Business

Inside the industry: Car sales and the Covid effect

The Covid lockdown has driven a shift to online car purchases

2 November 2020
Inside the industry: Car sales and the Covid effect
rFpro Coventry
Simulator tech is being developed to validate real-world driving data
Business

Analysis: UK firms join forces in the push towards autonomy

Roadmap lays out plans for the UK’s self-driving future, set to be realised by companies such as Arrival

2 November 2020
Analysis: UK firms join forces in the push towards autonomy
Business

Shell axes LPG offering in UK due to low demand

Fuel giant ends Autogas joint venture with Calor, leaving around 1900 LPG stations in the UK and Ireland

30 October 2020
Shell axes LPG offering in UK due to low demand
Business

Ford to escape EU CO2 penalties with Volvo deal

Swedish firm agrees pooling deal with rival following success in reducing fleet emissions

30 October 2020
Ford to escape EU CO2 penalties with Volvo deal
Ford Fiesta - side
Ford Fiesta (above) and Mazda 6 have ditched diesel
Business

Analysis: Is this the beginning of the end for diesel cars?

The number of diesel offerings and market share continue to plummet, suggesting the future is bleak for oil-burners

30 October 2020
Analysis: Is this the beginning of the end for diesel cars?
Business

UK car production has worst September for 25 years

Latest SMMT figures show a 5.0% drop in production year on year as just 114,732 cars were turned out by UK factories

29 October 2020
UK car production has worst September for 25 years
Business

Mercedes to take major Aston Martin stake as part of new technical partnership

British firm to gain access to technologies including electric and hybrid powertrains under expanded agreement

27 October 2020
Mercedes to take major Aston Martin stake as part of new technical partnership
Jaguar XE and XF
Jaguar XE and XF are expected to sustain improvement in sales
Business

Jaguar Land Rover back in profit following global sales uptick

Company's sales were up 53.3% in second quarter of 2020 as customers returned to reopened dealerships

27 October 2020
Jaguar Land Rover back in profit following global sales uptick
Brexit
Brexit planning has cost UK automotive £500m, says SMMT
Business

Inside the industry: How long will Brexit blight the car world?

The costs of leaving the EU might one day be recouped, but right now the prognosis is bleak

26 October 2020
Inside the industry: How long will Brexit blight the car world?
Fisker Ocean - front
Fisker buys in a platform supplied by Magna for its Ocean
Business

Industry analysis: Will the EV start-up bubble burst?

Investors fear the high share values of many EV start-up firms are poised for a big fall

26 October 2020
Industry analysis: Will the EV start-up bubble burst?

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