Are White Boys Checking Out of University?
10 April 2025
by Joanna Gray
The Lords Should Be Hereditary
10 April 2025
Luton is reeling from the news that Vauxhall is set to close its car factory after 120 years in a move the company is blaming on the Government's Net Zero EV sales targets. Where are all those 'green jobs', then?
The Government is set to water down rules mandating the switch to electric vehicles after a backlash from carmakers amid weak sales and job cuts.
The boss of Jaguar has defended the carmaker’s catastrophic woke rebrand and said criticism of its marketing campaign was "vile hatred and intolerance".
Once upon a time, two crafty Brand Managers approached the Jaguar board claiming they could create an ad so daring only the most discerning would understand its brilliance. Laura Dodsworth with a modern day morality tale.
Ford is to cut 800 jobs in Britain and 4,000 roles across Europe over the next three years as part of a plan to cut production of electric cars as sales stall and competition from China steps up.
Vauxhall owner Stellantis's sales have plunged by more than a quarter amid an EV slowdown in Europe. It follows Volkswagen proposing huge workforce cuts and the closure of German factories.
Electric vehicle battery sizes should be cut by one third due to an acute lithium shortage, Britain's top engineers have said, leaving range-challenged EVs facing further sales disincentives.
The electric revolution appears to be running out of road as global EV sales slump in recent months for three top manufacturers amidst public resistance to the new technology.
A mother said her family was "lucky to have got out safely" after their parked electric car exploded and engulfed their house in flames.
Collapsing electric vehicle prices are leaving a growing number of drivers in negative equity, a top dealership chain has warned.
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