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Audi’s new subscription service lets you swap vehicles twice a month
Audi is the latest luxury automaker to launch a subscription-based service to get customers who want to have access to a fleet of fancy cars but don’t necessarily want to own or lease one. The German car company’s service is called Audi Select, and it launches exclusively in Dallas-Fort Worth this week. For the set… Continue reading Audi’s new subscription service lets you swap vehicles twice a month
Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks
With all of the electric car projects underway these days, you might think the world needs another one like it needs another hole in the ozone layer. And that’s exactly why Rivian Automotive CEO RJ Scaringe wants to build battery-powered trucks instead. He founded the company straight out of engineering school in 2009 intending to… Continue reading Rivian Automotive looking to battle electric cars with battery-powered trucks
UPDATE 1-Audi launches electric SUV in Tesla’s backyard, with assist from Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – German luxury car brand Audi on Monday staged the global launch of a new electric sport utility vehicle on the home turf of rival Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), and highlighted a deal with Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) to make recharging its forthcoming e-tron models easier. The Audi e-tron midsize SUV will be offered… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Audi launches electric SUV in Tesla’s backyard, with assist from Amazon
Jaguar Land Rover cuts Birmingham factory worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas – but they keep full …
JAGUAR Land Rover has axed its Castle Bromwich car plant worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas. The car maker blamed the decision on “continuing headwinds” impacting the UK industry. Getty Images – Getty Workers at the JLR Castle Bromwich site have had their hours cut to a three-day week The decision… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover cuts Birmingham factory worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas – but they keep full …
UPDATE 2-BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
(Adds supplier comment on JLR) By Costas Pitas LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW said it will move the annual maintenance shutdown period for its British Mini plant to just after Britain is due to leave the European Union in April, in case there is no Brexit deal. Carmakers generally close their factories… Continue reading UPDATE 2-BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
Honda: No-deal Brexit ‘would cost millions’
The senior vice president of Honda Europe has warned that a no-deal Brexit would cost his company tens of millions of pounds. Ian Howells told the BBC that quitting the bloc without an agreement would affect the carmaker’s competitiveness in Europe. He said the Japanese firm was preparing for a no-deal outcome but had not… Continue reading Honda: No-deal Brexit ‘would cost millions’
More than 3,000 Jaguar Land Rover staff will go to three-day week
Jaguar Land Rover Castle Bromwich move comes after carmaker was accused of ‘scaremongering’ about Brexit Jaguar Land Rover employs 40,000 people in the UK. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover has announced that more than 3,000 staff will move to a three-day week at its Castle Bromwich plant in the West Midlands, only… Continue reading More than 3,000 Jaguar Land Rover staff will go to three-day week
Jaguar workers put on three-day week
About 1,000 workers at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham will move from a five-day to a three-day week from October until Christmas. Jaguar Land Rover said it was making “temporary adjustments to our production schedules” at the factory. It affects about half the plant’s 2,000 workers, who will remain on full pay. Jack Dromey,… Continue reading Jaguar workers put on three-day week
Jaguar Land Rover boss ‘scaremongering’ on no-deal Brexit, says Tory
Brexit Hard Brexiter Bernard Jenkin says worries about border delays are unfounded Bernard Jenkin is a member of the European Research group collection of hard Brexit-backing Tories. Photograph: Chris McAndrew A leading Conservative Brexiter has accused the head of Jaguar Land Rover of inventing dire consequences for his company of a no-deal Brexit, saying people… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover boss ‘scaremongering’ on no-deal Brexit, says Tory