Manufacturing

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Of the 61,820 vehicles built in the UK during April, 47,499 were shipped abroad

Manufacturing

UK car manufacturing falls as factories retool for EVs

SMMT urges UK government to create more favourable market conditions as production and exports dip

30 May 2024

UK car manufacturing falls as factories retool for EVs

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Manufacturing

JLR to assemble Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models in India

It will be the first time the brand's luxury SUVs have been produced outside of the UK

24 May 2024

JLR to assemble Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models in India

Fiat Scudo Ellesmere Port

Stellantis builds vans in Luton and Cheshire, which Tavares says should count towards its ZEV quota

Manufacturing

Stellantis CEO: Terrible ZEV mandate will kill UK car industry

Carlos Tavares asks UK government to count locally built cars in electric vehicle sales quotas

25 April 2024

Stellantis CEO: Terrible ZEV mandate will kill UK car industry

Mini Oxford production line

Oxford will produce only combustion-engined versions of the new Mini Cooper until 2026

Manufacturing

UK car production falls amid several model changeovers

SMMT attributes a 27% drop in volume to the volatility of the new car market

25 April 2024

UK car production falls amid several model changeovers

1.Ford Otosan Yeniköy drone

Last year Ford Otosan made a profit of the equivalent of £1.1 billion

Manufacturing

Inside Ford’s Turkish goldmine: home of the Transit

The company’s profitable joint-venture partnership that builds Ford Transits in Turkey is turning into a goldmine

22 April 2024

Inside Ford’s Turkish goldmine: home of the Transit

Britishvolt aimed to secure funding for battery R&D and manufacturing businesses in the UK

Manufacturing

Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

Major private equity firm Blackstone picks UK site to build one of the largest data centres in Europe

15 April 2024

Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

Lotus Evija clay model in design studio

Manufacturing

Lotus reviews future of sports car design studio in Hethel

Future unclear for studio that penned Esprit, Elise, Evora et al; brand mulls moving all design activity to Coventry

11 April 2024

Lotus reviews future of sports car design studio in Hethel

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324,893 cars were built at Sunderland last year, led by the Qashqai and Juke

Manufacturing

Volume no longer a dirty word as Nissan looks to grow again

After its last 'flawed' plan didn't work, the Japanese firm's new goal is to raise sales by one million cars a year

5 April 2024

Volume no longer a dirty word as Nissan looks to grow again

car plant nissan

A 58% rise in car production for the UK market during February was notable

Manufacturing

Domestic demand drives sixth month of UK car production growth

But the market is still heavily reliant on exports, with 74% of output sent overseas

28 March 2024

Domestic demand drives sixth month of UK car production growth

stellantis ellesmere port factory workers 1 (1)

Cheaper raw materials will help make EVs more affordable, said Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares

Electric vehicles

"Thanks for the EV negativity": How the gloom could cut car prices

Pessimism around electric vehicles is pushing down the cost of the materials needed to make them

1 March 2024

"Thanks for the EV negativity": How the gloom could cut car prices

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