Business

Jeep Gladiator production

Trump administration has announced relief on import taxes on foreign-made car parts

Corporate

Stellantis axes 2025 profit forecast, citing tariff unpredictability

Massive group is the latest of several car makers to suspend earnings guidance following Trump bombshell

30 April 2025

Stellantis axes 2025 profit forecast, citing tariff unpredictability

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Retail and finance

Volkswagen Group blames 40% drop in profits on rise in EV sales

Low profit margins of EVs compared with combustion siblings leaves the group with a 4% margin

30 April 2025

Volkswagen Group blames 40% drop in profits on rise in EV sales

Michael Leiters sitting in a McLaren 750S

Finance and corporate

McLaren CEO Leiters steps down following Forseven merger

New McLaren Group Holdings CEO Nick Collins will now run the Surrey-based supercar maker

29 April 2025

McLaren CEO Leiters steps down following Forseven merger

Volvo EX30 production in Ghent. Belgium

Finance and corporate

Volvo to cut jobs globally in wide-reaching cost-cutting drive

New CEO Håkan Samuelsson details plan to shore up finances in face of "external headwinds" worldwide

29 April 2025

Volvo to cut jobs globally in wide-reaching cost-cutting drive

Porsche charging

Electric vehicles

Porsche scales back in-house battery plans in revision of EV strategy

Decision hints at renewed focus on ICE cars; investment will be redirected into broader product and software offensive

29 April 2025

Porsche scales back in-house battery plans in revision of EV strategy

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Corporate

Former Vauxhall boss named Nissan GB MD

James Taylor takes the helm of Nissan's UK arm, replacing Diana Torres

28 April 2025

Former Vauxhall boss named Nissan GB MD

Tesla Cybercab front quarter tracking

Cybercab robotaxi is still in the early prototype phase so remains a number of years away

Autonomous vehicles

Musk's dream of self-driving Tesla fleets looks as distant as ever

Tesla chief previously promised autonomous capabilities for "millions" of cars by the end of this year

25 April 2025

Musk's dream of self-driving Tesla fleets looks as distant as ever

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

Alpine A390 cold weather tests copy 4

Upcoming A390 was created to give the brand a more global appeal, especially in the US

Business

Alpine postpones US market launch amid tariff and EV uncertainty

US market was a key element in Renault’s future expansion plans for its premium brand

24 April 2025

Alpine postpones US market launch amid tariff and EV uncertainty

2023 Nissan X Trail front close up

Corporate

Nissan predicts £4 billion loss in revised earnings forecast

Updated forecast shows a loss almost 10 times higher than the £426 million previously predicted

24 April 2025

Nissan predicts £4 billion loss in revised earnings forecast

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