Second-hand picks

Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 29 January

Infiniti has been out of Europe for a whole two years now - but the used market is a time-machine to the brand's best

29 January 2021
Buy them before we do: second-hand picks for 29 January
10 arrival beta van
Arrival’s electric van is due to enter production next year
New cars

Analysis: Inside Arrival, the £4bn UK start-up

New firm has technically yet to sell a single vehicle but is pulling in serious investors

29 January 2021
Analysis: Inside Arrival, the £4bn UK start-up
Tech, development and manufacturing

GKN Automotive to close Birmingham factory with 519 jobs lost

'Increasingly competitive' global market is said to make Erdington plant no longer viable

28 January 2021
GKN Automotive to close Birmingham factory with 519 jobs lost
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK car industry needs "significant investment", says SMMT

Boss Mike Hawes says recovery to 2016 levels of production will be "really tough" and needs "a framework" to "encourage" investment

28 January 2021
UK car industry needs "significant investment", says SMMT
Finance and corporate

Lotus names engineering chief as new company boss

Long-time Lotus engineer Matt Windle, who has also worked at Tesla and Volvo, will replace Phil Popham as MD of Norfolk firm

28 January 2021
Lotus names engineering chief as new company boss
New cars

Jaguar Classic puts Le Mans-winning C-Type back into production

Legendary racer's 70th anniversary is marked with eight faithfully recreated continuation car

28 January 2021
Jaguar Classic puts Le Mans-winning C-Type back into production
Government and legislation

World’s first urban air mobility hub wins government backing

Urban Air Port Air-One wins UK’s Future Flight Challenge to create hub for future electric VTOL aircraft

28 January 2021
World’s first urban air mobility hub wins government backing
10 dealership
Long-standing dealer ‘earner’ ends on 28 Jan
Government and legislation

UK car finance tightened to become 'fairer' for customers

FCA ban on discretionary commission finance comes into effect this week, potentially saving car buyers £165m per year on finance plans

28 January 2021
UK car finance tightened to become 'fairer' for customers
Dealership, sales and marketing

UK car production last year reached lowest level since 1984

New SMMT report shows just 920,928 cars were built in 2020, representing £10.5bn of lost value

28 January 2021
UK car production last year reached lowest level since 1984
New cars

Facelifted Subaru XV receives design and chassis tweaks

Rugged four-wheel-drive crossover is enhanced for 2021 but retains same price as outgoing car

27 January 2021
Facelifted Subaru XV receives design and chassis tweaks

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