car_manufacturing

Key EU carmaking regions push for ‘just transition’ aid scheme

With the 2035 ban on the production of new combustion engine cars almost set in stone, carmaker regions of the EU have banded together to demand a support mechanism to ease the transition, similar to that implemented for coal regions.

EU to ban new petrol and diesel car and van sales in 2035

Transport

End new petrol and diesel car and van sales by 2035, automotive heavyweights tell EU

Transport

Report: UK must grow EV battery production capacity more than fortyfold by 2030

Finance

Aston Martin charts path to net-zero operations and supply chain

Transport

British manufacturing giants pledge to power processes with locally-produced hydrogen

Energy

EV revolution: UK vehicle manufacturers Tevva and Munro celebrate expansion milestones

Transport

UK set to introduce Zero Emission Vehicle mandate for car manufacturers in 2024

Transport

Tesla opens €5bn Gigafactory in Germany, following delays due to forest protests

Tech & innovation

BMW unveils new 10-year climate plan, vows to slash emissions per vehicle by one-third

Mercedes-Benz targets ‘carbon-neutral’ car portfolio by 2039

Energy

Ford drives forward with water stewardship goals

Ford has reinforced its sustainability commitments with a new target to reduce its water use by nearly three-quarters since the turn of the millennium, as the US automotive firm moves towards using zero potable water for vehicle manufacturing processes.

Circular economy

Jaguar Land Rover makes £36m emissions reduction pledge

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will invest £36m over the next three years in renewable energy, energy efficiency and process improvements, according to the British carmaker's latest sustainability report.

Energy

Vauxhall goes landfill-free across all European facilities

Global car manufacturers General Motors has announced that all of its Vauxhall facilities across Europe are 100% landfill free, with the facilities either recycling, reusing or creating energy from daily waste operations.

Circular economy

Car makers increasingly turn to lightweighting for fuel economy gains

The trend for lightweighting of materials and component parts is growing in the automotive industry as car makers look to improve fuel economy within their fleets, according to a DuPont-backed study.

Bentley achieves industry first with triple Carbon Trust certification

Bentley has become the first automotive company to receive the triple Carbon Trust Standard for carbon, water and waste reduction.

Government ‘challenges’ automotive firms to drive efficient engine technology

A £75m fund for automotive companies to develop engine technologies that improve the efficiency of the modern car has been announced by the Government.

EEA: All major car manufacturers hit 2012 CO2 target

Every major car manufacturer has met their 2012 targets for vehicles' average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).

EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems 2040 diesel and petrol ban needs ‘progressive legislation’

The Government must introduce legislation that allows motorists and industry to affordably adopt cleaner vehicles if the Liberal Democrats vision of banning all petrol and diesel cars from UK roads by 2040 is to be realised, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

BMW and Boeing team up to explore carbon fibre recycling

BMW Group and Boeing have entered into a strategic partnership to research the potential of carbon fibre recycling as both companies look to pioneer use of the material in their products.