Manufacturing

Opinion: Britishvolt collapse is hammer blow for UK battery plan

UK government optimistically put its faith in a company with laudable ambition but low viability

17 January 2023
Opinion: Britishvolt collapse is hammer blow for UK battery plan
Jaguar I Pace S front quarter tracking 2018
Rated at 360Wh per mile, the ageing Jaguar I-Pace is slightly less efficient than the Rolls-Royce Spectre
Electric vehicles

Inside the industry: Should electric cars be taxed by efficiency?

Electric SUVs typically consume more energy per mile than equivalent saloons

17 January 2023
Inside the industry: Should electric cars be taxed by efficiency?
BMW iX 2022 front quarter tracking
The BMW iX's battery – at slightly more than 100kWh – provides a real-world range of around 250 miles
Electric vehicles

Editor’s letter: Bigger no longer better for EV batteries

Balancing what's perceived as a 'good' battery size with efficiency is a new challenge for manufacturers

16 January 2023
Editor’s letter: Bigger no longer better for EV batteries
Elon Musk presenting Tesla Semi Getty Images
Musk became the first man to have lost $2bn (£1.7bn) in wealth as Tesla's share price fell by 65%
Car sales

Inside the industry: why Tesla is fighting decline with discounts

Last quarter, Tesla produced more cars than it sold – has its supply finally outstripped demand?

10 January 2023
Inside the industry: why Tesla is fighting decline with discounts
Kia Sportage 2022 front quarter tracking
The Kia Sportage (pictured) and the smaller Niro make up the bulk of the brand's UK sales
Car sales

Editor's letter: The rise of Kia is the best success story in years

Kia broke the 100,000-sale milestone in the UK in 2022, tripling its volumes compared with 15 years ago

9 January 2023
Editor's letter: The rise of Kia is the best success story in years
Person working on laptop from car
Flexible working has become embedded in post-pandemic working practice
Corporate

Industry digest: Could flexible working end in 2023?

Some of the most influential industrialists – including Elon Musk and James Dyson – have called for a return to offices

9 January 2023
Industry digest: Could flexible working end in 2023?
Ford Transit Custom 2020 front quarter tracking
Ford Transit Custom is likely to have been the UK's best-selling vehicle for the second year in a row
Car sales

Inside the industry: what to expect from 2022 sales figures

Last year the UK saw a series of trends develop, from MG's meteoric rise to the (continued) fall of diesel

3 January 2023
Inside the industry: what to expect from 2022 sales figures
jaguar ev covered car
New managing director Koehn faces a monumental task, but it's someone's task to own at last
Corporate

Editor's letter: Jaguar finally has the voice it needs

Naming Philip Koehn as MD represents significant progress in the firm's reinvention

19 December 2022
Editor's letter: Jaguar finally has the voice it needs
Range Rover 2022 front quarter static studio launch
Order bank for new Range Rover is big but not all that clever
Corporate

Inside the industry: 2022 a year to forget for some

Although many sectors and manufacturers made record profits over the past year, others fared poorly

13 December 2022
Inside the industry: 2022 a year to forget for some
Ford Fiesta cornering front
Fiesta's departure leaves Puma as the entry point to Ford's line-up
Insights

Editor's letter: Why Ford has turned its back on affordable transport

The Blue Oval has laid out an ambitious electrification strategy at odds with its everyman billing

12 December 2022
Editor's letter: Why Ford has turned its back on affordable transport
Audi e tron sportback 2021 charging side
Cost of public charging raises prospect of huge inequality in the cost of accessing mobility
Electric vehicles

Inside the industry: EV transition needs massive investment

The cost of necessary infrastructural investment is estimated at £210 billion

6 December 2022
Inside the industry: EV transition needs massive investment
MG 4 Lexus NX Honda HR V Cupra Born front quarter tracking
MG and Cupra (upper left; lower right) are star performers but Lexus and Honda (upper right; lower left) have faltered
Car sales

Editor's letter: Star car brands emerge during chip shortage

Cupra has doubled its year-on-year sales in the UK to just over 12,000

2 December 2022
Editor's letter: Star car brands emerge during chip shortage

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