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From the most economically damaging cyberattack in British history to a failed $60 billion merger, 2025 rewrote the rules for survival in the automotive sector. Here's everything that mattered.

UK car production in November was virtually steady in November - down just 1.7% - as JLR resumes full production.

VW CEO Thomas Schäfer claims small cars with combustion engines have no future due to increasingly stricter emissions regulations. The Polo will go EV-only.

The automotive industry is ‘gradually normalising’ after the JLR cyberattack, despite production figures dropping off again in November.

In his end of year Car Dealer Briefing, James Baggott asks car dealers, manufacturers and industry experts what they think 2026 will bring for the motor trade.

Car Quay’s Megan Vladimirovs has claimed the Future Star Award at the 2025 Car Dealer Used Car Awards.

The Dealer Principal of the Year Award at the 2025 Car Dealer Used Car Awards has been bagged by Auto-Sportiva boss, William Lee-Kemp.

With more and more customers starting their car buying journeys online, a good website has effectively become the shop window for dealers up and down the country.

The brand new issue of Car Dealer Magazine has been published – and it’s completely free to read.

Google is set to appear at Car Dealer Live to talk about how artificial intelligence is shaping car buying.

Consistent policy drove Norway to 88 percent EV adoption. Policy chaos destroyed Germany's market overnight. Turns out people won't spend £40,000 on a car when politicians can't decide if they support it or ban it next year.

Europe's move means that the UK 'is now completely out of line', according to David Bailey, a car industry expert and professor at Birmingham business school.

The EU watering down its 2035 ban on petrol, and new pay-per-mile taxes in the UK are weaking confidence, says a new report.

Britain's vehicle production fell 14.3% last month, as both car and commercial vehicle output declined, new industry figures.

An electric car battery manufacturer has filed for bankruptcy in a major blow to the EV industry.

Bank of England poised for Christmas interest rate cut after inflation slows