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Fintech startup Spring Free EV and Cox Automotive have partnered to provide used electric vehicles to smaller businesses through a new subscription program.

The global semiconductor chip shortage will continue to hurt British car sales throughout this year and into 2023 after making a serious dent in vehicle supply in 2021.

Overall sales in the world's biggest car market rose 3.8% year-on-year, after monthly sales of 2.79 million vehicles in December brought total sales for 2021 to 26.28 million

The Qualcomm chips will provide the computing power for the all-electric Celestiq, the company's planned flagship sedan.

GM's CarBravo site will aggregate vehicles owned by Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealers, as well as cars and trucks that GM Financial controls after taking them back from rental car agencies or vehicle leases.

The Volkswagen brand saw an 8.1 per cent drop in sales to just under 4.9 million units, with the biggest fall in China at 14.8 per cent, although battery-electric vehicle sales in the country quadrupled.

The Tata Tiago and Tigor CNG will be based on their standard petrol models and will share features and powertrain.

Bollinger said the startup will showcase the electric platforms for its medium-duty trucks in March and will likely release some customer names this year.