The owner of Vauxhall has claimed it is considering the closure of its Ellesmere Port factory unless the UK government offers financial support after extended negotiations. An executive of Stellantis, the carmaker, on Thursday said it hoped to reach a binding agreement with the government on aid. Michael Lohscheller, the head of Stellantis’s Opel and… Continue reading Future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory hangs in balance
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Electric busmaker Arrival schedules first UK road trial
Electric buses built by Arrival, the UK-based manufacturer, will be tested on British roads for the first time later this year in a trial with the transport company First Group. The tests will begin in the autumn of this year, starting with four of the first production vehicles produced at Arrival’s research and development facility… Continue reading Electric busmaker Arrival schedules first UK road trial
Coventry to seek planning permission for electric car battery ‘gigafactory’
Coventry city council intends to secure pre-emptive planning permission for a “gigafactory” beside the city’s airport to make electric car batteries, in the latest effort by UK authorities to attract investment. The government has identified investment in battery factories as a key goal to keep automotive jobs as the sector moves away from the internal… Continue reading Coventry to seek planning permission for electric car battery ‘gigafactory’
Jaguar Land Rover low-carbon mass production Castle Bromwich plant
Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement of a low-carbon future also contained significant news for its historic Castle Bromwich plant. JLR said it would end mass production of cars at the site before 2025, after decades of assembly at a facility with an illustrious past which rivals that of any UK factory. The plant was brought to… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover low-carbon mass production Castle Bromwich plant
UK new car sales fall 40% in January as lockdown bites
Just over 90,000 new cars were sold in the UK in the slowest January for more than 50 years, according to industry figures released on Thursday. Sales fell 40% compared with January 2020 to 90,249, as the closure of car showrooms under lockdown compounded the economic gloom. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)… Continue reading UK new car sales fall 40% in January as lockdown bites
UK new car sales fall 40% in January lockdown, and construction output dips – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK car sales drop 39.5% in January Worst start to a year since 1970 UK construction output fell last month too LIVE Updated The Windrush Volkswagen garage in Slough, Berkshire, during last month’s lockdown Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock Key events Show 6.02am EST 06:02 UK construction sector… Continue reading UK new car sales fall 40% in January lockdown, and construction output dips – business live
Ford to install Google’s Android operating system in most cars from 2023
Ford Carmaker signs deal with Alphabet in latest sign of tech firms’ interest in automotive sector Ford will install Android in all its cars outside China from 2023 for at least six years. Photograph: Piotr Molęcki/East News/Rex/Shutterstock Google and Ford have signed a deal under which the Android operating system will be installed in most… Continue reading Ford to install Google’s Android operating system in most cars from 2023
Wealthy people in UK still driven to splash out on supercars
Wealthy people in the UK are buying more luxury supercars than ever before, according to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency figures shared with the Guardian. Almost 16,000 supercars – such as Ferrari, Bugatti, Aston Martin, Maserati and Koenigsegg models – were registered at UK addresses in the year to December 2019, according to figures released… Continue reading Wealthy people in UK still driven to splash out on supercars
Chinese carbuyers help Jaguar Land Rover outpace UK lockdowns
Jaguar Land Rover staged a recovery in the final three months of 2020, as the growth of car sales in China made up for the UK’s continued lockdowns and its setting aside of £35m to pay fines for missing carbon dioxide emissions targets. The carmaker made pre-tax profits of £439m in the last quarter of… Continue reading Chinese carbuyers help Jaguar Land Rover outpace UK lockdowns
Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption
Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars Sales increase 43% globally in 2020 as plunging battery costs mean the cars will soon be the cheapest vehicles to buy In a poll of electric car owners, 91% said they would not want to return to petrol. Photograph: David Gee/Alamy Electric vehicles are close to the “tipping point” of… Continue reading Electric vehicles close to ‘tipping point’ of mass adoption