Vehicle manufacturing

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'

2026 nissan leaf front quarter tracking cornering

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

1 nissan sunderland plant trim

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

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

Audi production2

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

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

Range Rover side

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

Autocar Aston Martin EV render

Aston's first EV – here imagined by Autocar – was previously planned for 2027

New cars

Aston Martin to launch first EV by 2030 after hybrid model blitz

New boss Adrian Hallmark outlines plans for the future, including mid-engined investment

3 February 2025

Aston Martin to launch first EV by 2030 after hybrid model blitz

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