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Movers and shakers: the latest job changes in the car industry

Dacia names new VP for marketing, sales and operations

20 January 2025

Movers and shakers: the latest job changes in the car industry

Canoo LDV 190 van

Canoo had attempted a UK launch, delivering a van to Royal Mail

Electric vehicles

Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy

American maker of radical EV goes bust after failing to secure crucial cash injection

20 January 2025

Electric van start-up Canoo files for bankruptcy

Kia Steve Center

Kia's US COO, Steve Center, is something of a legend in the US car trade

Corporate

Kia braces for tariffs in the US as Trump takes presidency

Around a fifth of the Korean brand's volume in the US comes from a factory in Mexico

20 January 2025

Kia braces for tariffs in the US as Trump takes presidency

Business

Collapsed Mustang electromod maker Charge Cars has been bought

Silverstone-based firm went bust last July having not delivered a single example of its £350,000 '67 EV

17 January 2025

Collapsed Mustang electromod maker Charge Cars has been bought

MG Lancaster dealer

"We overestimate people's knowledge", says Pigounakis

Car sales

MG aims to beat UK's biggest brands with 1/6 the workforce

MG dealers are now busier than Vauxhall’s, Peugeot’s, Skoda’s or Renault’s

17 January 2025

MG aims to beat UK's biggest brands with 1/6 the workforce

Dacia Sandero Stepway front cornering

309,302 Sanderos left European showrooms last year

Car sales

Dacia Sandero claims European sales crown

Renault-owned Romanian brand's affordability-focused supermini takes the top spot for 2024

16 January 2025

Dacia Sandero claims European sales crown

Audi A8L in China showroom

Audi suffered a sales slump in China

Corporate

Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines

VW Group delivered 9.01 million vehicles in 2024, down 2.3% on the previous year

15 January 2025

Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines

Renault 5 and Renault Scenic head to head

Renault CEO: "I don't think Renault 5 and 4 will make the Mégane and Scenic disappear"

Electric vehicles

Renault eyes retail and fleet growth with dual-pronged line-up

CEO says retro 5 and Twingo will appeal to private buyers while conventional Scenic and Symbioz target fleets

14 January 2025

Renault eyes retail and fleet growth with dual-pronged line-up

ariel e nomad see through

Somerset-based Ariel previously got £300k funding from the APC for its e-Nomad project

Electric vehicles

Advanced Propulsion Centre launches competition for £40m funding

Businesses can bid for up to £20m in UK government funding for projects supporting the transition to ZEVs

14 January 2025

Advanced Propulsion Centre launches competition for £40m funding

Mercedes Drive Pilot L3

Mercedes is raising the maximum speed of its Drive Pilot L3 system to 59mph

Autonomous vehicles

Motorway autonomy stuck in cost jam but inching forward

Useable self-driving features remain a top development concern among car makers

14 January 2025

Motorway autonomy stuck in cost jam but inching forward

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