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Industry bosses are calling for improved conditions for building city cars
Vehicle manufacturing

Stellantis: Revise CO2 rules by 2026 or 'crash the car industry'

Car bosses to meet EU president to pitch for more viable van emissions rules and a European 'kei car' segment

8 September 2025
Stellantis: Revise CO2 rules by 2026 or 'crash the car industry'
Charge Cars production
Vehicle manufacturing

Government R&D fund aims to save start-ups from 'valley of death'

Scale Up scheme – part of £2.5 billion Drive35 fund – will help small firms get inventions into production

3 September 2025
Government R&D fund aims to save start-ups from 'valley of death'
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Vehicle manufacturing

UK-built Nissan Leaf in "very strong position" for new EV grant

Sunderland-built crossover is set to benefit from new incentive – but UK boss denies rules were written for Nissan

28 July 2025
UK-built Nissan Leaf in "very strong position" for new EV grant
Hyundai plant Saudi Arabia
Vehicle manufacturing

Hyundai to build 50,000 cars annually in Saudi Arabia

New joint venture makes Hyundai the first major foreign manufacturer to set up in the Gulf country

19 May 2025
Hyundai to build 50,000 cars annually in Saudi Arabia
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Vehicle manufacturing

UK car production rises for the first time in a year

Electric cars notably accounted for 45% of the UK's total output in March

25 April 2025
UK car production rises for the first time in a year
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Vehicle manufacturing

£460m in fines for car makers that agreed to not compete on recycling claims in advertising

Manufacturers and trade bodies hit with hefty anti-competitive fines by both British and European authorities

1 April 2025
£460m in fines for car makers that agreed to not compete on recycling claims in advertising
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Electric cars

Audi to cut 7500 jobs in Germany amid cost-cutting measures

German firm says agreement with unions will give it flexibility to thrive in EV transition

17 March 2025
Audi to cut 7500 jobs in Germany amid cost-cutting measures
BYD production
Vehicle manufacturing

Why China won’t come to the aid of European car manufacturing

​Chinese firms will build cars in Europe but not necessarily in a way that will fill the region’s ghost plants

14 March 2025
Why China won’t come to the aid of European car manufacturing
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Range Rover, built in Solihull, is one of JLR's best sellers in the US
Vehicle manufacturing

What's the damage if Trump hits British cars with tariffs?

New American president has said the UK is "out of line" when it comes to trade with the US

7 February 2025
What's the damage if Trump hits British cars with tariffs?
BMW X5 vs Range Rover Velar
SUVs comprised 48% of all cars sold globally in 2023
Vehicle manufacturing

March of SUVs continues in Europe under threat of legislative attack

More than half of all cars sold globally last year were SUVs; now EU is proposing to limit the width of new vehicles

4 February 2025
March of SUVs continues in Europe under threat of legislative attack

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