UK automotive output slumps amid EV and cost challenges UK automotive manufacturing faces its toughest half-year since 1953 outside the pandemic. While EV output grows, cost pressures, unclear incentives and supply shortages threaten recovery plans. Megan Kelly Ilkhan Ozsevim
Washington’s tariff gambit upends vehicle production map Fresh US tariffs are upending EV strategies, accelerating reshoring, stalling imports and forcing automakers to overhaul production footprints and future investment plans. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Polestar expands European production with new Polestar 7 in Slovakia Polestar is advancing its production strategy with a new European manufacturing footprint, shared platforms with Volvo Cars, and the forthcoming Polestar 7 SUV set to launch from new Slovakia plant in 2028. AMS Editorial Nick Holt
