Jaguar Land Rover stuck at a red light with its strategy on hold
The carmaker’s new boss is yet to reveal his plans to revive its fortunes as the move towards electric vehicles gains pace
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Electric car prices must drop below £20,000 to win over drivers
Government grants of up to £3,000 do not bring vehicles into the price range for most motorists
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Chip shortage could clatter car production for months
Consumer electronics giants are competing with carmakers to secure vital microchips for their products
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Electric car owners face struggle to find public charging points
More than 100 councils have no plans to install any new electric car chargers by 2025
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The roadblocks in the way of Apple’s driverless ambitions
The iPhone-maker has long maintained an interest in autonomous vehicles, but experts doubt we will see an ’iCar‘ soon
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Three valuable lessons from the rise and rise of Elon Musk
The Tesla and SpaceX founder has proved his doubters wrong despite his colourful personality and sometimes chaotic management style
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Car dealers brace for lockdown sales crash
Showrooms forced to shut doors hope to keep sales 'ticking over' by going online but prolonged closures may mean factories stop production
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Vauxhall owner merges with Fiat Chrysler to form world’s fourth-biggest car maker
Peugeot and Citroen owner PSA joins forces with the Italian/American company as Stellantis to take on the likes of Toyota and Volkswagen
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Brexit deal threatens Britain’s lucrative classic car industry
It might be a success for new-car makers, but a significant part of the UK’s car industry might not do so well out of the new trade deal
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Carmakers cheer as UK and Turkey strike £18bn trade deal
Relief for Ford, whose Dagenham plant produces engines for Transit vans built in Turkey
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Troubled car dealer Lookers suffers investor revolt
Almost a third of shareholders vote against a pay hike proposal for new boss Mark Raban
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New car sales set for worst year in four decades as demand collapses
Latest official data points to an unprecedented annual drop of 750,000 vehicles
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Carmakers to avoid tariffs as Britain wins parts victory
Up to 45pc of components for British-made vehicles can be sourced from outside Europe without incurring tariffs
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Car makers extend shutdowns to avoid Brexit and Covid chaos
Aston Martin, Bentley and BMW to keep plants closed longer than usual over Christmas amid massive disruption
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Toyota plans to shut UK and French plants early over border delays
The Japanese giant operates a tight system known as “just in time”, where car parts are delivered just four hours before they are needed
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Britishvolt to build UK's first electric car battery 'gigafactory' in Blyth
Construction will begin next year with the £2.6bn factory due to start churning out lithium-ion batteries by the end of 2023
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Jim Ratcliffe to build new 4x4 in France
Ineos confirms plans to build the Grenadier at former Mercedes-Benz factory in Moselle, ending hopes for Bridgend in Wales
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Manufacturers brace for 'catastrophic' impact of no-deal
Some factory bosses say they are stockpiling as talks on a trade deal stall
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Cars may face compulsory scrapping to meet green targets
Half of the 35m cars on UK roads need to be electric by 2030, Government advisers say, raising questions about how this will be achieved
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Brexit to disrupt car industry even with a deal, warns boss of Vauxhall parent
Alison Jones, UK managing director Peugeot owner PSA Group, calls for trade deal and hints at risk to Ellesmere Port plant
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Competition watchdog to investigate electric vehicle charging 'range anxiety'
The CMA said the market study would look to ensure consumers were treated 'fairly'
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Britain’s first electric forecourt charged and ready
The Braintree site was built with a taxpayer grant of almost £5m
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Car dealer Lookers takes £25m hit from 'fraudulent' deals
Troubled dealership swings to a £45.5m pre-tax loss in 2019, compared to a £41.9m profit in the previous year
