• December 24 2025
  News in-depthAutomobiles

  Carmakers copy China to get new models on the road faster

  Western groups embark on cultural shifts to slash development times and costs as competition mounts

  
• December 21 2025
  Batteries

  Europe’s battery plants need local content rules to stay competitive, bosses say

  Regionally sourced parts for cars seen as vital to reduce dependence on China

  
• December 20 2025
  Climate change

  EU plan to relax petrol car ban dismissed by Fiat maker

  Stellantis says Brussels’ rule change on climate policy fails to deliver ‘roadmap for growth’, making investment boost difficult

  
• December 20 2025
  Elon Musk

  Delaware high court reinstates Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package

  Justices find revocation of pay was inappropriate and left electric car chief uncompensated for his work

  
• December 19 2025
  How Ford’s bet on an electric ‘truck of the future’ led to a $19.5bn writedown

  The F-150 Lightning economics did not add up but also reflected industry-wide miscalculation of US EV uptake

  
• December 18 2025
  Carmakers sour on EU’s ‘disastrous’ petrol engine rule changes

  As details have become clearer, executives warn the easing of the combustion engine ban would lead to more expensive vehicles

  
• December 17 2025
  UK will complete review of EV sales targets ‘as quickly as we can’ says minister

  Government will be ‘responsive’ to manufacturers as they shift away from petrol engines

  
• December 16 2025
  Carmakers hail EU climbdown on 2035 combustion engine ban

  Brussels also giving auto industry breathing space on 2030 climate targets

  
• December 16 2025
  UK manufacturing

  Nissan starts production of new Leaf EV at Sunderland

  Japanese carmaker has invested £450mn in third-generation model

  
• December 15 2025
  Ford Motor Co

  Ford to take $19.5bn hit as US carmaker overhauls EV strategy

  Group scraps plans for flagship all-electric pick-up truck on Trump regulatory changes and tepid demand

  
• December 12 2025
  UK to stick with EV targets as EU looks to water down petrol ban

  Britain plans to phase out all non-zero emission car and van sales by 2035

  
• December 12 2025
  EU plans special parking rights for ‘Made in Europe’ small cars

  New EV class with lighter rules and subsidy arrangements aims to help European carmakers battle Chinese competition

  
• December 11 2025
  June Yoon

  Trump has just accelerated Europe’s electric vehicle reckoning

  As US carmakers gain political cover to delay EV development, Asian companies can expand at greater scale

  
• December 9 2025
  Ford Motor Co

  ‘Fight for our lives’: Ford turns to Renault in Europe EV war against China rivals

  Carmakers want to lower costs and accelerate development speed for small vehicles to survive the rapid rise of Chinese competition

  
• December 8 2025
  Jim Farley

  Ford CEO: Europe is risking the future of its auto industry

  Setting unrealistic EV regulations only to adjust them when consumers do not show up is a recipe for turmoil

  
• December 5 2025
  Zipcar Inc

  Zipcar’s UK departure leaves users stranded

  Car-sharing group’s exit from Britain overshadows London’s efforts to reduce vehicle use and congestion in the city

  
• December 4 2025
  Volkswagen AG

  EU to review tariffs on Volkswagen’s EVs made in China

  Move could offer German carmaker respite from anti-subsidy measures

  
• December 4 2025
  #techAsia

  South-east Asia’s EV acceleration and Japan’s data centre bottlenecks

  The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

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• December 3 2025
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Britain’s big experiment with taxing EVs

  Governments have to offset falling fuel duties without slowing electric car sales

  
• December 2 2025
  Europe Express

  EU can produce twice as many electric cars as needed, says study

  Also in this newsletter: How delays may be holding up challenges against EU competition decisions

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• December 1 2025
  Zipcar Inc

  Zipcar to leave UK car-sharing market

  Industry expanded during pandemic but companies have struggled to find profitable business model

  
• November 30 2025
  Auto industry braces for EU’s ‘backdoor ban’ on petrol vehicles in 2030

  Brussels is planning to propose an EV mandate for corporate fleets as it loosens 2035 internal combustion engine ban

  
• November 29 2025
  LexEnergy sector

  Hybrid-car believers should bet on platinum’s renaissance

  With take-up of battery electric vehicles slowing in the US and Europe, catalytic converters will remain in demand

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• November 26 2025
  HTSI

  Is Formula E the future of racing?

  How the upstart series closed the gap on F1

  
• November 25 2025
  London congestion charge on EVs to make petrol cheaper option for many private hire drivers

  Fee of £13.50 a day from January 2 marks first time battery-powered cars will be hit

  

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