Nissan supplier to create almost 200 jobs with new £50m EV factory January 16, 2025 A major supplier of Nissan has invested nearly £50m to open a new factory in Sunderland, creating 183 high-skilled jobs for the local region. Jatco, a Japanese firm which makes gearboxes for global automakers, will build electrified powertrains for Nissan’s nearby gigafactory. Situated in Sunderland’s International Advanced Manufacturing Park, the 138,840 sq ft plant is [...]
Sport sponsorship: Best deals, who’s investing and 2025 growth January 5, 2025 As 2025 kicks off, the sports sponsorship landscape is brimming with opportunity. New trends are emerging and the environment is ripe for seasoned sponsors to make bold investments promoting new brand offerings. With Premier League clubs preparing for life after gambling sponsors and athlete-driven media platforms gaining traction, the industry is undergoing a transformation that [...]
Tesla: Elon Musk’s EV giant’s sales disappoint with first fall in a decade January 2, 2025 Elon Musk’s EV giant Tesla disappointed with its earnings report today, with its first fall in annual deliveries for over a decade. The electric car behemoth, which has been in the news in the last 24-hours after a vehicles exploded in the US outside a Donald Trump-owned hotel, delivered 1.70 million electric vehicles (EVs) in [...]
Ministers warned not to cave to ‘short-sighted’ carmakers on EV targets December 16, 2024 The government is currently considering relaxing new rules enforcing certain electric vehicle sales targets each year.
Callum Skye: first look inside the radical, British-built EV December 11, 2024 Callum has revealed the interior of the new Skye – a mould-breaking, British-made electric off-roader, due in 2026. The Skye’s cabin is surprisingly spacious for a compact car, including two child-sized rear seats that fold down to boost luggage capacity. Its minimalist aesthetic is combined with high-end materials, plus near-endless scope for personalisation. I sat [...]
Ford to cut hundreds of UK jobs in sweeping round of European layoffs November 20, 2024 The cuts will take place by the end of 2027 and make up around 14 per cent of the firm's workforce in Europe, which totals 28,000.
UK set to miss EV sales targets by 2030 or 2035 July 3, 2024 The UK is set to significantly miss current targets for electric vehicle (EV) sales by either 2030 or 2035, when bans on the sale of petrol and diesel cars will be introduced, according to a new report.
ULEZ: Only two per cent of scrappage scheme vans replaced by electric June 26, 2024 Of the 16,207 approved applications to scrap a petrol or diesel van between January 2023 and May 2024, only 372 were replaced with an EV.
Why the nickel market is suffering on a consumer steer away from EVs March 10, 2024 This glut of nickel has pushed the price down, Shah said, adding that prices will “remain under pressure throughout 2024.”