March 30, 2021
VW rebrand turns out to be April Fool’s joke
German carmaker Volkswagen will not change its name to "Voltswagen" in the US despite earlier saying it would in a press release. The name change was in fact an April Fool's joke that was leaked to the media several days early by mistake. It was…
March 24, 2021
Tesla Customers can buy cars using Bitcoins
Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said. Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet.But Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up and down - meaning the cryptocurrency…
March 18, 2021
GM Working on Lithium-Metal Batteries
General Motors hasn't even launched the 2022 GMC Hummer EV full-size electric pickup truck, but the automaker is already working on next-generation batteries to give its electric vehicles more range in the future. The potential breakthroughs mean an…
March 15, 2021
The Last Remaining Plants Making GM Cars Forced To Shut Down
As demand for consumer electronics has skyrocketed during the pandemic, the end result isn’t all sunshine and rainbows on both sides. This surge of unimaginable proportions has pushed the supply chain dangerously close to the breaking point. At a…
March 10, 2021
‘200 jobs to go’ at Aston Martin
About 200 workers are being made redundant at the Aston Martin car plant in the Vale of Glamorgan, according to the union Unite. The St Athan plant opened in 2018, near Cardiff Airport, with plans to employ 300 by 2019 and 700 by spring 2020.Unite…
March 3, 2021
Aston Martin: The billionaire building ‘a British Ferrari
This week sees the return of one of the most evocative names in the British car industry to the top level of motorsport. On Wednesday, Aston Martin will unveil its first Formula 1 car in more than 60 years. The move into F1 is the keystone of a bold…
February 23, 2021
Shortage of computer chips causes problems for auto industry
A shortage of computer chips is causing problems for the auto industry. General Motors has warned that it is likely to lose around $2 billion this year as a result. Ford had to slow down the F-150 production for a week. The shortage is now spreading…
February 15, 2021
Jaguar car brand to be all-electric by 2025
Jaguar Land Rover's Jaguar brand will be all-electric by 2025, the carmaker has said. The company will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030, it added.The firm said it would keep all three of its three British…
June 5, 2019
Jaguar-Land Rover and BMW join forces on electric cars
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are to join forces on developing electric car technologies. The car giants said they would work together to develop electric motors, transmissions and power electronics. Both firms have struggled to maintain profit…
March 19, 2019
Mercedes hands U.S. plant an ultra-luxury mission
In a stunning new chapter of Mercedes-Benz's expansion in North America, the automaker plans to build an ultraluxe Maybach model exclusively at its plant in Alabama, where the rarefied sedan nameplate will be applied to an SUV. The new Maybach,…