Production at the company's Oxford plant will be suspended for three working days.
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Mini production to halt due to chip shortage
Production at the company's Oxford plant will be suspended for three working days.
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Mini production to halt due to chip shortage
Production at the company's Oxford plant will be suspended for three working days.
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City drivers 'should think twice' before SUV buys
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Mini production to halt due to chip shortage
Production at the company's Oxford plant will be suspended for three working days.
![JLR factory](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/3485/production/_118154431_46dfd04e-d06d-4df7-b360-85a2a23c8a4f.jpg)
Jaguar Land Rover halts output over chip shortage
Britain's biggest carmaker to suspend output at two factories because of global semiconductor shortage.
![Car](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/95D0/production/_118125383_p09f6pnq.jpg)
Video 2 minutes 27 seconds
Five electric car brands to look out for in China
Robin Brant talks through five companies showcasing electric vehicles at the Shanghai Auto Show.
![SUV car parked on a London street.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/E50B/production/_117853685_gettyimages-72259096.jpg)
City drivers 'should think twice' before SUV buys
The boss of the RAC Foundation says drivers in urban areas should consider which car is most appropriate.
![A Ford Mondeo](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13F89/production/_117710818_gettyimages-1049236736.jpg)
Ford says farewell to the Mondeo
The car, which became synonymous with a certain type of British motorist, will be phased out next year.
![The first Zeekr model will be based on the "Zero Concept" car unveiled last September by Geely's Lynk & Co.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1433C/production/_117684728_zeroconceptcar.jpg)
China's biggest car brand to launch rival to Tesla
Geely's new upmarket electric car brand Zeekr comes as Elon Musk goes on the charm offensive in China.
![Aston Martin Gaydon headquarters](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/2678/production/_117484890_gaydon.jpg)
Aston Martin's electric models to be made in UK
The luxury car manufacturer says its battery-powered sports cars will be made in Warwickshire.
![JLR factory](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/3485/production/_118154431_46dfd04e-d06d-4df7-b360-85a2a23c8a4f.jpg)
Jaguar Land Rover halts output over chip shortage
Britain's biggest carmaker to suspend output at two factories because of global semiconductor shortage.
![Car](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/95D0/production/_118125383_p09f6pnq.jpg)
Video 2 minutes 27 seconds
Five electric car brands to look out for in China
Robin Brant talks through five companies showcasing electric vehicles at the Shanghai Auto Show.
![SUV car parked on a London street.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503110430/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/E50B/production/_117853685_gettyimages-72259096.jpg)
City drivers 'should think twice' before SUV buys
The boss of the RAC Foundation says drivers in urban areas should consider which car is most appropriate.
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