Jaguar is preparing to launch the first of three new cars at the end of this year and stablemate Land Rover is said to be preparing to show a new electric Range Rover about the same time.
Global Data.com has reported production numbers might be low for the Jaguar to maintain exclusivity but the market might also consider them too expensive and future LR models could share platforms with Chery of China for certain markets and even keep some petrol hybrid models until 2032 for some countries.
The largest road tunnel in the UK will be built in a £9bn plan approved by the government.
The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by two tunnels running underneath the River Thames and open by 2032.
China’s BYD has reported a significant 29% increase in its annual revenue for the year ending 31 December, with strong sales in new energy vehicles BEVs and plug-in hybrids.
The annual revenue reached 777bn yuan ($107bn), up from 602bn yuan in the same period a year ago and put it ahead of Tesla.
Dealers are split on whether retro styling is the best way to get customers interested in electric cars, new research shows.
March’s Startline Used Car Tracker shows that 43% believe that reintroducing an older model creates interest in electric cars and 38% that familiarity helps buyers adapt to the idea of electrification, however, another 43% say that while some buyers like retro, others want their electric car to look modern, reflecting the advanced technology.
Hybrid petrol-electric cars are preferred by over a third of EU car buyers, according to the latest Continental car makers body ACEA.
They took 35% of registrations, BEVs reached over 15% but overall sales year to date in February were down 3% with PHEVs taking a big hit.
