Business

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Dealership, sales and marketing

Bentley order bank at all-time high in 2021, despite pandemic

Orders are up 50% year-on-year following record sales in 2020, the brand's centenary year

23 March 2021

Bentley order bank at all-time high in 2021, despite pandemic

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Tech, development and manufacturing

Bentley engineering boss hints at plan to develop synthetic fuels

Matthias Rabe echoes recent comments from his Porsche counterpart about e-fuels

23 March 2021

Bentley engineering boss hints at plan to develop synthetic fuels

Tech, development and manufacturing

Smart motorway radar could miss 15% of stopped vehicles

Report suggests tech fails to detect 15% of stationary vehicles, as Highways England admits to errors

23 March 2021

Smart motorway radar could miss 15% of stopped vehicles

Finance and corporate

Toyota Europe CEO on Burnaston's future, European EVs and more

The outgoing president and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe talks Brexit, Aygo, and his collection of Land Cruisers

23 March 2021

Toyota Europe CEO on Burnaston's future, European EVs and more

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Tech, development and manufacturing

Porsche could use e-fuels to sell combustion cars after 2030

R&D boss Michael Steiner argues that the UK's blanket combustion ban is "a misunderstanding", and should be focused on fossil fuels instead

22 March 2021

Porsche could use e-fuels to sell combustion cars after 2030

Cazoo will sell you a used car online then bring it to your home

Finance and corporate

Inside the industry: Can used car start-up Cazoo really be worth £5bn?

Online car buying giant Cazoo is shaping up to be a stock market unicorn - if you believe its rumoured valuation

22 March 2021

Inside the industry: Can used car start-up Cazoo really be worth £5bn?

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"As an industry, we need to give company car drivers the same experience as retail customers"

Finance and corporate

Analysis: Will the company car be a victim of Covid-19?

Fleet industry figures are bullish about its future, despite the rise of home working

22 March 2021

Analysis: Will the company car be a victim of Covid-19?

Dealership, sales and marketing

Porsche sales dip by just 3% in 2020, despite pandemic

Pandemic closed factories for six weeks, but core model sales held strong and new Taycan went well

19 March 2021

Porsche sales dip by just 3% in 2020, despite pandemic

Global car production will fall this year due to the shortage of chips

Tech, development and manufacturing

Analysis: Chips are down for car makers as shortage continues

Manufacturers plot an end to semiconductor chip crisis that has stalled car production

19 March 2021

Analysis: Chips are down for car makers as shortage continues

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Porsche CEO Oliver Blume: "Batteries are the combustion chamber of tomorrow"

Tech, development and manufacturing

Porsche plans high-performance batteries and charging network

Silicon anodes to be used in batteries for performance flagships; chargers to offer rates of 350kW-plus

18 March 2021

Porsche plans high-performance batteries and charging network

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