Britishvolt
EV battery startup Britishvolt buys German company for €36 million
Johnson Matthey sells ‘unviable’ EV-battery materials business
car subscription
JLR offers online car sales, subscriptions, and rentals on revamped digital platform
fleet decarbonisation
Shell plans to drive fleet decarbonisation with new programme
NEWS
This week’s automotive headlines – 28 May 2022
lancia brand
Lancia to revive brand and expand to European markets with line-up of EVs
dieselgate scandal
Volkswagen Group reaches ‘Dieselgate’ settlement with claimants in England and Wales
mercedes-benz
Mercedes-Benz drops cheaper models in favour of top-end luxury cars
infotainment
Audi enhances digital in-car experience with new offers
news
This week’s automotive headlines – 21 May 2022
EVs
Lucid debuts on the European market with luxury electric car
production
BMW picks two winners in urban-production architecture competition
EVs
Renault mulls plans to split off electric-vehicle business
russian invasion
Renault sells Russian operations with buyback clause
EV BATTERY
German government to fund Northvolt’s EV battery project
ABB Robotics’ new art star is the world’s first art car
news
This week’s automotive headlines – 14 May 2022
tesla
Tesla uses over-the-air update to fix touchscreen recall issue in 130,000 cars
electric vehicles
Geely buys stake in Renault’s Korea Motors unit
car interior
Faurecia and Veolia focus on recycled plastics for car interiors