The BYD Seagull electric car has ruffled feathers with a price of about £6,000 in China. Its autonomous technology, dubbed ‘God’s Eye’, matches that available on much more expensive cars. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The BYD Seagull electric car has ruffled feathers with a price of about £6,000 in China. Its autonomous… Continue reading Sing when you’re winning: how karaoke in cars heralds the triumph of Chinese firms
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Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’
Last year the automotive industry sold 167,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, up 18% on the previous year. Photograph: Volodymyr Kalyniuk/Alamy View image in fullscreen Last year the automotive industry sold 167,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, up 18% on the previous year. Photograph: Volodymyr Kalyniuk/Alamy Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly… Continue reading Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’
Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO
Nissan’s Sunderland factory has the capacity to build 600,000 cars a year. In 2024 it made 282,000. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA View image in fullscreen Nissan’s Sunderland factory has the capacity to build 600,000 cars a year. In 2024 it made 282,000. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says… Continue reading Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO
The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?
The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store? Thanks to poor engineering and Elon Musk, Tesla’s road rage-inducing street tank can’t even win over its core demographic: doomsday preppers View image in fullscreen Illustration: Angelica Alzona/Guardian Design; source images via Getty Images The Cybertruck answers a… Continue reading The Cybertruck was supposed to be apocalypse-proof. Can it even survive a trip to the grocery store?
Bentley warns its car sales to US still frozen amid tariff cut confusion
A Bentley car Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA View image in fullscreen A Bentley car Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA Bentley warns its car sales to US still frozen amid tariff cut confusion Carmaker says not knowing when 10% levy, down from 25%, will begin is ‘super-harming the business’ Business live – latest updates The British luxury carmaker Bentley… Continue reading Bentley warns its car sales to US still frozen amid tariff cut confusion
Nissan to shut seven factories, cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide
Nissan’s shake-up will reduce the number of its factories from 17 to 10 by 2027. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Nissan’s shake-up will reduce the number of its factories from 17 to 10 by 2027. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Nissan to shut seven factories, cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide Carmaker slumps to £3.4bn loss after… Continue reading Nissan to shut seven factories, cutting 20,000 jobs worldwide
Japan-owned car battery maker secures £1bn to build second Sunderland gigafactory
A worker at the first gigafactory in Sunderland, which is about to get a second. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian View image in fullscreen A worker at the first gigafactory in Sunderland, which is about to get a second. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Guardian Japan-owned car battery maker secures £1bn to build second Sunderland gigafactory Site likely… Continue reading Japan-owned car battery maker secures £1bn to build second Sunderland gigafactory
Two trade deals and a rate cut in one week … are things looking up for UK plc?
Container ships load and unload at Felixstowe Port, Suffolk, England. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Container ships load and unload at Felixstowe Port, Suffolk, England. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Analysis Two trade deals and a rate cut in one week … are things looking up for UK plc? Rob Davies Analysts say… Continue reading Two trade deals and a rate cut in one week … are things looking up for UK plc?
US-UK trade deal has saved jobs at Jaguar Land Rover, says Mandelson
Employees check a Range Rover at JLR’s Solihull plant. Trump’s import taxes had threatened to cripple British high-end carmakers. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Employees check a Range Rover at JLR’s Solihull plant. Trump’s import taxes had threatened to cripple British high-end carmakers. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images US-UK trade deal has saved… Continue reading US-UK trade deal has saved jobs at Jaguar Land Rover, says Mandelson
Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce share prices soar as manufacturers welcome US tariff cuts
UK prime minister Keir Starmer speaks to employees at the JLR car factory in the West Midlands, England, on 8 May, 2025. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images View image in fullscreen UK prime minister Keir Starmer speaks to employees at the JLR car factory in the West Midlands, England, on 8 May, 2025. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images Aston… Continue reading Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce share prices soar as manufacturers welcome US tariff cuts