Car sales

Stellantis won't sell Maserati despite CEO's "shut down" warning

Analysts suggested the group could look to offload the Italian sports car maker after an €82 million adjusted operating loss

31 July 2024
Stellantis won't sell Maserati despite CEO's "shut down" warning
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Autocar Business

Change Makers Podcast: ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging (ep.13)

Charging infrastructure expert Sara Sloman discusses the frustrating world of EV charging payments

30 July 2024
Change Makers Podcast: ‘Payment anxiety’ – the problem with public EV charging (ep.13)
Used Polestar 2 in showroom
More affordable second-hand cars will be used to grow Polestar's customer base
Car sales

Polestar to 'aggressively' expand retail presence with focus on used

New showrooms will help to protect residual values of Swedish EV brand's growing second-hand fleet

30 July 2024
Polestar to 'aggressively' expand retail presence with focus on used
Car sales

Lamborghini set for record year driven by Revuelto and Urus PHEV

Italian brand will also reveal V8-engined Huracán successor at Monterey Car Week on 16 August

29 July 2024
Lamborghini set for record year driven by Revuelto and Urus PHEV
Mitsubishi Ek X front quarter
Mitsubishi has already worked with Nissan; its Ek X microcar is a restyled Nissan Sakura
Electric vehicles

Mitsubishi to join Nissan-Honda alliance for electric cars

Japanese manufacturers will focus on cutting EV and software development costs to fend off Chinese competitors

29 July 2024
Mitsubishi to join Nissan-Honda alliance for electric cars
Phil Lee CEO Gordon Murray Group
CEO Phil Lee must navigate the Gordon Murray Group's shift to electrification
Corporate

Gordon Murray CEO: No regrets selling EV division to focus on ICE

The Gordon Murray Group last year sold its technology arm to an Abu Dhabi government-backed investor

29 July 2024
Gordon Murray CEO: No regrets selling EV division to focus on ICE
Corporate

Stellantis profits halve as model changeovers hit volumes

Car-making giant blames several launches for a 48% fall in profits but forecasts a stronger second half of 2024

25 July 2024
Stellantis profits halve as model changeovers hit volumes
Nissan Qashqai being loaded onto a ship at the Port of Tyne
Refreshed Nissan Qashqai is now running down the line at Sunderland
Manufacturing

UK car making dips but on track for 50% EV output by 2028

Updates for the most popular cars slowed output but revenues rose and crucial new EVs are in the pipeline

25 July 2024
UK car making dips but on track for 50% EV output by 2028
Volkswagen ID 3 2024 front tracking
VW's EV sales have halved this year compared with 2023
Electric vehicles

ZEV mandate targets slip out of reach for major brands

Ford, Land Rover, Renault, VW and Toyota are among the biggest brands tailing the 22% target for 2024

22 July 2024
ZEV mandate targets slip out of reach for major brands
Car sales

Dacia Sandero named Europe's best-seller as Tesla Model Y sales plummet

Romanian hatchback netted 143,596 sales in the first half of 2024 while Tesla's SUV recorded a 26% drop

18 July 2024
Dacia Sandero named Europe's best-seller as Tesla Model Y sales plummet

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