Business

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Ford believes the road to profitable autonomous vehicles will be a long one
Autonomous vehicles

L2+: Why the industry is turning its back on full self-driving

Ford abandons public testing of level-four-capable autonomous vehicles due to their "near-term" unprofitability

31 March 2023
L2+: Why the industry is turning its back on full self-driving
Buying a car online
The share of dealers believing they can get a better price from a dealer than online has grown
What Car? Insight

Declining share of buyers plan to purchase their next car online

Share of buyers expecting to purchase their next car online dropped from 9.7% to 4.2% over the past nine months

31 March 2023
Declining share of buyers plan to purchase their next car online
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Harris said UK must do more to retain its world-class talent
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK not doing enough to keep 'world class' engineers

Tata Technologies' Warren Harris cites "not well managed" Brexit as cause for workers pull to Europe and USA

31 March 2023
UK not doing enough to keep 'world class' engineers
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Expert insight can help your dealership cut through the noise
Dealership, sales and marketing

8 crucial used car stats to help power your dealership to success

Research by used car experts heycar can help you power decisions about stock, offers and much more

30 March 2023
8 crucial used car stats to help power your dealership to success
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The government has yet to define what constitutes a "significant zero-emission-capability" vehicle
Electric vehicles

Government goes cold on keeping hybrids after 2030

Plug-in hybrids are threatened by new evidence revealing their real-world emissions are higher than thought

30 March 2023
Government goes cold on keeping hybrids after 2030
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Ford doesn't have an additional model scheduled for production at Saarlouis after the Focus
Manufacturing

Ford Saarlouis factory open until 2032 but won't build cars

German factory will stop building the Ford Focus in 2025, but 1000 jobs are safeguarded until 2032

30 March 2023
Ford Saarlouis factory open until 2032 but won't build cars
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According to a survey by NTT Data, just 4% of car buyers plan to make their purchase online
Car sales

Bricks vs clicks: New car dealers open amid digital sales doubts

'Bricks and mortar' used car dealerships such as Motorpoint are expanding, defying previous predictions

30 March 2023
Bricks vs clicks: New car dealers open amid digital sales doubts
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UK factories made 69,707 cars last month – 8050 more than in February 2022
Vehicle manufacturing

Optimism for UK car industry as production ramps up

Easing of supply-chain bottlenecks raises production by 13.1%; two in five cars produced are electrified

30 March 2023
Optimism for UK car industry as production ramps up
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The bank Jefferies has calculated a $22,000 (£18,000) loss on every EV sold by Ford
Finance

Can Ford Model E go from £2.5bn loss to 8% profit by 2026?

The American giant is treating its Model E electric car division as a loss-making start-up

29 March 2023
Can Ford Model E go from £2.5bn loss to 8% profit by 2026?
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Car sales

Web vitals: which car maker has the best website?

Selling cars on the internet is increasingly critical. Autocar Business puts manufacturers' websites to the test

28 March 2023
Web vitals: which car maker has the best website?

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