Tech, development and manufacturing

Why a UK base at MIRA is so important to Polestar

MIRA centre will expand to 800 employees by 2023 as the Swedish EV firm develops the Polestar 5

15 February 2022
Why a UK base at MIRA is so important to Polestar
Brussels Airport
UFO Drive at Brussels airport
Tech, development and manufacturing

Can hire car companies adapt to using EVs?

UFO Drive thinks it has the solution, offering a new, app-based business model for car hire

15 February 2022
Can hire car companies adapt to using EVs?
Tech, development and manufacturing

Car industry confident chip crisis will ease by end of 2022

Consensus says semiconductor supply is set to normalise - but it's not over just yet

11 February 2022
Car industry confident chip crisis will ease by end of 2022
Tech, development and manufacturing

Autocar Business podcast: Bentley CEO on how firm will go electric

Adrian Hallmark discusses luxury market growth, electrification and Crewe factory upgrades

9 February 2022
Autocar Business podcast: Bentley CEO on how firm will go electric
Tech, development and manufacturing

Latest updates as semiconductor chip crisis cripples industry

Production resumes for most firms but others suffer in the end-of-year financial results

8 February 2022
Latest updates as semiconductor chip crisis cripples industry
Tech, development and manufacturing

Volvo to invest £800m to upgrade Torslanda plant for EVs

Firm will introduce mega-casting and a battery assembly plant, while refitting its paint shop and logistics area

8 February 2022
Volvo to invest £800m to upgrade Torslanda plant for EVs
220124 BEN 22005 Bentley HR 7K Final copy
Bentley prides itself on the artisanal skills kept alive at Crewe
Tech, development and manufacturing

Bentley’s CEO Adrian Hallmark on the five-in-five EV plan

Boss discusses luxury market growth, electrification opportunities, Crewe upgrades

7 February 2022
Bentley’s CEO Adrian Hallmark on the five-in-five EV plan
Tech, development and manufacturing

Koenigsegg to build futuristic new factory for Gemera hyper-hybrid

Swedish hypercar manufacturer will slightly expand its footprint ahead of grand-tourer production beginning

4 February 2022
Koenigsegg to build futuristic new factory for Gemera hyper-hybrid
95 volvo c40 recharge 2021 official images static rear end
Volvo is ramping up its electrification plans with new models and partnerships
Tech, development and manufacturing

Volvo appoints former Tesla executive to lead battery production

Joint venture's new R&D facility to open ahead of EV battery factory construction in 2023

4 February 2022
Volvo appoints former Tesla executive to lead battery production
Tech, development and manufacturing

What the car factory of the future might look like

ABB, one of Europe’s largest robot manufacturers, believes radical new production methods are coming

3 February 2022
What the car factory of the future might look like

Pages