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    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      Rishi Sunak
      Sunak seeks to forge an ‘economic alliance’ with Biden

      UK prime minister aims to extract concessions from US president on green technologies

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      News in-depthFord Motor Co
      Ford faces uphill journey in convincing investors of new vision

      Years of underperformance have left many sceptical about US carmaker’s ability to deliver on transformation

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      Special ReportThe Business of Formula One
      Ford’s new focus: how the carmaker buckled up with Red Bull for its return to the grid

      The racing team needs the US carmaker’s expertise in cell technology as F1 moves to 50% battery power from 2026. For Ford, the deal is a shop window for its expertise

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Personal Finance
      Car buyers: how to steer through the labyrinth of choice

      New vehicles rise in price as electric options become more popular

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      Tata boss to meet Sunak for talks expected to secure UK battery plant for JLR

      Site in Somerset would be picked over location in Spain

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Ford Motor Co
      Ford strikes lithium deals in bid to secure EV battery supplies

      Carmaker seeks to reduce $7bn cost gap with rivals by simplifying ranges and supply chains

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK increasingly hopeful of securing JLR battery factory

      Ministers believe offering higher energy subsidies to parent company Tata is key to securing the deal

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      The Top LineAutomobiles
      To invest or cut loose: western carmakers’ China conundrum

      VW and Ford lay out rival approaches to the world’s largest auto market

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Aston Martin Lagonda
      Geely doubles stake in Aston Martin to 17%

      Chinese group invests £234mn and becomes third-largest shareholder in carmaker

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Brexit
      German carmakers lobby to maintain tariff-free access to UK

      Industry wants EU to delay ‘rules of origin’ terms in post-Brexit trade agreement

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      ExplainerElectric vehicles
      What is at stake in the EU-UK battery deal?

      Brussels has refused to tweak trade agreement with UK despite intense industry lobbying on both sides of Channel

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Brexit
      Stellantis warns of factory closure if Brexit deal is not renegotiated

      Carmaker says Ellesmere Port facility for manufacturing electric vans is at risk over Rules of Origin tariffs

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Ford Motor Co
      Ford to scale back China investments amid EV competition from local rivals

      Chief executive Jim Farley warns there is no guarantee foreign companies can ‘win’ against local electric-car makers

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Geely Automobile Holdings Co Ltd
      Geely chief defends Chinese car brand’s sales push in Russia

      Holding company boss Daniel Li is unwilling to tell its brands to ‘punish the Russian customer’

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Nissan Motor Co Ltd
      Nissan chief warns on threat posed by Chinese rivals’ rapid pace of production

      Chinese groups have put Japanese and international carmakers under pressure, says Makoto Uchida

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      News in-depthElectric vehicles
      Welcome to Normal: the town that holds the keys to Rivian’s future

      Cash-burning electric vehicle start-up recruits workers in Illinois corn belt pursuing 50,000-delivery goal

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Bentley Motors Ltd
      Bentley chief’s ‘concern’ over UK’s failure to attract battery investments

      Adrian Hallmark points to poor incentives and energy prices that are putting off carmakers

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      News in-depthElectric vehicles
      Will a price war accelerate the switch to electric cars?

      Tesla’s effort to boost demand is forcing rivals and banks to change plans

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Automobiles
      Luxury car demand boosts profitability at Porsche and Aston Martin

      Sales also climb at Maserati owner Stellantis as supply problems ease

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      One in five cars sold in 2023 will be electric, says IEA

      Forecast shows worldwide demand for battery-powered models has risen to record levels

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Automobiles
      Tesla increases prices of expensive models as fears rise over profits

      Electric-car maker lifts price of premium Model S and X in US by $2,500, reversing earlier cuts

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      GKN PLC
      GKN automotive business falls 20% on first day of London trading

      IPO in London comes as market struggles to compete with global rivals

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      Renault criticises Tesla for cutting electric-vehicle prices

      French group says reducing price will ‘kill’ second-hand car values and send the market into a spiral

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning pick-up to go on sale in Norway

      Flagship truck offered outside North America for first time to world’s leading buyers of e-vehicles

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Jaguar Land Rover Ltd
      Jaguar Land Rover pledges £15bn investment in electric vehicles

      Chief Adrian Mardell says decision to build battery factory in UK or Spain is ‘imminent’

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