Canoo LDV 190 van
Canoo had attempted a UK launch, delivering a van to Royal Mail
Electric vehicles

Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy

American maker of radical EV goes bust after failing to secure crucial cash injection

20 January 2025
Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy
Kia Steve Center
Kia's US COO, Steve Center, is something of a legend in the US car trade
Corporate

Kia braces for tariffs in the US as Trump takes presidency

Around a fifth of the Korean brand's volume in the US comes from a factory in Mexico

20 January 2025
Kia braces for tariffs in the US as Trump takes presidency
Audi A8L in China showroom
Audi suffered a sales slump in China
Corporate

Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines

VW Group delivered 9.01 million vehicles in 2024, down 2.3% on the previous year

15 January 2025
Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines
carlos tavares l with emmanuel macron r paris motor show 2022
Carlos Tavares nailed financial performance targets but placed relationships under strain
Corporate

Inside Stellantis’s peace mission to defuse wrath at Tavares

Firm attempts to mend relationships with unions, suppliers, dealers and politicians in start of new era

7 January 2025
Inside Stellantis’s peace mission to defuse wrath at Tavares
Corporate

Nissan-Honda merger would create new automotive powerhouse

Wide-reaching merger would create a company selling more than seven million cars per year

18 December 2024
Nissan-Honda merger would create new automotive powerhouse
Corporate

Why the global automotive business model might be dead

Stellantis's struggles to sell the same underpinnings with different shells signpost trouble ahead

13 December 2024
Why the global automotive business model might be dead
Corporate

Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius named new head of ACEA

Källenius says he will work toward “market-driven” transition to electric cars as head of European industry lobby group

11 December 2024
Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius named new head of ACEA
Corporate

Who is McLaren Automotive's new owner CYVN?

This Abu Dhabi investment institution holds the key to unlock McLaren’s long-promised electric SUV

11 December 2024
Who is McLaren Automotive's new owner CYVN?
Citroen e c3 front quarter
Strong orders for electric Citroën ë-C3 will help Stellantis to meet its EU CO2 targets
Corporate

Why there’s very little fallout from Tavares’s Stellantis exit

Car making giant has bounced back from stock slide and has several crucial new models in the pipeline for 2025

10 December 2024
Why there’s very little fallout from Tavares’s Stellantis exit

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