Japanese car giant Toyota has announced a recall of more than 2.4 million hybrid vehicles worldwide because of a fault in their systems that could cause them to lose power. The recall of Prius and Auris cars includes 1.25 million in Japan, 830,000 in North America and 290,000 in Europe, of which about 55,000 are… Continue reading Toyota car fault prompts massive recall
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Carmakers call for Brexit clarity
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Bumper to slumper: New emissions tests choke UK car sales
Automotive industry New car registrations drop 20% in September amid Brexit uncertainty, new testing rules, and diesel decline Sales in people carriers and sports cars dropped by more than half compared to last year, with Volkswagen the hardest hit manufacturer. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images UK sales of new cars plunged by a fifth in September… Continue reading Bumper to slumper: New emissions tests choke UK car sales
Nissan becomes latest manufacturer to warn against hard Brexit
Nissan Carmaker says success of Sunderland operations enabled by frictionless trade with EU Nissan’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland is Britain’s biggest car factory and employs over 8,000 people. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA The Japanese carmaker Nissan has warned the government that serious disruption will be caused to its huge manufacturing operation in the north-east of England… Continue reading Nissan becomes latest manufacturer to warn against hard Brexit
Renault’s Ghosn thinks no-deal Brexit will be averted
The head of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance has played down the possibility of Britain leaving the EU without a deal, saying he has a “gut feeling” that an agreement will be reached. Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and chairman of the global alliance between the three carmakers, said Theresa May would not “allow”… Continue reading Renault’s Ghosn thinks no-deal Brexit will be averted
Toyota says hard Brexit would halt UK plant as BMW warns over Mini
Automotive industry Bosses of Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot and Daimler also voice concerns at Paris Motor Show About 90% of the cars made at Toyota’s Burnaston plant in Derbyshire are exported to Europe Photograph: David Jones/PA Toyota would be forced to halt car production in the UK and BMW could shift production of the Mini… Continue reading Toyota says hard Brexit would halt UK plant as BMW warns over Mini
UPDATE 1-Carmakers step up warnings over disorderly Brexit
PARIS (Reuters) – Carmakers ratcheted up their Brexit warnings on Tuesday, with France’s PSA Group (PEUP.PA) and Germany’s BMW (BMWG.DE) both saying UK production would suffer if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG, and Ola Kallenius, member of the board of management… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Carmakers step up warnings over disorderly Brexit
BMW would up Dutch production in hard Brexit scenario: CEO
PARIS (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) will shift more production of Mini vehicles to the Netherlands if Britain leaves the European Union without a trade agreement, Chief Executive Harald Krueger said on Tuesday. Harald Krueger member of the board of Management of BMW AG poses for a picture during the first press day of… Continue reading BMW would up Dutch production in hard Brexit scenario: CEO
UK would ‘forever regret’ losing carmakers
Media playback is unsupported on your device The UK “would regret it forever” if it lost its status as a world leader in car manufacturing after Brexit, Business Secretary Greg Clark has said. He added it was “concerning” that Toyota UK had told the BBC that if Britain left the EU without a deal it… Continue reading UK would ‘forever regret’ losing carmakers
No-deal Brexit ‘could halt production at UK Toyota plants’
Brexit Boss of carmaker’s Derbyshire plant says production could be disrupted for ‘hours, days, weeks – even months’ The Burnaston plant in south Derbyshire is one of nine Toyota in the country and is the home of the Auris and the Avensis. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Toyota has said that production at its UK… Continue reading No-deal Brexit ‘could halt production at UK Toyota plants’