Tag: Renault

Right-hand-drive Renault Twingo confirmed for UK

The new Renault Twingo electric car will arrive in the UK in right-hand-drive form soon after its launch next year, the firm’s boss, Fabrice Cambolive, has confirmed. The fourth generation of the model is due on sale in mainland Europe next year with a sub-€20,000 (£16,700) starting price, but there had been doubts over whether it… Continue reading Right-hand-drive Renault Twingo confirmed for UK

Cloth seats and steel wheels cut Peugeot 208’s price to £20k

Peugeot has launched a new version of the 208 that cuts the supermini’s starting price from £24,645 to £19,995. Named the 208 Style, it’s available only with a turbocharged 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine that sends 99bhp to the front wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. It’s visually distinguished from its more expensive siblings by a colour-contrasting black grille and steel… Continue reading Cloth seats and steel wheels cut Peugeot 208’s price to £20k

Nissan pulls the plug on +$1 billion EV battery plant and more as the alarm bells go off

As it scrambles to turn things around, Nissan is scrapping plans to build a new LFP battery plant in Japan. The facility was expected to be key to reducing EV battery costs to keep up with leaders like BYD. With alarm bells ringing, Nissan is preparing to cut 20,000 jobs, or about 15% of its… Continue reading Nissan pulls the plug on +$1 billion EV battery plant and more as the alarm bells go off

New Nissan CEO Announces Major Restructuring: 20,000 Job Cuts and Plant Closures

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s leading automakers, has announced aggressive restructuring measures this week under a new CEO who took over last month. These include doubling previously planned job cuts to 20,000, suspending operations at select domestic factories in Japan, and closing seven production plants globally by fiscal year 2027. Escalation of Job… Continue reading New Nissan CEO Announces Major Restructuring: 20,000 Job Cuts and Plant Closures

GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Republicans announced a new tax plan today and it’s just about as bad for America as expected, taking money for healthcare, clean air and energy efficiency from American families and sending it to the ultra-wealthy instead. You might think that this helps one of those ultra-wealthy, Elon Musk, who gave hundreds of millions of dollars… Continue reading GOP tax bill helps its biggest donor Musk, but harms his company, Tesla

Automobile: The patterns of Stellantis and Renault ask the EU to soften the rules, supported by unions worried for jobs

John Elkann, President of Stellantis, and Luca de Meo, Managing Director of Renault, sound the alarm. They call for it, in an interview with Le Figaro published on Monday May 5, to a relief of regulations in the EU concerning the automotive market. The unions support these requests. Details. Most of the day: our exclusive… Continue reading Automobile: The patterns of Stellantis and Renault ask the EU to soften the rules, supported by unions worried for jobs

Is Slate Auto’s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?

When Slate Auto, a start-up, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote to today’s overstuffed and increasingly unaffordable cars. How unaffordable? Average monthly payments on new cars have… Continue reading Is Slate Auto’s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?