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The UK-based car maker warned that it expects the chip shortage to continue throughout this year.

The government allows proposals to develop the battery plant at Coventry Airport to proceed.

Carmakers are hit by pandemic-related chip and staff shortages, and the closure of a major plant.

The luxury car maker will make its first electric car at its plant in Crewe, bosses confirm.

The money will be used to train "the next generation of auto technicians" at sites across Cornwall.

Britishvolt says the money unlocks huge private investment for a project that will create thousands of jobs.

The firm also said it will slow production at up to 11 plants in Japan due to rising Covid infections.

There was a marginal increase in new car sales in 2021, but figures were still 29% down on 2019.

Electric cars sales surged last year, but the SMMT warns that charging infrastructure needs investment.

The head of the AA Driving School says its because of the growing popularity of electric cars.

Industry group calls the figures "incredibly worrying" as Covid continues to hit supply chains.

The government has further reduced the amount of subsidy for buying electric cars, this time from £2,500 to £1,500.

Ulster Bank economist Richard Ramsey says 2021 will go down as the second worst year for car sales.

The firm behind WeBuyAnyCar and Cinch makes an offer for the Cambridge-based Marshall Motor Group.

John Mleczek worked for the TVR sports car firm for over 30 years along with his father and son.

The Omicron variant could exacerbate the shortage of chips used in cars, Makoto Uchida tells the BBC.

Chip shortages lead to production dropping to the lowest level recorded for October since 1956.