Corporate

BMW appoints Milan Nedeljkovic as new CEO

Production expert to succeed Oliver Zipse from 14 May 2026

9 December 2025
BMW appoints Milan Nedeljkovic as new CEO
Ford Capri
The new Ford Capri EV is based on the same MEB platform as the VW ID range
Business

Ford has to partner with other car makers “to compete" in Europe

US marque announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Renault to produce two “affordable” EVs for Europe

9 December 2025
Ford has to partner with other car makers “to compete" in Europe
Weckbach and Mission e
Weckbach led development of the Porsche Taycan in a previous role
Finance and corporate

Mercedes-AMG names ex-Porsche Taycan head as new CEO

Stefan Weckbach takes over from Michael Scheibe at AMG, having led the roll-out of Porsche's EVs

8 December 2025
Mercedes-AMG names ex-Porsche Taycan head as new CEO
Corporate

Vauxhall MD Catlin steps down, Stellantis UK boss Druce takes over

Catlin began the role in June but has now left the British car maker for personal reasons

4 December 2025
Vauxhall MD Catlin steps down, Stellantis UK boss Druce takes over
Electric vehicles

Growth in electric car sales drops to lowest point in two years

Consumer confidence was hit by reports – and later confirmation – of a pay-per-mile tax for EVs

4 December 2025
Growth in electric car sales drops to lowest point in two years
Corporate

Zipcar's UK exit points to failure of government policy on car sharing

Avis-owned car sharing firm has paused London bookings until 31 December 2025 while it considers an exit

4 December 2025
Zipcar's UK exit points to failure of government policy on car sharing
ferrari sf90 yasa motor
Oxfordshire-based Yasa's motors are already used in Ferrari and Lamborghini supercars
Electric vehicles

UK government invests £10m in next-gen Mercedes-AMG EV motors

New Ignited engineering project – funded by the UK, Germany and Mercedes-Benz – will create 150 jobs in UK

3 December 2025
UK government invests £10m in next-gen Mercedes-AMG EV motors
Vehicle manufacturing

UK car production plummets 24% in wake of JLR cyber attack

UK built 18k fewer cars in October as JLR recovered from crippling incident; industry warns new EV policies could dent growth

28 November 2025
UK car production plummets 24% in wake of JLR cyber attack
Business

Car makers slam pay-per-mile EV tax as 'poorly timed'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that UK's new eVED tax is “the wrong measure at the wrong time”

26 November 2025
Car makers slam pay-per-mile EV tax as 'poorly timed'
Business

Turquoise revolution: autonomy the latest battleground in China

Turquoise LEDs lit up the Guangzhou motor show as car makers sought to show off their self-driving technology

26 November 2025
Turquoise revolution: autonomy the latest battleground in China

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