Tag: Ford

Chinese companies are waging fierce price wars — but the consumer isn’t always the winner

A store in a shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 7, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Fierce price wars in China are hitting industries from cars to food deliveries to solar panels, squeezing profits and worsening the country’s deflationary slide. Though consumers may be lured by ultra-cheap deals, the trade-offs for them… Continue reading Chinese companies are waging fierce price wars — but the consumer isn’t always the winner

Range Rover’s secret mid-size EV: Inside its £500m factory

Our minders unlock a gate leading behind a mesh fence, and gaze into the painted bodies’ storage tower. Constructed at weekends, the new 12-storey hub replaced one built 30 years ago, which was too small for the cube and increasingly hard to service.  Advertisement – Article continues below It can hold 600 bodies, which is… Continue reading Range Rover’s secret mid-size EV: Inside its £500m factory

500 job losses at Jaguar Land Rover “disappointing”, says Government

Jaguar Land Rover is preparing to cut as many as 500 UK jobs in the aftermath of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier this year. The voluntary redundancy scheme will be solely focused on management within the business, and job cuts will not exceed the equivalent of 1.5 per cent of JLR’s UK… Continue reading 500 job losses at Jaguar Land Rover “disappointing”, says Government

Carmakers Face Uncertainty as Tariffs and Earnings Collide

(Bloomberg) — Investors in auto firms, which sit squarely in the bullseye of US President Donald Trump’s trade war, are about to find out if earnings back up the sector’s scorching rebound from this year’s lows. Most Read from Bloomberg A gauge of stocks of US carmakers and suppliers has soared more than 40% from… Continue reading Carmakers Face Uncertainty as Tariffs and Earnings Collide

Best medium panel vans 2025

“Build quality is fine rather than particularly premium, with hard wearing plastics that feel robust and solid, while storage is useful, too. The glovebox is on the small side, courtesy of the position of the fuse box next to it, but there’s dashtop storage and deep door bins, plus individual cupholders on either side of… Continue reading Best medium panel vans 2025

‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future

The miners’ strike under Arthur Scargill and the closure of the Ford plant have cast a shadow that Reform’s Nigel Farage is hoping to exploit. Bridgend town centre. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Reuters/PA View image in fullscreen The miners’ strike under Arthur Scargill and the closure of the Ford plant have cast a shadow that Reform’s… Continue reading ‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future

Why Ram had to revive its legendary Hemi V-8 engine

American pickup truck buyers are having some trouble adjusting to a new age of tightening emissions requirements and electrification. Stellantis — the parent company of brands like Ram Trucks, Jeep and Dodge — has been hit especially hard. The company briefly removed its popular gas-powered Hemi V-8 engine from much of its lineup, including from… Continue reading Why Ram had to revive its legendary Hemi V-8 engine

Carmakers Face Uncertainty as Tariffs and Earnings Collide

(Bloomberg) — Investors in auto firms, which sit squarely in the bullseye of US President Donald Trump’s trade war, are about to find out if earnings back up the sector’s scorching rebound from this year’s lows. Most Read from Bloomberg A gauge of stocks of US carmakers and suppliers has soared more than 40% from… Continue reading Carmakers Face Uncertainty as Tariffs and Earnings Collide