Manufacturing

Britishvolt has secured £100m of Government funding to build the UK’s first ‘gigafactory’ battery plant in Northumberland. The site is expected to start production in 2024 and reach full capacity by 2028, in order to meet the increased demand for electric vehicles (EVs) as the Government plans to end the sale of new petrol and […]

6 Advertisement Advertisement Volkswagen dealers are now accepting orders for the new Multivan, which will replace the existing Caravelle, Sharan and Touran people carriers. The new model is priced from £43,160 and will be sold alongside the current T6 Transporter, offered as a passenger car only, but doesn’t use commercial vehicle underpinnings. Instead, the Multivan

7 Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Citroen dealers are now accepting orders for the new C5 X, which is priced from £26,490. The new model is said to combine the benefits of a saloon, estate and SUV and will act as the brand’s flagship model when it arrives in showrooms in late spring. It follows a similar

Chevrolet announced that the 2023 model year Corvette Stingray and Corvette Z06 will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Corvette with a special 70th Anniversary Edition package. “The 70th Anniversary Edition celebrates our rich history and builds on the excitement we’ve achieved with the mid-engine Corvette,” said Michael MacPhee, brand director, Chevrolet Canada. “After 70 years, this

Turo Canada, in partnerships with Léger, released its Car Ownership Index study analyzing the state of car ownership in Canada. The report reveals that while 83 per cent of Canadians own or lease a vehicle, their cars sit idle 95 per cent of the year. That means on average, Canadian car owners are behind the wheel for

Mopar announced the introduction of plug-in wall chargers in the U.S. for Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is now easier with the introduction of new, Wi-Fi-capable, Level 2 (240-volt) charging units from Mopar. These new Level 2 (240-volt) chargers are Wi-Fi-enabled and come in both plug-in or hardwired versions that supply 32

Concept EV9 has just premiered at the LA auto show It was good to see the reappearance of the LA auto show this week, albeit with a bit of ‘mobility’ rebranding. In the circumstances, it looked like a reasonable turnout from exhibitors, too. 2021 Los Angeles auto show – world premieres Hyundai and Kia both

New vehicle sales in Thailand fell by 13% to 64,462 units in October 2021 from 74,114 units in the same month of last year, according to wholesale data compiled by the Federation of Thai Industries. The market is struggling to recover from the social and business restrictions introduced to contain the latest wave of the

SKC Company, a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, announced it has finalised plans to build a copper foil plant in Poland which will allow it to strengthen its presence in the European electric vehicle (EV) supply chain. SKC and its battery copper foil subsidiary SK Nexilis Company signed a final agreement this week

Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL), the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicle batteries, is reported to have established a production base in South Korea to supply EV batteries to Hyundai Motor Group. This follows an announcement by Hyundai in February that it had chosen both CATL and SK On as key battery suppliers for