Business

Hyundai Inster in HMETC lab

Corporate

New Hyundai Group tech hub promises better cars for Europe

€150m expansion of German R&D centre will allow more comprehensive testing of prototypes in Europe

6 November 2025

New Hyundai Group tech hub promises better cars for Europe

Manufacturing

Bentley has no plans to move production away from UK, says CEO

Opening plant in key US market "makes no sense", says boss Frank-Steffen Walliser

5 November 2025

Bentley has no plans to move production away from UK, says CEO

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Corporate

Bob Laishley leaves Caterham as parent firm takes more control

Laishley most notably oversaw Caterham’s move to its “game-changing” new Dartford plant last year

5 November 2025

Bob Laishley leaves Caterham as parent firm takes more control

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Ending ECOS could throttle supply of nearly new cars, industry body warns

Car sales

UK car industry: Scrapping ECOS could cost £1bn, 5000 jobs

Employee car ownership schemes (ECOS) sell 100k cars per year, but gov plans to scrap it in April

5 November 2025

UK car industry: Scrapping ECOS could cost £1bn, 5000 jobs

Bentley Continental GT front quarter static

Corporate

Bentley fortunes droop in contrast to stablemate Lamborghini

British brand's profits dropped by almost two-thirds in the first nine months of 2025

4 November 2025

Bentley fortunes droop in contrast to stablemate Lamborghini

Vauxhall Steve Catlin

Steve Catlin was appointed as Vauxhall's managing director in June

Corporate

Vauxhall UK MD wants "fair playing field" as cheap Chinese EVs surge

Chinese rivals are offering "extraordinary value" that European marques can't compete with, says Steve Catlin

31 October 2025

Vauxhall UK MD wants "fair playing field" as cheap Chinese EVs surge

VW Wolfsburg plant

Manufacturing

New chip crisis grows as VW admits it has only a week of supply left

Political battle between the US and China is now seriously affecting European car manufacturers

30 October 2025

New chip crisis grows as VW admits it has only a week of supply left

Corporate

VW Group to continue 'strong' cuts amid 'unsustainable' profit drop

Firm posted a 58% drop in profits, down to €5.4 billion, for the first nine months of 2025, fuelled by US tariffs

30 October 2025

VW Group to continue 'strong' cuts amid 'unsustainable' profit drop

Business

Japan plays to strengths at Tokyo show as China threat looms large

Big unveilings from Toyota, Subaru and Mazda signify a renewed push from the Japanese car makers

28 October 2025

Japan plays to strengths at Tokyo show as China threat looms large

Corporate

How Peugeot became Stellantis's best-selling UK brand

Nicola Dobson rejoined Peugeot UK as managing director in January, and the brand's sales have boomed since

24 October 2025

How Peugeot became Stellantis's best-selling UK brand

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