Automotive industry

Bentley delays its switch to electric-only cars from 2030 to 2035

Bentley Motors has said it will continue to sell fossil fuel cars until 2035 – five years later than previously planned – as the luxury carmaker announced its first...

Bentley puts back its switch to electric-only cars from 2030 to 2035

Bentley Motors has said it will continue to sell fossil fuel cars until 2035 – five years later...

Nissan to cut 9,000 jobs globally after sinking to a loss

Nissan has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs from its global workforce as part of “urgent measures” to...

Electric car sales grow in UK despite decline in overall vehicle market

Sales of electric cars in the UK grew in October despite overall demand for vehicles shrinking as manufacturers...

Stellantis reports slump in car sales as European demand falls

The owner of car brands including Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot has reported a steep fall in sales, blaming...

Production of electric Fiat 500 halted for lack of European orders

Stellantis is to halt production of the electric Fiat 500 model for four weeks because of a lack of orders in Europe.The Franco-Italian company,...

BMW shares fall to four-year low as recall of 1.5m cars announced

Shares in BMW tumbled as the carmaker revealed it will have to recall 1.5m vehicles over a braking problem, costing it almost €1bn (£0.84bn).The...

An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany?

‘Earthquake at Volkswagen” ran the stark headline in the Wolfsburger Nachrichten, the newspaper serving the north German city that is synonymous with the carmaker. The...

Volkswagen has ‘a year, maybe two to turn around’, financial chief warns

Volkswagen says it has “a year, maybe two” to adapt to a slump in European car sales, as it seeks to justify proposals to...

Volkswagen considers German plant closures to save billions in costs

Volkswagen is considering shutting two German factories in what would be the carmaker’s first closures ever in its home country as it struggles with...

The German problem? It’s an analogue country in a digital world | Larry Elliott

Sir Keir Starmer is not the first Labour leader to hanker after a closer relationship between Britain and Germany. Jim Callaghan snuggled up close...