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Nissan's Sunderland plant has produced more Leaf EVs than eighties Bluebirds

Brexit tariff delay for British EVs

The European Commission has signalled a three-year delay to tariffs that would have impacted exported, British-built electric vehicles.
Published 06 December 2023
Land Rover Range Rover Sport Production Solihull

£4.5bn manufacturing plan widely praised

Industry leaders in the automotive sector have warmly welcomed a government initiative that will see £4.5 billion of funding ringfenced.
Published 27 November 2023
Nissan Chill Out concept

Nissan to make three new EVs at UK plant

Nissan has confirmed a £3 billion investment in its factory in Sunderland, where new pure-electric versions of the Qashqai and Juke will be made.
Published 24 November 2023
Jack Whitehall backs Lunaz

Jack Whitehall invests in EV conversion firm Lunaz

Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall has become the latest celebrity to throw his financial backing behind Lunaz.
Published 27 October 2023
Volta Trucks Zero

Volta Trucks to enter administration

Volta has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden and will file for administration in England.
Published 18 October 2023
Trump administration being sued by 23 states over fuel standards

Trump: EVs will make car workers' jobs obsolete

Donald Trump has made an extraordinary claim that people who work on traditional car production lines will be “out of business” within two years.
Published 28 September 2023
Rishi Sunak 2035 petrol diesel car ban announcement

Britain to push back petrol ban to 2035

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the ban on pure-petrol and diesel cars is being pushed back to 2035.
Published 21 September 2023
London city night scene, Blackwall tunnel

PM to relax ban on petrol and diesel cars

It has been reported that Rishi Sunak is looking to postpone the 2030 and 2035 deadlines for the end of the sale of petrol and diesel cars.
Published 20 September 2023
Onto EV subscription service

Electric leasing firm enter administration

Onto the electric vehicle leasing company has been placed into administration as it had run out of cash.
Published 13 September 2023
Mini invests £600 million in British factories in Oxford and Swindon in preparation for all-electric future

Electric Minis will be built in Oxford

Mini has confirmed that its factory in Cowley near Oxford will continue to build electric Minis thanks to a massive investment.
Published 11 September 2023
Volkswagen Golf R

Electric Golf R due 2028, hints VW chief

Days after Volkswagen confirmed a GTI version of the ID.2 with the ID. GTI concept, the company’s CEO says ‘iconic’ nameplates will continue.
Published 06 September 2023
Seat range

Seat to stop making cars, confirms CEO

The chairman of Spanish manufacturer Seat has confirmed that the company will no longer produce cars.
Published 05 September 2023