Chief executive Carlos Tavares seeks to turn fortunes around amid falling profits, production issues and fights over EVs
Business leaders say Europe’s policymakers are ill prepared for just how expensive the shift is likely to be
Industry says superfast charging for electric cars is on its way to matching the time drivers used to spend filling up at pumps
Drop in South Korean battery maker’s profits raises concerns about future demand for electric vehicles
Member states are failing to show Beijing a united front over electric vehicles
Laeisz’s deal to sell its pure car and truck carriers fleet is a hint that the market has peaked
China’s carmakers have been increasing market share in Europe
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Industry calls for tax cuts to boost market in open letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves
The American market is too small to give Washington leverage over Chinese software in EVs
Company retains position as top electric vehicle maker but shares weaken
Profit warnings have come from a sector facing weak sales at home, intense competition in China and slowing EV demand
Rising use of specialised software in EVs raises important questions about privacy and safety for drivers around the world
Forecast cuts are the latest from European carmakers facing Chinese competition and weak home market demand
The lower guidance comes the carmaker looks to close plants in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history
Shifting production to Europe will give the carmaker an edge over Chinese rivals
Industry minister Adolfo Urso warns of large-scale job losses among carmakers unless Green Deal rules are relaxed
Trade restrictions may start a new trend of automakers assembling EVs overseas
Europe’s leading battery maker is downsizing as it struggles to build up production amid slowing shift to electric vehicles
Legacy carmakers have struggled to keep pace as the focus has turned from the engine to computing power
Planned assembly plant in the country would mark carmaker’s first venture into south Asia as it expands globally
Statement comes as talks continue between Beijing’s commerce minister and European trade commissioner
The stakes for the parent group riding on Sharp’s new electric minivan may not make for a comfortable ride
Drop in electric vehicle sales puts manufacturers at risk of ‘multibillion-euro’ fines and production cuts
Swedish start-up struggles to secure funds as it tries to increase production at its gigafactory
