Business

Skoda boss Bernhard Maier to leave firm

Volkswagen Group veteran will leave Czech brand after successful five-year stint in charge

9 July 2020
Skoda boss Bernhard Maier to leave firm
Business

Councils face shortfalls of up to £143m from lost parking fees

Pandemic has cut key revenue stream, leaving councils across England massively worse off

9 July 2020
Councils face shortfalls of up to £143m from lost parking fees
Peel P50 drive
Speedo shows 160mph; Webber manages 20mph
Business

New Peel P50: a drive in the world's smallest car

Is the world’s smallest car also the continuation market’s biggest bargain? We squeeze into the ‘new’ Peel P50 microcar to find out

9 July 2020
New Peel P50: a drive in the world's smallest car
Business

Insight: what we've learned from June car sales

Growing popularity of previously niche brands and changes in powertrain choices are two of the trends in car-buying habits

9 July 2020
Insight: what we've learned from June car sales
Business

New Lotus facility to create 125 jobs in Norwich

British firm is moving its Worcester-based activities closer to home and creating new aluminium production line

8 July 2020
New Lotus facility to create 125 jobs in Norwich
Business

Seat and Cupra to receive £4.5bn R&D investment by 2025

Spanish marques will be joined by mobility brand Seat MO and Martorell factory will become electric car hub

8 July 2020
Seat and Cupra to receive £4.5bn R&D investment by 2025
Business

Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port: Still no date set for reopening

Decision to reopen will depend on demand, says UK boss of PSA parent firm, while Luton plant thrives

7 July 2020
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port: Still no date set for reopening
Vauxhall Vivaro-e British Gas
Vauxhall Vivaro-e British Gas
Business

Vauxhall secures record Vivaro-e order from British Gas

Vauxhall to supply British Gas with 1000 electric vans in UK's largest commercial deal for an EV to date

7 July 2020
Vauxhall secures record Vivaro-e order from British Gas
Morgan factory - final steel chassis car
New chassis is part of several changes brought in by Morgan's recent buyers, Investindustrial
Business

Morgan ends steel chassis production after 84 years

British maker will build cars on a light CX-generation chassis, after using time-honoured ladder ones since 1936

7 July 2020
Morgan ends steel chassis production after 84 years
Bentley Arnage R, Continental GT, Continental Flying Spur
Bentley Arnage R, Continental GT, Continental Flying Spur: which makes the most sense?
Business

Bargain Bentley showdown: why they're more tempting than ever

Cheap second-hand Bentleys have long appealed, but the firm’s millennial motors are particularly enticing

7 July 2020
Bargain Bentley showdown: why they're more tempting than ever

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