Susan Laborde and her Fiat Barchetta, which translates as ‘little boat’. Photograph: Susan Laborde/Guardian Community View image in fullscreen Susan Laborde and her Fiat Barchetta, which translates as ‘little boat’. Photograph: Susan Laborde/Guardian Community ‘I feel 20 years younger’: the joy of driving a convertible New convertible sales have plunged in the UK as drivers… Continue reading ‘I feel 20 years younger’: the joy of driving a convertible
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Jaguar Land Rover’s profits dented by US tariffs and drop in sales
Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, Adrian Mardell, spoke of ‘challenging global economic conditions’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA View image in fullscreen Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO, Adrian Mardell, spoke of ‘challenging global economic conditions’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Jaguar Land Rover’s profits dented by US tariffs and drop in sales Carmaker says US-UK trade deal now in place will… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover’s profits dented by US tariffs and drop in sales
Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit from Trump tariffs as it cuts profit forecast
Despite the trade turmoil, Toyota reported record sales in the first half of the year, up 5.5% to 5.1m vehicles. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Despite the trade turmoil, Toyota reported record sales in the first half of the year, up 5.5% to 5.1m vehicles. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit… Continue reading Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit from Trump tariffs as it cuts profit forecast
China’s Leninist industrial policy is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus
Construction of the Nantong railway station in east China’s Jiangsu Province, part of a relentless expansion of high-speed rail. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Construction of the Nantong railway station in east China’s Jiangsu Province, part of a relentless expansion of high-speed rail. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s industrial policy is creating instability at home and… Continue reading China’s Leninist industrial policy is creating instability at home and abroad | George Magnus
Honda’s quarterly profits are halved as Trump’s tariffs bite
Honda vehicles in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The carmaker is heavily reliant on tariff-hit Mexican and Canadian factories to produce cars for the US market. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/Reuters View image in fullscreen Honda vehicles in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. The carmaker is heavily reliant on tariff-hit Mexican and Canadian factories to produce cars for the US market.… Continue reading Honda’s quarterly profits are halved as Trump’s tariffs bite
Chinese carmakers led by BYD report big rises in UK sales in July
BYD, contending with Tesla to become the world’s biggest maker of battery electric vehicles, has launched an aggressive sales push in the UK. Photograph: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters View image in fullscreen BYD, contending with Tesla to become the world’s biggest maker of battery electric vehicles, has launched an aggressive sales push in the UK. Photograph: Chalinee… Continue reading Chinese carmakers led by BYD report big rises in UK sales in July
China warns EV makers to stop price-cutting to protect the economy
BYD electric vehicles at the port of Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province, China, before being loaded on to a vehicle carrier for export. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters View image in fullscreen BYD electric vehicles at the port of Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province, China, before being loaded on to a vehicle carrier for export. Photograph: China Daily/Reuters China… Continue reading China warns EV makers to stop price-cutting to protect the economy
Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July as BYD surges; Neil Woodford fined and banned over fund collapse – business live
04.25 EDT Tesla’s UK sales more than halve in July Just in: Sales of Teslas in the UK more than halved, year-on-year, in the UK last month as the electric carmaker’s struggles continue. Industry body data just released shows that just 987 new Teslas were registered in the UK in July, almost 60% less than the… Continue reading Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July as BYD surges; Neil Woodford fined and banned over fund collapse – business live
Trump attacks ‘seriously woke’ Jaguar Land Rover as company names new CEO
A Jaguar Type 00 concept car at the Goodwood festival of speed earlier this year. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Jaguar Type 00 concept car at the Goodwood festival of speed earlier this year. Photograph: John Keeble/Getty Images Trump attacks ‘seriously woke’ Jaguar Land Rover as company names new CEO US… Continue reading Trump attacks ‘seriously woke’ Jaguar Land Rover as company names new CEO
Car finance scandal: shares in UK lenders jump after supreme court ruling
The FCA unveiled a much smaller compensation scheme than anticipated, likely to cost lenders between £9bn and £18bn in total, well below the £44bn predicted. Photograph: Justin Kase z12z/Alamy View image in fullscreen The FCA unveiled a much smaller compensation scheme than anticipated, likely to cost lenders between £9bn and £18bn in total, well below… Continue reading Car finance scandal: shares in UK lenders jump after supreme court ruling