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MOT garage
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MOT extension to end tomorrow as lockdown continues to ease

Mandatory roadworthiness tests to be reintroduced as travel restrictions are eased and traffic levels rise

31 July 2020
MOT extension to end tomorrow as lockdown continues to ease
Polluted traffic jam
Business

SMMT boss: Government would “struggle to get support” for combustion ban earlier than 2035

Mike Hawes says there will be “significant consequences” to bringing forward a petrol and diesel sales ban

30 July 2020
SMMT boss: Government would “struggle to get support” for combustion ban earlier than 2035
Subaru BRZ cornering
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Subaru ends production of BRZ sports car

Eight-year-old coupe and its Toyota sibling bow out to make way for 252bhp successor

30 July 2020
Subaru ends production of BRZ sports car
Jaguar Land Rover Solihull factory
Business

SMMT boss: 11,000 UK automotive job losses “the tip of the iceberg”

Significantly more job losses are to come, says Mike Hawes, who also stresses the UK car industry is “fundamentally strong”

30 July 2020
SMMT boss: 11,000 UK automotive job losses “the tip of the iceberg”
Renault
Renault
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Renault posts record £6.5 billion loss in first half of 2020

French giant hit by financial impact of Covid-19 and struggling Alliance partner Nissan

30 July 2020
Renault posts record £6.5 billion loss in first half of 2020
New car sales are reported to be up in July
New car sales are reported to be up year-on-year in July
Business

New car buying incentive scheme ready - but may not be needed

Proposal would not feature scrappage or be focused on electric cars, but would be aimed at preserving UK jobs

30 July 2020
New car buying incentive scheme ready - but may not be needed
Car production levels have fallen to the lowest levels since 1954
Business

Jobs warning as UK car production falls 42.8% in the first six months of 2020

Britain was emerging from World War Two rationing restrictions the last time fewer cars were made

30 July 2020
Jobs warning as UK car production falls 42.8% in the first six months of 2020
PSA Group eVMP
PSA Group eVMP
Business

PSA Group to launch new electric platform for larger vehicles

New eVMP architecture will be used for hybrid and electric machines only, starting with a C-SUV in 2023

29 July 2020
PSA Group to launch new electric platform for larger vehicles
Gilles Vidal
Business

Former head of Peugeot design Gilles Vidal joins Renault

Designer credited with transforming Peugeot’s fortunes will report to Laurens van den Acker from November

29 July 2020
Former head of Peugeot design Gilles Vidal joins Renault
Tesla gigafactory
The upcoming plant from Britishvolt will have a similar output to Tesla's gigafactory in Nevada, pictured
Business

Start-up Britishvolt to open UK’s first gigafactory in South Wales

Electric vehicle battery manufacturing site, planned to open in 2023, will be designed by Pininfarina

29 July 2020
Start-up Britishvolt to open UK’s first gigafactory in South Wales

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