Munro secures £2m funding to scale Scottish EV production Munro EV has secured £2m funding to expand production of its M-Series electric 4x4s in Glasgow. Backed by Elbow Beach, the company aims to meet rising demand from mining, defence and construction while creating 300 jobs in Scotland. Ilkhan Ozsevim
BYD’s 880% UK surge exposes gaps in the region’s EV strategy BYD’s record UK sales in September, despite being shut out of subsidy schemes, underline a wider reckoning for UK auto manufacturing strategy. An industry built on incentives and protection needs fresh foundations in design, export and resilience. Ilkhan Ozsevim
UK launches £2.5bn DRIVE35 “Scale Up” initiative to boost auto manufacturing innovation The new Scale Up pillar under the DRIVE35 programme aims to accelerate the transition from pilot lines to high-volume EV manufacturing, with grants and regional clusters to boost UK automotive innovation. Anushka Dixit
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
UK auto sector set to receive £2.5 billion boost from Government Part of the wider Industrial Strategy, the programme hopes to increase advanced manufacturing capabilities and R&D efforts, especially for electric vehicles and batteries. Charlie Blackie-Kelly
