December 13, 2023
Elon Musk’s Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect
Tesla is recalling more than two million cars after the US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective.It follows a two-year investigation into crashes that occurred when the tech was in use. The recall applies to…
December 5, 2023
Toyota will ‘not give up’ on combustion sports cars
Toyota's GR performance division plans to use hydrogen to keep its combustion-engined sports cars on the road – but infrastructure shortcomings prevent it from being an immediate solution. The GR division, which has its roots in Toyota's Gazoo…
December 3, 2023
Will Tesla’s cybertruck recover?
The last time Tesla boss Elon Musk took the stage to promote the electric car company's planned "cybertruck", its window ended up being smashed. It was a shattering debut for the vehicle, meant to stake Tesla's claim to the lucrative US truck…
November 24, 2023
Nissan to lead £2bn investment in UK electric car plant
Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory. The Japanese firm will build electric Qashqai and Juke models at the plant alongside the next generation of the electric Leaf, which is…
November 18, 2023
Government pledges £8.3bn to repair UK roads
This fund, Westminster says, is enough to resurface over 5000 miles of road and will be allocated to councils across the country for projects over the next 11 years. It is the biggest road-specific fund to ever be announced in the UK. Transport…
October 9, 2023
Electric car sales to private buyers fall sharply
Sales of new electric cars to private buyers fell sharply in September compared with the same period a year ago, the latest figures show. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said sales to private buyers fell by 14%, but overall…
October 5, 2023
Ford announces 400 more layoffs in Detroit area due to UAW strike
Ford Motor Company announced about 400 workers in Metro Detroit have been laid off as a result of the United Auto Workers strike. The automaker says 350 workers at the Livonia Transmission Plant and 50 workers at the Sterling Axle Plant have been…
September 26, 2023
Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay
Nissan will accelerate plans towards electrification by committing that all vehicles sold in Europe will be electric by 2030. The announcement comes despite the UK postponing its 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to 2035. Nissan's…
September 23, 2023
UAW strike expands to dozens of sites at GM and Stellantis
The United Auto Workers union (UAW) is escalating its fight with some of America's biggest carmakers by taking strike action at dozens of parts distribution centres across the US.UAW boss Shawn Fain said the new walkouts would hit 38 sites owned by…
September 7, 2023
BMW will not charge extra to activate existing functions in cars
BMW will expand its offering of paid-for on-demand services and functions with future models – but its sales boss has said the firm is not considering charging customers to activate hardware-based functions in the future. As with many car firms, the…