Business

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Merger with Forseven will see McLaren expand beyond mid-engined supercars

Corporate

Why McLaren's merger with Forseven is a watershed moment

Forseven has existed in the shadows – until now, as it forms the Manchester City of the car world

3 April 2025

Why McLaren's merger with Forseven is a watershed moment

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Business

Vauxhall Luton site sold for conversion into industrial park

Historic factory built its last ever vehicle, a Vivaro van, on 28 March 2025

3 April 2025

Vauxhall Luton site sold for conversion into industrial park

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Car sales

US tariffs of 25% on all foreign-made cars will go ahead despite talks

President Trump claims new levy on all cars and car parts shipped into US will create "tremendous growth"

2 April 2025

US tariffs of 25% on all foreign-made cars will go ahead despite talks

Jim Rowan with Volvo EX30 Cross Country

Rowan was a key driver behind Volvo's push for software-defined vehicles

Corporate

Volvo CEO was pushed out as financial conditions turned stormy

Sources confirm to Autocar that Jim Rowan was pushed out, sending shockwaves through the industry

2 April 2025

Volvo CEO was pushed out as financial conditions turned stormy

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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GKN's last UK automotive parts plant closed in 2021

Manufacturing

Job-hit automotive suppliers brace for a very different future

Headwinds including electrification and China are forcing a number of prominent suppliers to restructure

1 April 2025

Job-hit automotive suppliers brace for a very different future

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Insights

Webinar: How a fresh approach to gauging risk will make modern cars insurable

Sign up to learn about the huge changes to UK car insurance and how they will affect you

31 March 2025

Webinar: How a fresh approach to gauging risk will make modern cars insurable

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Corporate

Seat and Cupra CEO steps down after four years

Wayne Griffiths departs Spanish company "at his own request", having taken CEO role in October 2020

31 March 2025

Seat and Cupra CEO steps down after four years

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Business

Volvo boss Jim Rowan steps down, ex-CEO Samuelsson returns

Scotsman Rowan leaving Swedish firm after three years; former boss returns on interim basis

30 March 2025

Volvo boss Jim Rowan steps down, ex-CEO Samuelsson returns

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BMW uses Toyota fuel cells in its fleet of hydrogen iX5 demonstrators

Electric vehicles

Is the hydrogen car dream as good as dead?

Rough start to the year has brought filling station closures and collapse of commercial vehicle businesses

28 March 2025

Is the hydrogen car dream as good as dead?

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