Vehicle manufacturing

Volvo currently builds the EX30, XC40, EX40 and EC40 in Ghent

Vehicle manufacturing

Volvo mulls offering Belgian factory capacity to other firms

Spare capacity at XC40 and EX30 plant in Ghent could be offered to other Geely-group brands

17 July 2026

Volvo mulls offering Belgian factory capacity to other firms

Toyota Burnaston ATF 5

Vehicle manufacturing

Kaizen for clunkers: why Toyota’s UK plant is expanding into used cars

New cars must now partially use materials from end-of-life vehicles, so Toyota is dismantling them in-house

7 April 2026

Kaizen for clunkers: why Toyota’s UK plant is expanding into used cars

halewood plant jlr

Vehicle manufacturing

UK car production plummets 24% in wake of JLR cyber attack

UK built 18k fewer cars in October as JLR recovered from crippling incident; industry warns new EV policies could dent growth

28 November 2025

UK car production plummets 24% in wake of JLR cyber attack

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Vehicle manufacturing

UK car production fell in August; JLR cyber attack will hit September

The decline has mainly been attributed to planned maintenance and retooling of factories

25 September 2025

UK car production fell in August; JLR cyber attack will hit September

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Vehicle manufacturing

Ford cuts 1000 jobs at Explorer, Capri factory amid weak EV demand

Ford's German EV factory is running well below capacity as European demand lags expectations

16 September 2025

Ford cuts 1000 jobs at Explorer, Capri factory amid weak EV demand

Industry bosses are calling for improved conditions for building city cars

Vehicle manufacturing

Stellantis: Revise CO2 rules by 2026 or 'crash the car industry'

Car bosses to meet EU president to pitch for more viable van emissions rules and a European 'kei car' segment

8 September 2025

Stellantis: Revise CO2 rules by 2026 or 'crash the car industry'

Charge Cars production

Vehicle manufacturing

Government R&D fund aims to save start-ups from 'valley of death'

Scale Up scheme – part of £2.5 billion Drive35 fund – will help small firms get inventions into production

3 September 2025

Government R&D fund aims to save start-ups from 'valley of death'

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Vehicle manufacturing

UK-built Nissan Leaf in "very strong position" for new EV grant

Sunderland-built crossover is set to benefit from new incentive – but UK boss denies rules were written for Nissan

28 July 2025

UK-built Nissan Leaf in "very strong position" for new EV grant

Hyundai plant Saudi Arabia

Vehicle manufacturing

Hyundai to build 50,000 cars annually in Saudi Arabia

New joint venture makes Hyundai the first major foreign manufacturer to set up in the Gulf country

19 May 2025

Hyundai to build 50,000 cars annually in Saudi Arabia

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Vehicle manufacturing

UK car production rises for the first time in a year

Electric cars notably accounted for 45% of the UK's total output in March

25 April 2025

UK car production rises for the first time in a year

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