FOLLOW UP: EXPANSION OF LONDON ULEZ ANNOUNCED
Following weeks of rumours Sadiq Khan has announced his plans for cutting congestion and improving air quality, by increasing the ULEZ to cover all of London, which appears to deal with only one part of the problem. To learn more about this story, click here for the YesAuto article.
FOLLOW UP: SONY HONDA JV EXPLAINED
Nick Gibbs, in this linked Autocar article, goes into more detail of what the Honda Sony joint venture probably means. Click the link above to better understand what it means and why it might just work.
FORD ANNOUNCES 7 NEW EVS BY 2024
Ford has announced that it will launch seven new EVs by 2024, comprising of three passenger cars and four light commercial vehicles. Ford has previously promised to be EV only for passenger cars by 2030. By teaming up with VW and using their MEB platform Ford says it will be able to fulfil this push. For more on the story, click the MoveElectric article here.
BMW BUYS ALPINA
BMW has bought the rights to Alpina, who undertake some of the most understated and tasteful tuning services out there. The news was met with much worry that BMW will now over expose the brand and thus take away a lot of that which makes it so special. Click here for the Top Gear piece explaining more.
BMW POSTS BEST PROFITS IN HISTORY
By focusing on high end and most profitable models, BMW posted it’s largest nett profit in history, €12.46 billion, which is up 150% on 2019! Having the anti-trust probe dropped by the EU also helped as they had set aside €1 billion specifically for that. More information can be found at this Autocar link here.
BMW RECALLS 1 MILLION VEHICLES OVER FIRE RISK
BMW is recalling 1.03 million vehicles world wide, due to a risk of a short circuit that could cause a fire in the vehicle. Vehicles built between 2006 and 2013 are involved. To learn more, click this Automotive News link here.
VW INVESTS IN NEW EV FACTORY
Volkswagen is investing in a bespoke facility at Wolfsburg, for their Trinity EV flagship model. The cost is expected to be in the region of €2 billion. For more on this story, click here for the Autocar article.
ASTON MARTIN TO CO-DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMANCE BATTERIES
Britishvolt and Aston Martin are teaming up to produce high performance batteries in time for the car companies first...
