Nick Gibbs

Nick Gibbs
Title: Business correspondent

Articles by Nick Gibbs

BMW iX5 hydrogen front quarter
BMW uses Toyota fuel cells in its fleet of hydrogen iX5 demonstrators
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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?
BMW X3 export Spartanburg
BMW builds SUVs in Spartanburg, South Carolina, but actual local content is reported to be only around 30%
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Car makers brace for huge financial impact of Trump tariffs

All cars and light commercial vehicles imported into the US will be hit with a 25% tariff from 2 April

27 March 2025
Car makers brace for huge financial impact of Trump tariffs
ID3
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Are electric cars making money for car companies yet?

The shift to electric cars has massively hurt profitability for many firms, but there are signs of hope ahead

25 March 2025
Are electric cars making money for car companies yet?
Ford Craiova cars
Courier (silver) and Puma (yellow) are built at Craiova
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Ford Highway: the road that Puma built

Building cars in road-deficient Romania is hard work, but Ford’s persistence is paying off

18 March 2025
Ford Highway: the road that Puma built
BYD production
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Why China won’t come to the aid of European car manufacturing

​Chinese firms will build cars in Europe but not necessarily in a way that will fill the region’s ghost plants

14 March 2025
Why China won’t come to the aid of European car manufacturing
Renault Geely Horse
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Geely replaces Nissan in Renault’s affections as collaborations grow

Joint projects between Chinese and French firms have grown in past three years, including Horse engine company

11 March 2025
Geely replaces Nissan in Renault’s affections as collaborations grow
Kia PV5 cargo front quarter
Kia PV5 is the first and likely best-selling in a new range of 'Platform Beyond Vehicles'
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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
1 maserati mc20 2022 uk first drive review lead
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​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
Aston Martin Vanquish Studio 2024 3
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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
ev megatest group tracking jh 17
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Global car makers suffer punishing year in China – with more to come

The world's biggest car market has long been a reliable cash machine for many European firms. Now it isn’t

25 February 2025
Global car makers suffer punishing year in China – with more to come
mercedes benz cla prototype on snowy road front cornering
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New Mercedes CLA to offer price parity between EV and hybrid

Reductions in battery costs mean compact EVs based on new MMA platform can cost the same as the hybrids

20 February 2025
New Mercedes CLA to offer price parity between EV and hybrid

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