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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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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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Volvo was among the first brands to move to the agency model in the UK
Corporate

Car makers still dream of move to agency sales model

Agency model means car makers sell directly to drivers, paying dealers a flat fee for each sale handled

21 November 2025
Car makers still dream of move to agency sales model
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Corporate

How I'll get Vauxhall back on track: new boss tells all

Vauxhall is a very different company to when Steve Catlin was last there; he aims to return it to the glory days

14 November 2025
How I'll get Vauxhall back on track: new boss tells all
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Electric vehicles

Renault says the EU needs its own ZEV mandate

Legislators must force gradual ramp-up in EV sales else face a "cliff-edge" scenario

11 November 2025
Renault says the EU needs its own ZEV mandate

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