Business

"Everything we want to do at Jaguar is to be brand-led", said Rawdon Glover

Corporate

Jaguar rebrand 'played out' despite 'frustrating' response

Brand's managing director admits surprise at scale of response to its new look

5 March 2025

Jaguar rebrand 'played out' despite 'frustrating' response

Kia PV5 cargo front quarter

Kia PV5 is the first and likely best-selling in a new range of 'Platform Beyond Vehicles'

Electric vehicles

Electric van makers go big on tech to woo cautious buyers

Extra gadgets are intended to convince diesel van buyers to make the switch – but will it work?

4 March 2025

Electric van makers go big on tech to woo cautious buyers

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Business

Plans tabled to relax EU's CO2 laws and make it driverless tech leader

European Commission's pledges come as "it is very clear now that it is time for action on a number of priorities"

3 March 2025

Plans tabled to relax EU's CO2 laws and make it driverless tech leader

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Corporate

Kia appoints new marketing and sales directors

Steve Hicks and Sanka De Silva effectively swap roles at the Korean car maker

3 March 2025

Kia appoints new marketing and sales directors

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Just 78,012 vehicles rolled off UK lines in January

Manufacturing

UK vehicle production drops 18% year on year

Drop in exports exacerbates already tough situation for UK manufacturers

27 February 2025

UK vehicle production drops 18% year on year

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Business

New Maserati models in limbo after £1.2 billion investment written off

Launch of MC20 Folgore and future EVs in doubt after Italian firm suffers sales slump in 2024

26 February 2025

New Maserati models in limbo after £1.2 billion investment written off

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Business

Aston Martin to cut 170 jobs as new CEO targets cost savings

Redundancies – 5% of the workforce – will save the loss-making luxury car maker around £25 million a year

26 February 2025

Aston Martin to cut 170 jobs as new CEO targets cost savings

Finance

Stellantis profits fall 70% in 2024 due to North America dip

Chairman John Elkann said it was “a year of stark contrasts" with "results falling short of our potential”

26 February 2025

Stellantis profits fall 70% in 2024 due to North America dip

Lutz Meschke and Detlev von Platen

Lutz Meschke (left) and Detlev von Platen

Business

Porsche ousts board members over slowing sales and rising costs

Chief financial officer Lutz Meschke and sales and marketing boss Detlev von Platen have left the company

26 February 2025

Porsche ousts board members over slowing sales and rising costs

Volklec's cylindrical cells will be built under license from Chinese firm Far East Battery

Technology

UK battery start-up to begin cell production this year

Coventry-based Volklec aims to supply cells for the “underserved” market with help from China

26 February 2025

UK battery start-up to begin cell production this year

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