Car factories boom boosts the economy

Cost of living may result in less EV production


Carmakers in Britain and Europe may be scaling back production of electric vehicles amid falling consumer demand.
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

Used Tesla values plummet


Values of used Tesla models are falling fast, with some models losing nearly a quarter of their worth over the 12 months following registration.
Tesla Model Y goes on sale in UK, priced from £54,990

EVs outsold petrol in the UK last month


Battery-electric vehicles took an impressive 32.9% share of the UK car market in December, a figure that marks the biggest ever monthly share.
2022 Nissan Qashqai e-Power

Top 10 best-selling cars in the UK 2022


The UK's top 10 most popular cars of 2022 according to the official sales data from the SMMT.
Haru Oni eFuels pilot plant, Punta Arenas, Chile, 2022

Porsche’s synthetic e-fuel plant opens


The Haru Oni synthetic e-fuels plant in Chile, backed by international companies including Porsche, has been officially opened.
New automobiles in a car park at the Port of Tilbury

Buyers 'forced' to pay for undelivered cars


Buyers of cars from the Stellantis group are being forced to pay for new vehicles that have not yet seen.
Ferdinand Porsche stood near an early 356

Porsche Street renamed due to Nazi links


The Austrian city of Linz has announced that it is to rename a street honouring the car-designer Ferdinand Porsche.
Jaguar and Waymo announce driverless car project using I-Pace electric SUV

Autonomous taxis far from faultless


A piece in The Times underscores the fact that, as yet, autonomous robotaxi technology is far from faultless.
Apple targets 2024 for passenger car with "next level" battery tech

Apple scales back autonomous car ambitions


Technology giant Apple has significantly scaled back its ambitions to unveil a fully-autonomous electric car by 2025.
Renault to embed Waze in its cars

New Renaults get built-in Waze


Renault has announced that it is the first carmaker to integrate the Waze satellite navigation app as an integrated feature.
Munro MK_1

Munro Mk_1 electric off-roader will be first volum


Scottish automotive start-up Munro has unveiled its first vehicle, a tough electric off-roader.
2022 MG4 electric hatchback

'Question marks' over how long EV boom can last


Electric vehicles made up some 20.6% of new car sales in November — up 35.2% on November of last year.