SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019. 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output. £23.7 billion of private and public investment commitments announced in 2023. UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. LONDON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UK… Continue reading SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

Japan plans to list Tokyo Metro as stock market hits 34-year peak

Tokyo Metro Co, which operates most of the Japanese capital’s subway system, is set to go public—a major privatisation effort by Japan as it seeks to take advantage of a stock market that has shot to 34-year peaks. The company, which is 53.4% owned by the central government with the rest held by the Tokyo government, will be listed… Continue reading Japan plans to list Tokyo Metro as stock market hits 34-year peak

SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019. 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output. £23.7 billion of private and public investment commitments announced in 2023. UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. LONDON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UK… Continue reading SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

What is it like to live with an electric car?

After a fair bit of research, I decided the ideal spec was 12 bars, low miles (30,000-40,000), no indication of motorway thrashing, little or no rapid charging and as late a year as possible. A larger (30kWh) battery became available later in 2015 but, on looking around, these cars were scarce and had fewer bars… Continue reading What is it like to live with an electric car?

SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019. 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output. £23.7 billion of private and public investment commitments announced in 2023. UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. LONDON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UK… Continue reading SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

Cruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash

Cruise, the GM self-driving subsidiary, said Thursday that federal prosecutors and securities regulators have opened investigations into the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis. The probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which were revealed as part of an… Continue reading Cruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash

Hitachi, NEC seek to raise up to $2.1b through share sale in chipmaker Renesas

Hitachi and NEC Corp are aiming to raise up to $2.1 billion by selling their stakes in chipmaker Renesas Electronics, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, joining a Japanese restructuring drive that has boosted shares. Investors have welcomed measures to improve capital efficiency at Japanese firms, sending share prices to 34-year highs. Firms have been spurred on by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which earlier in January… Continue reading Hitachi, NEC seek to raise up to $2.1b through share sale in chipmaker Renesas

SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019. 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output. £23.7 billion of private and public investment commitments announced in 2023. UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. LONDON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UK… Continue reading SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

UK vehicle production tops one million units, up 17.0% in best year since 2019. 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles made, with record electrified model output. £23.7 billion of private and public investment commitments announced in 2023. UK must now ramp up EV supply chain and deliver return on investments. LONDON, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — UK… Continue reading SMMT – UK Auto makes one million vehicles and welcomes £23.7 billion investment boost

Automotive Carbon Thermoplastic Market Poised for Remarkable Growth, Chassis Application Dominates Market Value – Global Forecast to 2028

DUBLIN, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The “Global Automotive Carbon Thermoplastic Market by Resin Type (PA, PEEK, PPS, PC, PP), Application (Exterior, Interior, Chassis, Powertrain & UTH), and Region (North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, MEA) – Forecast to 2028″ report has been added to  ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global landscape of the Automotive Carbon Thermoplastic Market… Continue reading Automotive Carbon Thermoplastic Market Poised for Remarkable Growth, Chassis Application Dominates Market Value – Global Forecast to 2028