Business

Power List 100 2023 – Supplier chiefs

The world of suppliers has become even more crucial within recent times. These are the sector's most influential

10 October 2023
Power List 100 2023 – Supplier chiefs
Business

Power List 100 2023 – Future-tech leaders

The tech world is having an even greater influence on the automotive world, and it is those at the top that are leading the charge

10 October 2023
Power List 100 2023 – Future-tech leaders
skoda kodiaq interior
Customers will be asked to pay extra for features including sat-nav, automatic headlights and adaptive cruise control
Software

Skoda stops including sat-nav in shift to downloadable features

Skoda will make some functions available post-purchase through subscriptions or one-off fees

9 October 2023
Skoda stops including sat-nav in shift to downloadable features
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Autocar Business

Change Makers Podcast: GRIDSERVE's amazing EV ecosystem (ep.8)

Rob Buckland reveals all about GRIDSERVE's groundbreaking initiative

9 October 2023
Change Makers Podcast: GRIDSERVE's amazing EV ecosystem (ep.8)
Software

Editor's letter: why don't car makers throw all software in for free?

BMW's attempt to charge for already installed heated seats shows there's a balance to be struck

6 October 2023
Editor's letter: why don't car makers throw all software in for free?
stellantis ellesmere port welding machine
Car makers are reviewing every aspect of production to counter the productivity of the Chinese and the cost-effectiveness of Tesla
Manufacturing

Electric shift prompts radical rethink on car manufacturing

Car makers look to factories to bring down the high price of EVs; new innovations include 'gigacasting'

5 October 2023
Electric shift prompts radical rethink on car manufacturing
Torsten Muller Otvos with Rolls Royce Cullinan
Müller-Ötvös has presided over a rise in annual Rolls-Royce sales from around 1000 to more than 6000
Corporate

Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös retires after 14 years

German departs after transforming Rolls-Royce into industry powerhouse; to be replaced by Chris Brownridge

5 October 2023
Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös retires after 14 years
Volvo car charging
BEV sales were propped up only by fleet sales
Car sales

September's sharp decline in private EV sales fuelled by ICE ban delay

New-numberplate month totalled 272,610 registrations; Nissan Qashqai pipped Ford Puma to best-seller

5 October 2023
September's sharp decline in private EV sales fuelled by ICE ban delay
Tech, development and manufacturing

Nissan's Sunderland battery factory to supply a third of UK capacity

Factory could eventually pump out more than a third of the 100GWh battery capacity the entire UK will need in 2030

4 October 2023
Nissan's Sunderland battery factory to supply a third of UK capacity
AstonMartin DB12 Q  NEw York
Aston Martin is part owned by consortium Yew Tree, Geely, Mercedes-Benz, Lucid and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
Finance and corporate

Lawrence Stroll-led Yew Tree boosts Aston Martin stake to 26.23%

Billionaire chairman's Yewtree consortium had agreed with Geely to cap its stake at 25% until August 2024

3 October 2023
Lawrence Stroll-led Yew Tree boosts Aston Martin stake to 26.23%

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