Explainers

Stellantis, behind Jeep and Ram, is based in the Netherlands. Scout belongs to VW, Lucid mostly to a Saudi fund.

Toyota owns 20% of Subaru, 5.1% of Mazda and 4.9% of Suzuki, three rivals it competes against.

Makers quote 10-80%, 10-70%, 30-80% or km added. The figures side by side, with independent tests beside them.

Of four carmakers sold after the 1997 crisis, Hyundai bought one, Kia, and foreign buyers took the other three.

Britain has more famous car badges than any other European country and owns almost none of them.

Huawei owns none of its HIMA brands, and Changan became a central state enterprise in its own right in July 2025.

A mild hybrid never moves on electricity, a full hybrid manages a kilometre or two, a plug-in 40 to 100 km.

The electric version of a car usually costs less than the petrol one in Norway. The VAT exemption ends in 2028.

Mitsubishi sold its half of GAC Mitsubishi for one yuan in 2023, and that plant now builds Aion EVs.

The Jaecoo 7 is sold in China as the Chery Tansuo 06, and Huawei holds no stake in Avatr.

One Spanish plant builds the Opel and Vauxhall Corsa, the Lancia Ypsilon and the Peugeot 208.