Little respite for carmakers despite Trump’s tariff rowback April 30, 2025 Donald Trump’s rowback on tariffs provides little respite for a global car industry already struggling to cope. Following intense lobbying from manufacturers, the mercurial US president on Tuesday introduced a set of relief measures for carmakers which enable them to pay less in import taxes for foreign parts. While the move will be welcomed by [...]
Aston Martin limits US imports amid tariff uncertainty April 30, 2025 Aston Martin has begun limiting car imports to the US as it wrestles with the fallout from Donald Trump’s erratic tariff regime. The luxury carmaker was already forced to revised down sales targets slightly in April as Donald Trump’s liberation day announcement rocked global markets and sent shares in a string of carmakers spiralling. Chief [...]
Carwow boss: Why Chinese EVs have become so popular April 28, 2025 China’s share of the UK car market has soared in the last two years to make up more than 10 per cent of imports as Brits embrace an influx of new, cheaper models. Many of China’s biggest manufacturers, from BYD to Geely, are jostling to become the dominant player in the UK EV segment, setting [...]
Aston Martin Valhalla spec secrets: How to configure a hypercar April 9, 2025 Growing up in the 1980s, we had a choice of four television channels – or just three before Channel 4 first aired in 1982. If you didn’t like what was on, you had to read a book, kick a football around the garden or watch some paint dry. Today, there are hundreds of TV channels [...]
Aston Martin: F1 team stake up for sale as Stroll set to boost holding March 31, 2025 Aston Martin is at risk of a takeover from Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll as he looks increase his stake in the car manufacturer by £52.5m. Stroll’s Yew Tree Consortium is attempting to acquire 75m shares in Aston Martin at a seven per cent premium, bringing his ownership of the car manufacturer to 33 per cent. [...]
Starmer and Trump to continue trade talks ‘at pace’ March 31, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discussed “productive negotiations” to advance a UK-US trade deal and agreed they will “continue at pace” in a phone call on Sunday night, Downing Street has said. The UK is trying to negotiate an exemption from tariffs on imports into the US. Negotiations are said to be intense, with moves [...]
US tariffs: UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after carmakers meeting March 28, 2025 The UK reserves the right to respond to American tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 25 per cent import tax on cars. The Prime Minister said his government was involved in ongoing discussions with the White House aimed at “mitigating the impact” of any levies but [...]
Aston Martin to accelerate bonuses after struggling to attract top talent March 26, 2025 Aston Martin is planning to pay its top bosses more than its fellow FTSE 250 companies after having struggled to attract talent in recent years. The Warwickshire-headquartered luxury car maker is proposing to increase the bonus opportunities for its chief executive and chief financial officer from 200 per cent to 250 per cent of their [...]
Aston Martin leave touching tribute to Eddie Jordan on Formula 1 car March 22, 2025 Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team this weekend honoured former paddock legend Eddie Jordan with his name on their racing car. Jordan passed away last week aged 76 from an “aggressive” form of cancer. His Jordan Grand Prix team has gone through many iterations, with the current one being Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team. The team, [...]
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan dies March 20, 2025 Former Formula 1 team owner, pundit and paddock icon Eddie Jordan has died aged 76 having been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of cancer. Dublin-born Jordan was credited with being one of Formula 1’s influential names, founding Jordan Grand Prix, the team which became Aston Martin. “EJ brought an abundance of charisma, energy and Irish [...]