38 h. ago Google Pixel 9 Pro plummets to lowest price ever in surprise sale

Google’s flagship has seen a price reduction making it the cheapest it’s been since launch

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4 d. ago BYD launches cheapest UK model in bid to overtake Tesla as biggest electric carmaker

Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650 – among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in BritainBusiness live – latest updatesThe Chinese manufacturer BYD has launched its cheapest model in the UK, in the latest stage of its efforts to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest electric carmaker.The Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650, a price that puts it among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Car factories in the UK record lowest output in over 70 years

British vehicle production fell by 15% in April, marking the lowest level since 1952. Easter falling late, the switch to EVs and tariffs are all ton blame, but is there any hope for the future?

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2 w. ago UK vehicle manufacturing plummets to lowest since 1952 in April

Car and commercial vehicle production fell by 15.8% to 59,203 units in the month

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3 w. ago Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’

Top US marketing professor Scott Galloway says on Pivot podcast Tesla owner ‘has alienated his core demographic’The prominent US marketing professor Scott Galloway says Elon Musk’s decision to implement brutal job and spending cuts within the federal government on behalf of the Trump administration was “one of the greatest brand destructions” ever.Speaking on Friday’s episode of the popular Pivot podcast, which he co-hosts, Galloway said Trump’s billionaire businessman adviser alienated the customer base of his electrical vehicle manufacturer Tesla – one of his most important holdings – while aligning himself with a president whose allies aren’t interested in the kinds of cars the company makes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sing when you’re winning: how karaoke in cars heralds the triumph of Chinese firms

European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of their Chinese rivalsIf Chinese carmakers are to be believed, a lot of people really love karaoke. Those people love karaoke so much that they want it in their family car.This was not something the European mind could comprehend a few years ago, according to Volkswagen’s chief financial officer, Arno Antlitz. Yet the technology, included in electric cars sold by China’s BYD and Xpeng, is just one example of the lessons that Volkswagen and its European counterparts have had to learn as they scramble to keep up with Chinese rivals on track to dominate the global electric car market. Continue reading...

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