Manufacturing

fiat 500 electric mirafiori

Electric cars are 40% more expensive to build than combustion-engine equivalents, said Tavares

Manufacturing

Tavares: Cost-cutting to make EVs cheaper threatens plants

Stellantis boss says factories will idle if car makers are unable to absorb the higher costs of electric cars

10 January 2023

Tavares: Cost-cutting to make EVs cheaper threatens plants

Rolls Royce Goodwood

Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce workers get 10% wage increase and £2000

The decision affects around 1200 workers and represents an average salary boost of nearly £3000

16 December 2022

Rolls-Royce workers get 10% wage increase and £2000

ev batteries 2022

Major manufacturers are racing to secure deals with mining firms for battery materials

Manufacturing

Car makers pushed to become miners and coders in EV shift

Major manufacturers are returning to their roots in a bid to secure materials, technology and jobs

16 December 2022

Car makers pushed to become miners and coders in EV shift

Ford Fiesta Active static front

Ford Fiesta will end production in mid-2023

Manufacturing

Ford Fiesta axed to make space for new electric cars in Cologne

Ford Model E boss Martin Sander reveals Fiesta "had to go" as part of $2bn electrification push

16 December 2022

Ford Fiesta axed to make space for new electric cars in Cologne

10 arrival beta van

In September Arrival built its first model in its Bicester factory – the 'L' van

Manufacturing

More Arrival job cuts in UK as EV start-up hits cash crunch

UK start-up warns of severe money shortage without investment and cuts 700 jobs

9 November 2022

More Arrival job cuts in UK as EV start-up hits cash crunch

2014 VW Passat Hymotion prototype

Volkswagen previously explored hydrogen potential with Hymotion prototype in 2014

Manufacturing

Volkswagen developing hydrogen fuel cell with 1243-mile range

Project with Germany’s Kraftwerk Tubes exposed in patent application; system could make production

8 November 2022

Volkswagen developing hydrogen fuel cell with 1243-mile range

LEVC Ansty factory taxis being built

LEVC began producing TX taxi in Ansty in 2017

Manufacturing

LEVC cuts 140 jobs at Coventry factory in bid to slash costs

Geely-owned electrified taxi maker is targeting a return to growth after pandemic stifled demand

31 October 2022

LEVC cuts 140 jobs at Coventry factory in bid to slash costs

audi q3 in vdc solar array 2

An Audi Q3 is tested at Mahle Powertrain's solar testing facility

New cars

EU plans to ditch new Euro 7 as regulations deemed too costly

Emissions regulations for cars and vans will remain similar to those currently set for petrol cars

21 October 2022

EU plans to ditch new Euro 7 as regulations deemed too costly

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Manufacturing

Tesla forced to stop 'batch' deliveries due to transport issues

CEO Elon Musk admitted lack of boats, trains and car carriers prompt firm to rethink methods

21 October 2022

Tesla forced to stop 'batch' deliveries due to transport issues

Rolls-Royce factory workers 2022

Rolls-Royce's Goodwood facility employs more than 2000 people

Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce to keep Goodwood factory at core of business

CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös says he would never give up firm's status as a British industry 'crown jewel'

19 October 2022

Rolls-Royce to keep Goodwood factory at core of business

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