Manufacturing

Chapman Production Centre

Manufacturing

Lotus to cut 550 more UK jobs amid Hethel uncertainty

Firm cuts 40% of its UK workforce but says it remains committed to its Norfolk plant

28 August 2025

Lotus to cut 550 more UK jobs amid Hethel uncertainty

Manufacturing

UK car production rises as home and export markets bounce back

Almost 70,000 cars left UK factories last month and 79% of them were shipped abroad

28 August 2025

UK car production rises as home and export markets bounce back

New Ariel factory render

Manufacturing

Ariel to double production capacity with new UK factory

Site will include a factory, showroom, museum and servicing operations

22 August 2025

Ariel to double production capacity with new UK factory

stellantis electric van production 0

Closure of Stellantis's Luton van factory played a significant role in the decline

Manufacturing

UK car manufacturing hits lowest point in 72 years

Excluding Covid-hit 2020, the first half of 2025 was the worst for UK car factories since 1953

24 July 2025

UK car manufacturing hits lowest point in 72 years

levc ansty factory taxis being built

Manufacturing

LEVC cuts 180 jobs at Coventry factory amid taxi market headwinds

Firm has throttled back production of the TX black cab in response to declining demand

9 July 2025

LEVC cuts 180 jobs at Coventry factory amid taxi market headwinds

Renault Rafale AI tunnel check

AI is used to check the fit and finish of cars coming off the production line

Manufacturing

Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker

Toyota Production System has long been the benchmark but Renault claims its metaverse helps it compete

8 July 2025

Renault taps metaverse tech in race to build cars quicker

Rolls Royce Spectre Production

Manufacturing

How to make the UK appealing to car manufacturers again

The new Industrial Strategy aims to boost vehicle production by 400k, but there’s a hard road ahead

1 July 2025

How to make the UK appealing to car manufacturers again

Range Rover production Solihull

Manufacturing

US tariffs drag UK vehicle production to lowest level since 1949

Car exports dropped by 27.8% in May as the threat of a 25% levy forced several firms to pause shipments

27 June 2025

US tariffs drag UK vehicle production to lowest level since 1949

Nissan Qashqai production Sunderland

Manufacturing

UK aims to be back in top 15 global car makers by 2030

New industrial strategy includes crucial energy costs reduction and could entice new manufacturers to build here

24 June 2025

UK aims to be back in top 15 global car makers by 2030

RML VarEVolt battery

Manufacturing

RML gets approval for world's highest power-density EV battery

Conformity of Production approval satisfies a requirement for many big OEMs and major car makers

2 June 2025

RML gets approval for world's highest power-density EV battery

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