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UK van registrations rise again
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations rose 8.8% year on year in November to 28,541 units, the third consecutive monthly increase,...
Nissan Smyrna plant builds 14 millionth vehicle
A 2021 Rogue is the 14 millionth vehicle to be built at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tennessee.
Toyo Tire names contractor for Serbia export plant
Toyo Tire Corporation has hired Japanese engineering and construction company Takenaka to build its factory in Indjija, in northern Serbia, Indjija...
Renault/Faurecia Clarion launch repair partnership
Renault and Faurecia Clarion Electronics, Faurecia's onboard electronics business, have launched a partnership for multi-brand electronic repairs.
Logistics UK meets EU Transition Minister
Logistics UK chief executive, David Wells has met EU Transition Minister, Rachel Maclean, to discuss the forthcoming end of the Brexit transition...
Peachtree unveils city solar road system
Peachtree Corners has unveiled the city’s new solar roadway system, which produces energy for a solar-powered EV charging station located at City...
India vehicle market recovering
Automakers have reported higher sales in India for the month of November as the market recovers amid healthy festive demand and promotional offers...
FREE TO READ - Global pandemic sector recovery briefing
As we enter a recovery phase around the world, we aim to bring you the latest news and intelligence on the speed, nature and shape of the automotive sector's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Market "responding" to EV subsidies - GKN ePowertrain chief
GKN Automotive says the market is "already responding" to EV subsidies as countries look to accelerate the introduction...
UK car market down 27% in November
The UK's new car market was down a hefty 27.4% in the month of November as coronavirus-induced population restrictions...
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Turkish batteries, Tesla, Ford EV site - the week
EV battery assembly is coming to Turkey. Our story this week on Ford Otosan - a Turkey JV owned by Ford and Koc - building a battery assembly plant at its Kocaeli facility, the largest commercial vehicle production hub for Ford in Europe, was the most-read on just-auto this week.
GM, Toyota and Tesla are OEMs best-placed for 2021
With the end of the pandemic seemingly in sight as a slew of vaccines produce encouraging results from phase-3 trials,...
Backgrounder - Nikola and GM's renegotiated deal
US electric truck developer Nikola and General Motors have this week announced details of their renegotiated tie up....
Tesla’s Berlin plant to get new tech and new model
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk stated at a conference in Germany recently that it would "make sense" to build a more compact car...
What Stellantis could learn from Dongfeng
Who would have predicted in January that Dongfeng Motor might end 2020 riding high? The Chinese market has recovered spectacularly from not only the COVID-19 crisis but last year's slump. Number three in LCVs behind Wuling and Foton, the state-owned OEM has been a big player in cars too this year thanks to phenomenal demand for the Nissan Sylphy.
Recovering China increases focus on overseas markets
China has rebounded strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, with GDP expanding by 4.9% year-on-year in...
With a market capitalisation that's risen by more than US$150bn over recent weeks, Tesla seems unstoppable in the eyes...
Another successful icon revival - Land Rover's Defender
Certain automakers have done rather well reviving much loved icons for a new era. The 'BMW' Mini, now in its third...
Hot issues
COVID-19 hits the auto industry
The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is causing disruption in China (especially Hubei province) with knock-on impacts on...
OEMs and Tier 1s announce vehicle and technology innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Our...
PSA and FCA have jointly published plans for a merger that they say opens a path to the creation of a new group with...
Strike hits General Motors in North America
In the middle of September, some 49,000 UAW members at GM in the US walked out in what is the company's first strike...
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SiaSearch's mission to manage huge data sets and boost AV development
SiaSearch, a Berlin-based start-up, specialises in the handling of high data volumes generated from ADAS equipment such...
'Early learnings' from China in pandemic - Yanfeng CTO
Yanfeng says its head office location in China allowed it to develop rapid best practice initiatives to address issues...
The impact of COVID-19 on the automotive aftermarket – Q&A with Delphi Technologies
Before the pandemic struck, the automotive aftermarket was in a state of flux. Evolving car...
Material matters – Lightweighting solutions for the auto industry
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) is a global supplier of bumper-to-bumper solutions in...
Pandemic gives a boost to micro EV maker
Austin, Texas-based Ayro Inc, formerly known as AEV Technologies Inc, designs and makes small,...
Thought leaders
Webinar on-demand: Next Generation Design for the Automotive industry
The automotive industry is changing faster than ever, with electrification, connectivity autonomous driving, and lightweight construction combining to do away with old design...
Webinar on-demand - Interiors with Instincts: 3D Imaging Radar for In-Car Sensing
Safety, innovation and scalability are all key factors in designing intelligent interiors.
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Hybrid and Electric Cars in United Kingdom
Hybrid and Electric Cars in United Kingdom
Hybrid and Electric Cars in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2015-19, and forecast to 2024). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market... Read more
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Global electric and hybrid light vehicles market - forecasts to 2034
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