Automotive industry A host of major manufacturers move their business from UK regulators and stockpile parts All new car models sold in the UK and the EU must gain ‘type approval’ from regulators. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty Images Carmakers are ramping up their preparations for a no-deal Brexit, with a host of major manufacturers moving regulatory… Continue reading Carmakers ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit
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Carlos Ghosn offers to wear ankle tag if he is granted bail in Japan
Carlos Ghosn Court has already rejected one bail request from ex-Nissan boss, saying he is a flight risk Former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn has been in detention in Japan since his arrest on 19 November. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA Carlos Ghosn has vowed to remain in Japan in the unlikely event he is granted bail, even… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn offers to wear ankle tag if he is granted bail in Japan
Climate change threat to Germans’ need for speed on Autobahn
Germany Draft environmental measures include proposal to impose motorway speed limit A 120km/h speed limit sign on an Autobahn near Bremen. Photograph: Morris MacMatzen/Reuters The days of unlimited speeding on Germany’s famously fast Autobahn network could be over if the government adopts draft proposals on climate protection put forward by its committee on the future… Continue reading Climate change threat to Germans’ need for speed on Autobahn
Tesla to cut more than 3,000 jobs because cars ‘still too expensive’
Tesla Elon Musk says he has no choice but to reduce electric car manufacturer’s headcount Elon Musk says Tesla, which has been criticised for only offering the priciest customisations of the Model 3, needs to make progress towards cheaper variants. Photograph: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images Tesla is cutting more than 3,000 jobs, or… Continue reading Tesla to cut more than 3,000 jobs because cars ‘still too expensive’
Carlos Ghosn received £6.9m in ‘improper’ payments, says Nissan
Carlos Ghosn Nissan and Mitsubishi say he was paid from joint venture without consulting board Carlos Ghosn has denied all financial misconduct. Photograph: Koichi Kamoshida/EPA Nissan and Mitsubishi have accused their former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, of receiving €7.8m (£6.9m) in “improper payments” from a joint venture between the Japanese carmakers without consulting other board members.… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn received £6.9m in ‘improper’ payments, says Nissan
Pollutionwatch: transport’s true cost to the environment
Pollutionwatch Environment Our polluting behaviours are subsidised by taxes and a lowering of quality of life Taxes and charges paid by transport users cover less than half the true cost. Photograph: Action Press/Rex/Shutterstock The “polluter pays” principle feels like natural justice. We would all agree factory owners should be responsible for the pollution they cause.… Continue reading Pollutionwatch: transport’s true cost to the environment
Boris Johnson dismisses Brexit claims of Jaguar Land Rover boss
Jaguar Land Rover Former foreign secretary claims he knows more about car making than Ralf Speth Boris Johnson speaking on the LBC phone-in. Photograph: LBC The former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has suggested that he knows more about car manufacturing than the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover. Johnson, the Conservative MP and one of… Continue reading Boris Johnson dismisses Brexit claims of Jaguar Land Rover boss
German CDU leader criticises anti-diesel ‘crusades’
Germany Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer also calls for party to reassess handling of 2015 refugee crisis Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer: ‘There is a growing impression that crusades are being led against diesel.’ Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images Angela Merkel’s replacement as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats has criticised the country’s leading environmental organisations for leading “crusades” against diesel cars, as… Continue reading German CDU leader criticises anti-diesel ‘crusades’
Ford cost-cutting could lead to 1,000 job losses at Bridgend plant
Ford Union stewards briefed a day after US carmaker announced cuts in European operations Britain’s largest trade union, Unite, has vowed to fight against any compulsory redundancies at Ford. Photograph: Dimitrios Legakis for the Guardian Ford is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs in the UK over two years, with more than half the… Continue reading Ford cost-cutting could lead to 1,000 job losses at Bridgend plant
Renault finds no illegal payments to Carlos Ghosn in past two years
Carlos Ghosn Investigation will now examine payments made to former Nissan chairman before 2017 Carlos Ghosn remains in custody in Tokyo. Photograph: Régis Duvignau/Reuters Renault has said it has so far found no evidence of illegal or fraudulent payments to Carlos Ghosn, despite the chief executive of the French carmaker remaining under arrest in Japan.… Continue reading Renault finds no illegal payments to Carlos Ghosn in past two years