The trade union IG Metall represents a proportion of the 12,000 workers at the Berlin-Brandenburg gigafactory. Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen The trade union IG Metall represents a proportion of the 12,000 workers at the Berlin-Brandenburg gigafactory. Photograph: Reuters Tesla home checks on workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany Carmaker wants… Continue reading Tesla home checks on workers on sick leave defended by boss in Germany
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Jaguar Land Rover to invest £500m in Halewood car plant
Jaguar Land Rover has already spent £250m on new car production lines, machinery, people and digital technology at the Halewood plant. Photograph: Jaguar Land Rover View image in fullscreen Jaguar Land Rover has already spent £250m on new car production lines, machinery, people and digital technology at the Halewood plant. Photograph: Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to invest £500m in Halewood car plant
Batterymaker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs amid electric car ‘headwinds’
The Northvolt facility in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, is to lose 1,000 jobs. Photograph: Northvolt/Reuters View image in fullscreen The Northvolt facility in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, is to lose 1,000 jobs. Photograph: Northvolt/Reuters Batterymaker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs amid electric car ‘headwinds’ Move comes after weeks of uncertainty over reports of financial problems as green… Continue reading Batterymaker Northvolt to cut 1,600 jobs amid electric car ‘headwinds’
Biden administration proposes rules to ban Chinese-made cars over spying fears
A worker assembles an SUV at a car plant of Li Auto, a major Chinese EV maker, in Changzhou in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, on 27 March 2024. Photograph: AP View image in fullscreen A worker assembles an SUV at a car plant of Li Auto, a major Chinese EV maker, in Changzhou in eastern… Continue reading Biden administration proposes rules to ban Chinese-made cars over spying fears
TfL records 57% income rise from driving fines on major London roads
Oxford Street in central London. TfL says it is essential that traffic moves ‘safely and efficiently’ on its network. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA View image in fullscreen Oxford Street in central London. TfL says it is essential that traffic moves ‘safely and efficiently’ on its network. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA TfL records 57% income rise from driving… Continue reading TfL records 57% income rise from driving fines on major London roads
Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales
Sales of electric cars across the European Union dropped by 44%, compared with August last year. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Sales of electric cars across the European Union dropped by 44%, compared with August last year. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales… Continue reading Car industry calls for shift in EU emissions targets amid slowing EV sales
UAW threatens strike at ‘out of control’ Stellantis over factory commitments
United Auto Workers members march through downtown Detroit in September 2023. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP View image in fullscreen United Auto Workers members march through downtown Detroit in September 2023. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP UAW threatens strike at ‘out of control’ Stellantis over factory commitments The union has accused the company of refusing to provide information about… Continue reading UAW threatens strike at ‘out of control’ Stellantis over factory commitments
New hybrid car sales allowed until 2035 in UK, government confirms
Workers on the production line at Nissan’s factory in Sunderland, which makes the Qashqai, Juke and electric Leaf models. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA View image in fullscreen Workers on the production line at Nissan’s factory in Sunderland, which makes the Qashqai, Juke and electric Leaf models. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA New hybrid car sales allowed until 2035… Continue reading New hybrid car sales allowed until 2035 in UK, government confirms
Production of electric Fiat 500 halted for lack of European orders
The fully electric Fiat 500 is made at the historic Mirafiori factory in Turin in north-west Italy. Stellantis is investing €100m in the site. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters View image in fullscreen The fully electric Fiat 500 is made at the historic Mirafiori factory in Turin in north-west Italy. Stellantis is investing €100m in the site.… Continue reading Production of electric Fiat 500 halted for lack of European orders
BMW shares fall to four-year low as recall of 1.5m cars announced
The Mini Cooper and Countryman are affected by the brake recall as well as models including the BMW X1, X2 and X5 and Rolls-Royce Sceptre. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian View image in fullscreen The Mini Cooper and Countryman are affected by the brake recall as well as models including the BMW X1, X2 and X5… Continue reading BMW shares fall to four-year low as recall of 1.5m cars announced