Finance and corporate

Ex-Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth to become TVS chairman

Speth currently sits on the board of the multinational motorcycle company and will lead the firm from 2023

24 March 2021
Ex-Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth to become TVS chairman
Finance and corporate

Rimac opens R&D centre in the UK

Croatian firm will employ 30 people ahead of the launch of its 1888bhp C_Two hypercar

24 March 2021
Rimac opens R&D centre in the UK
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Octavia remains Skoda's best-selling model
Business

Skoda sales down 19.1% globally in 2020, but Europe share up

39-day factory shutdown impacted sales worldwide, but cost-cutting measures minimised losses

24 March 2021
Skoda sales down 19.1% globally in 2020, but Europe share up
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One auctioneer said: “Toyota Priuses – we can’t give them away”
Dealership, sales and marketing

Analysis: Used hybrid values slashed as demand falls in pandemic

Private hire market crash and new emission rules contribute to drop of up to 10%

24 March 2021
Analysis: Used hybrid values slashed as demand falls in pandemic
Dealership, sales and marketing

Bentley order bank at all-time high in 2021, despite pandemic

Orders are up 50% year-on-year following record sales in 2020, the brand's centenary year

23 March 2021
Bentley order bank at all-time high in 2021, despite pandemic
Tech, development and manufacturing

Bentley engineering boss hints at plan to develop synthetic fuels

Matthias Rabe echoes recent comments from his Porsche counterpart about e-fuels

23 March 2021
Bentley engineering boss hints at plan to develop synthetic fuels
Tech, development and manufacturing

Smart motorway radar could miss 15% of stopped vehicles

Report suggests tech fails to detect 15% of stationary vehicles, as Highways England admits to errors

23 March 2021
Smart motorway radar could miss 15% of stopped vehicles
Finance and corporate

Toyota Europe CEO on Burnaston's future, European EVs and more

The outgoing president and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe talks Brexit, Aygo, and his collection of Land Cruisers

23 March 2021
Toyota Europe CEO on Burnaston's future, European EVs and more
Tech, development and manufacturing

Porsche could use e-fuels to sell combustion cars after 2030

R&D boss Michael Steiner argues that the UK's blanket combustion ban is "a misunderstanding", and should be focused on fossil fuels instead

22 March 2021
Porsche could use e-fuels to sell combustion cars after 2030
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Cazoo will sell you a used car online then bring it to your home
Finance and corporate

Inside the industry: Can used car start-up Cazoo really be worth £5bn?

Online car buying giant Cazoo is shaping up to be a stock market unicorn - if you believe its rumoured valuation

22 March 2021
Inside the industry: Can used car start-up Cazoo really be worth £5bn?

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