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Elon Musk thinks autonomous vehicles will help phase out car ownership, but is the technology ready, and will consumers accept it? By Will Girling Among the most notable takeaways from Tesla’s Q1 2025 earnings call was Chief Executive Elon Musk’s assertion that “in the future, most people are not going to buy cars.” He added […]
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From a global behemoth, GM has now become a regionally-focused company, writes Ian Henry Back in the early 2000s, General Motors vied for top spot in the global rankings with Toyota. In 2000, both companies produced and sold around 8.5 million vehicles worldwide. Since then Toyota has grown to around 10 million in 2023 and
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Throughout 2025 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is celebrating 100 years of its most famous nameplate – Phantom Throughout 2025 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is celebrating 100 years of its most famous nameplate – Phantom. To mark this auspicious milestone, every Rolls-Royce Phantom hand-crafted at the Home of Rolls-Royce this year will be completed with a special centenary
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Continued growth: Building on last year’s momentum, Škoda delivered 238,600 vehicles to customers worldwide in the first quarter of 2025 (+8.2% year-on-year), and confirmed its strong position as the fourth best-selling brand in Europe Škoda Auto built on last year’s momentum to achieve a robust Q1: With 238,600 vehicles delivered to customers worldwide, the Czech
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Cupra completed its best first quarter ever and pushed SEAT S.A. to the second-best Q1 delivery figures in its history. The unconventional challenger brand sold 78,300 cars between January and March 2025, 38.3% more than the same period for the previous year (56,600). Additionally, March marked a new record as Cupra’s best-ever sales month with
Already faced with the herculean task of navigating the EV shift, the unfolding trade war is yet another obstacle for strategic decision makers. By Roddy Martin Even before the EU’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) and the new US automotive tariffs were thrown into the mix, many automotive industry OEMs and suppliers were under
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But to turn around the company’s fortunes, the new management has many difficult decisions to make. By Ian Henry Last year Nissan’s financial travails were such that a takeover in all but name by Honda was touted as the only real solution to its many problems. That idea foundered on its directors’ unwillingness to be
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Unifor president Lana Payne has lambasted GM for their “reckless decision” and promised retaliation by the trade union. By Stewart Burnett General Motors has confirmed plans to cut approximately 750 jobs at its Oshawa Assembly plant in Canada, reducing operations from three shifts to two. The layoffs, set to begin in Q3, are attributed to
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Mercedes-Benz joins a growing number of automakers to make new investments in US production under Trump. By Stewart Burnett Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to localize production of a currently undisclosed core vehicle segment model at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant by 2027, further solidifying its US presence amid growing trade volatility. The facility, operational since 1997,
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Aurora plans to expand its service from between Dallas and Houston to other parts of Texas later in 2025. By Stewart Burnett Aurora has launched the first commercial self-driving trucking service in the US, operating driverless Class 8 trucks on public highways in Texas. The company’s autonomous trucks began delivering freight between Dallas and Houston
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