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Chinese cars have become popular in Europe partly due to their low pricing
News

Tesla calls for higher tariffs on Chinese EVs lest they 'demolish' rivals

American and European bodies are investigating whether to apply further tariffs to cars imported from China

29 January 2024
Tesla calls for higher tariffs on Chinese EVs lest they 'demolish' rivals
Afeela interior
News

Wooden touchscreens, AR goggles: displays the next car battleground

Tech firms have been showing off next-generation interiors as car industry moves towards being 'software-defined'

22 January 2024
Wooden touchscreens, AR goggles: displays the next car battleground
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Kia unveiled its family of PBV vans at CES in Las Vegas
News

Kia investment in Arrival bears fruit with microfactory van plan

Korean company will use small 1000-capacity sites to create new family of flexible, built-for-purpose vans

16 January 2024
Kia investment in Arrival bears fruit with microfactory van plan
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Honda was one of just a few global car makers with a big unveiling in Las Vegas
Opinion

CES 2024: short on cars, still one of the world's biggest car shows

Honda, Kia and VW made up for absence of Tesla, Ford, GM and Stellantis – but it was the suppliers that shone

11 January 2024
CES 2024: short on cars, still one of the world's biggest car shows
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The ZEV mandate forces car makers to sell ever increasing percentages of EVs
News

Car makers successfully argued against small EV incentives

Feedback about UK's new ZEV mandate reveals no love for pushing certain types of electric models

9 January 2024
Car makers successfully argued against small EV incentives
vinfast vf8s on forecourt
Vinfast is currently expanding its UK team ahead of deliveries beginning later this year
News

Vietnam's Vinfast to start UK sales later this year

Seven-year-old brand will continue its expansion into Europe, though no model line-up has been confirmed

8 January 2024
Vietnam's Vinfast to start UK sales later this year
Nissan Sunderland Plant Trim and Chassis Line One QQ
Nissan is converting Sunderland into its key EV production hub
News

“No more oddballs”: How Nissan will make Sunderland profitable in EV era

Factory will build next-generation Qashqai and Juke alongside new Leaf following £2 billion investment

2 January 2024
“No more oddballs”: How Nissan will make Sunderland profitable in EV era
Skoda Kodiaq emissions
The agreed new Euro 7 standards have kept the emissions limits from the Euro 6 for new cars and vans
News

Win for car lobby as softened Euro 7 rules pass crucial stage

Emissions tests for passenger cars to be less stringent than proposed, but tyre and brake particulates are in the spotlight

20 December 2023
Win for car lobby as softened Euro 7 rules pass crucial stage
Suppliers
Across Europe in 2023, job losses in the sector have outnumbered jobs created
News

Suppliers cut thousands of jobs in face of unprecedented disruption

Industry looks to cope with disruption from electrification as car makers move parts creation in-house

18 December 2023
Suppliers cut thousands of jobs in face of unprecedented disruption
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Nio has given details of two new EV brands due to come to Europe: Alps and Firefly
News

Nio targets Volkswagen ID 2 and Renault 5 with Firefly EV brand

Europe-focused Firefly brand – launching alongside Tesla rival Alps – aims for €25,000 EVs with battery swapping

16 December 2023
Nio targets Volkswagen ID 2 and Renault 5 with Firefly EV brand
volkswagen id 3 infotainment
Cariad’s internal delays hurt the roll-out of the Volkswagen ID 3, for which it developed software
News

VW software developer Cariad cuts costs to avoid lay-offs

Agreement will allow firm to cut development costs by 20% annually amid struggles to develop unified software

15 December 2023
VW software developer Cariad cuts costs to avoid lay-offs

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