NFL plans to stay in London long after current Spurs deal, says UK head October 11, 2023 The NFL’s UK chief insists there will be no reduction in the number of games staged in London after the sport’s deal with Tottenham Hotspur expires at the end of the decade. The American Football league has held overseas games in London since 2007 and recently extended a deal to play two of those per [...]
A healthy motor industry for the UK needs gigafactories like the one Tata will build June 5, 2023 The Tata gigafactory could be an opportunity to reflect on what the government should and shouldn't do to support the vital, but hard-pressed, British motor industry, writes Geoffrey Owen
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? October 27, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. InMotion InMotion Ventures, the venture capital arm of Jaguar Land Rover, has appointed a managing director as part of the firm’s latest innovation strategy. Mike Smeed, who will oversee investment in mobility start-ups, joins from Chery [...]
UK car and battery producers set to miss out on benefits from new UK-US partnership June 11, 2023 UK carmakers and battery producers will miss out on benefits from the much-anticipated US-UK economic partnership announced on Thursday, according to analysis from trade experts reported by the Financial Times. Britain’s automotive and electric vehicle (EV) industry had been hoping that “Atlantic Declaration” deals would help address concerns in the sector surrounding the impact of [...]
Bentley posts record sales as luxury car market looks set to ride out cost-of-living crisis January 10, 2023 Bentley has broken another sales record, as it delivered over 15,000 vehicles for the first time in its 104-year history. Over the past 12 months the luxury car maker sold 15,174 vehicles – a 4 per cent up on the record levels of 2021. The significant growth was driven by the introduction of new models [...]
Formula E: When does it start, who is in it and where do they race? January 13, 2024 Formula E returns today in Mexico a decade on from its first season back in 2014. The all electric motorsporting discipline has seen year-on-year growth and continues to develop into new markets. So with the championship heading into China and Japan this season, and maintaining its association with car manufacturers, what can we expect from [...]
Forget Miami beach: why Miami’s cocktail bars are the city’s best attraction September 25, 2023 When someone mentions Miami, what springs to mind? Swaying palm trees and pastel-shaded art deco buildings? Don Johnson as ‘Sonny’ Crockett, his jacket sleeves rolled up, sipping on blue libations? It certainly has a retro backdrop, but, perhaps surprisingly, Miami has lately become the hottest place in America for mixology. The city has 300 sunny [...]
M&G injects £31m into holographic car display firm Envisics September 7, 2023 Global investor M&G has given a $40m (£31.9m) boost to Envisics, an augmented reality firm, to help grow their holographic car displays.
Enjoy a luxury car retreat at the stunning Montagu Arms in the New Forest October 3, 2023 Even if you don’t own a classic car you can act like you do while you stay at the Montagu Arms in Beaulieu, a charming chocolate-box village in the heart of the ancient woodlands. THE WEEKEND Even if you aren’t a natural motorhead there is something bone-achingly cool about driving a red 1966 vintage Jaguar E-type. [...]
Team GB can set Olympics marker at World Athletics relays championships May 4, 2024 One of the most exhilarating athletics events in an Olympics track and field schedule, relays captivate the mind. They’re fast, elegant and hold enough risk to keep viewers interested until the very end. Great Britain have a mixed set of results at the Olympic games: But the 4x100m women’s race is where the interest is. [...]