secured a €400m (£339m) order for 10,000 vehicles from United Parcel Service (UPS), the US delivery company, in… Continue reading UK electric van maker Arrival secures £340m order from UPS
Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 500 jobs at Halewood factory
Jaguar Land Rover JLR’s night shift cuts come amid £2.5bn cost saving drive to invest in electric vehicles An employee uses a robotic arm to fix an alloy wheel to the hub of a Range Rover Evoque. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest carmaker, has revealed that as many as 500 jobs are at… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 500 jobs at Halewood factory
GM to relaunch a greener Hummer with the help of LeBron James: report
General Motors General Motors reportedly will revive gargantuan SUVs, which went out of production in 2010, with electric engines The Hummer became a pariah as the climate crisis took center stage. Photograph: Jason Florio/Corbis via Getty Images One of the most notorious gas guzzlers of the 1990s looks set to get a comeback – and… Continue reading GM to relaunch a greener Hummer with the help of LeBron James: report
Amid the fury and bombast, Ghosn’s case deserves proper examination
Nils Pratley on finance Business Amid the fury and bombast, Ghosn’s case deserves proper examination Nils Pratley The former Renault-Nissan boss’s account of why he fled Japan will – and should – provoke sympathy Carlos Ghosn claims he is a victim of Japan’s ‘hostage justice’. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Carlos Ghosn, live from Lebanon, put on an… Continue reading Amid the fury and bombast, Ghosn’s case deserves proper examination