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Growth for new car registrations for first time since August

New car sales grow for first time since August

New car sales in March were more than 10% up on the same month in 2020 — the first growth for the market since August last year.
Published 06 April 2021
Volkswagen to change name to "Voltswagen" in America

Voltswagen name change was a 'joke'

Two days ahead of April Fools Day, Volkswagen said it will change its name to Voltswagen in the US. It was a "joke'.
Published 31 March 2021
Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment, Elon Musk reveals

Tesla now accepts Bitcoin as payment

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the company now accepts Bitcoin as a method of payment.
Published 24 March 2021
Nissan's Sunderland plant has produced more Leaf EVs than eighties Bluebirds

Nissan GB has produced more Leafs than Bluebirds

Nissan revealed today that its plant in Sunderland has now produced more versions of its Leaf electric vehicle than it did the 1980s Bluebird.
Published 23 March 2021
Uber prices expected to rise as company implements Supreme Court decision

Uber prices could rise after drivers' legal win

Uber prices could rise after a legal win for the app's drivers that changes their employment status, analysts have said.
Published 17 March 2021
Jenson Button and Ant Anstead to revive Radford coachbuilding

Jenson Button to revive Radford coachbuilding

Former F1 champion Jenson Button and TV presenter Ant Antstead will lead the revival of Radford, a historic coachbuilder.
Published 17 March 2021
Unions concerned about Aston Martin's commitment to Wales plant

Unions concerned about Aston's commitment to Wales

A Welsh union has expressed its concern about Aston Martin's commitment to the country.
Published 11 March 2021
Mitsubishi to leave UK in autumn but remain in Europe

Confirmed: Mitsubishi Motors to end UK car sales

Mitsubishi Motors has confirmed it is ending car sales in the UK, though a deal it has struck with Renault will see it continue to market vehicle
Published 11 March 2021
Hyundai and LG Chem agree battery replacement cost sharing after electric car fires

Hyundai, LG agree battery recall cost after fires

Hyundai Motor and its electric car battery supplier LG Chem have agreed a cost sharing ratio in a recall after 15 vehicle fires.
Published 05 March 2021
February new car sales lowest for more than 60 years

Coronavirus continues to hit British car sales

Coronavirus hit new car sales yet again in February, with sales dropping by more than 35% compared to the same month last year.
Published 04 March 2021
Budget 2021 rules for cars and drivers

Budget 2021: Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlines plans

Rishi Sunak's fiscal plans for roads, cars and vans, including fuel duty, VED road tax, pothole repairs and electric vehicle incentives.
Published 03 March 2021
Peugeot reveals retro lion logo as part of brand revamp

Peugeot reveals retro lion logo

Peugeot has revealed a new logo as part of a revamp aimed at pushing the brand further upmarket.
Published 26 February 2021