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Business

Aston Martin boss: "our share price is hugely undervalued"

Chairman believes the future is bright for the brand, especially with new CEO Adrian Hallmark on the way

Mark Tisshaw
19 April 2024
Aston Martin boss: "our share price is hugely undervalued"
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Car sales

Can Lotus thrive away from its Norfolk home?

Brand that for so long struggled to survive now targeting 150,000 cars per year under Geely ownership

Mark Tisshaw
12 April 2024
Can Lotus thrive away from its Norfolk home?
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Software

How will Audi reimagine itself in a software-led era?

CEO Gernot Döller says Audi needs "a new interpretation”, but a software-based agenda brings tough challenges

James Attwood
5 April 2024
How will Audi reimagine itself in a software-led era?
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Business

Industry digest: is business politeness becoming too cliché?

Some email cliches have become so over-used that they can now make the sender appear like an inexperienced communicator

Autocar
26 March 2024
Industry digest: is business politeness becoming too cliché?
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Adrian Hallmark last year drove Bentley to its second-best financial performance to date
Corporate

Why Hallmark appointment is a huge coup for Aston Martin

Adrian Hallmark has, remarkably, left Bentley after six successful years to head Aston Martin

Steve Cropley
22 March 2024
Why Hallmark appointment is a huge coup for Aston Martin
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Car sales

Personalisation pushes up profits at Bentley

Demand for luxury cars flatlined last year but the British marque's profits were its second highest to date

Mark Tisshaw
22 March 2024
Personalisation pushes up profits at Bentley
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Government and legislation

The government is making its own EV target impossible to hit

Omission of any EV incentives from the spring budget wasn't a surprise, but car makers have reacted furiously

Mark Tisshaw
7 March 2024
The government is making its own EV target impossible to hit
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Renault dominated the Geneva headlines with the unveiling of the production 5
Corporate

2024 Geneva motor show was small but worthy

This year marked the return of one of the industry's biggest events – and proved motor shows still have their place

Mark Tisshaw
27 February 2024
2024 Geneva motor show was small but worthy
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American farmers stalled in their willingness to adopt new technologies
Electric vehicles

History shows appetite can return for electric cars

The stalling point for EV adoption in the UK could have been predicted in the 1960s - by American farmers

Mark Tisshaw
23 February 2024
History shows appetite can return for electric cars
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New laws are forcing car makers to sell more EVs from this year
Electric vehicles

Car makers are hitting back at 'vocal anti-EV campaign' with facts

Major manufacturers remain buoyed as House of Lords report highlights 'misleading' articles from mainstream media

Mark Tisshaw
16 February 2024
Car makers are hitting back at 'vocal anti-EV campaign' with facts
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Electric vehicles

UK electric car goals unachievable without purchase incentives

Lobby groups, car makers and even the House of Lords have called for incentives to spur private market demand

Mark Tisshaw
9 February 2024
UK electric car goals unachievable without purchase incentives
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A-Class drove much of Mercedes' volume growth over the past decade
Electric vehicles

Editor’s letter: No more A-Class, no more 'naked Mercedes'

German giant to focus on profitability rather than volume following strategic about-turn

Mark Tisshaw
2 February 2024
Editor’s letter: No more A-Class, no more 'naked Mercedes'

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