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vehicle manufacturing

Chery doesn't rule out UK factory but says more growth needed first

Parent company of Jaecoo and Omoda already has a joint venture with JLR

15 May 2025

Chery doesn't rule out UK factory but says more growth needed first

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Business

Nissan: Sunderland safe, but UK auto must be more competitive

CEO confirms factory is not one of planned closures, but Nissan "needs support from the government" in UK

15 May 2025

Nissan: Sunderland safe, but UK auto must be more competitive

Volvo EX30 production at Ghent factory

Corporate

Volvo 'empowers' China and US divisions in push for localisation

Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson says the manufacturer needs to "be a local player" in every key region

14 May 2025

Volvo 'empowers' China and US divisions in push for localisation

Land Rover Defender front quarter tracking

Corporate

JLR records best profit in a decade as it primes new EVs

Pre-tax profit of £2.5 billion in the 12 months to the end of March 2025 is up 15% compared with the year prior

13 May 2025

JLR records best profit in a decade as it primes new EVs

Ineos Grenadier front quarter static off road

Electric vehicles

Ineos CEO: politicians must recognise need for hybrids after 2035

There is "no chance" that Ineos will force its customers to go electric, says Lynn Calder

13 May 2025

Ineos CEO: politicians must recognise need for hybrids after 2035

Polestar 4 Polestar 3 Polestar 2 front quarter static

Car sales

Dealer 'renaissance' and new models boost Polestar sales by 76%

"Back to basics" retail model shows early signs of sparking new life into Swedish EV brand

13 May 2025

Dealer 'renaissance' and new models boost Polestar sales by 76%

nissan plant quality check

Business

Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs, close seven plants and pause all post-2026 product work

The drastic cuts comes as the Japanese firm confirms a £3.8 billion net loss in the 2024/25 financial year

13 May 2025

Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs, close seven plants and pause all post-2026 product work

nissan battery production sunderland

Infrastructure

Envision wins £1 billion funding for Nissan Sunderland battery plant

Japanese battery maker will receive £680m of UK government-backed funding and £320m from private equity

12 May 2025

Envision wins £1 billion funding for Nissan Sunderland battery plant

BMW X3 production Spartanburg

Corporate

Trump tariff gloom lifts following UK trade deal and BMW news

The US president has proven that he can be persuaded to reduce his punitive car import tariffs

9 May 2025

Trump tariff gloom lifts following UK trade deal and BMW news

Range Rover Evoque front quarter tracking 2024

JLR currently builds the Range Rover Evoque in India but not the highly profitable full-size Range Rover

Corporate

India cuts tariff on UK-built luxury cars tenfold

Import tax on “high-end” cars will drop from more than 100% to 10%, subject to sales quotas

6 May 2025

India cuts tariff on UK-built luxury cars tenfold

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