Supply glitch plays havoc with plans to increase sales of electric and plug-in hybrid models

New family of electric cars will be launched in a few years and will be sold online only

British luxury car maker also raising €1.4bn in new share offerings and debt

Deal is its first debt financing from China, a market that now represents 50% of JLR sales

CEO admits uncertainty over whether the company would have enough parts to maintain production in the UK

Planet Business: A tale of confidence and overconfidence

But deal won’t extend to co-operation in producing robo-vehicles

Production at Bridgend engine plant will end next year, with loss of 1,700 jobs

Alliance is intended to cut costs of developing zero emissions cars

Car maker overcomes weak China market to edge back into profit in fourth quarter

Car giant’s Shannon engineering base is testing new software to rewards drivers with cryptocurrency for sharing their data

Dublin market follows other bourses lower, with Kingpsan and Aryzta among the losers

Tata Motors shares plunge 30% after posting $4bn loss due to slumping China sales

The group has been hit by sliding demand for diesel, poor sales in China and Brexit