Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg (left), and Amazon, led by Jeff Bezos, gave $1m each. Photograph: Getty Images View image in fullscreen Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg (left), and Amazon, led by Jeff Bezos, gave $1m each. Photograph: Getty Images US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund Donations, not… Continue reading US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund
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Toyota donating $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration – report
Trump’s proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would affect automakers and could bring supply chain shocks across the auto industry. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Trump’s proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would affect automakers and could bring supply chain shocks across the auto industry. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock Toyota… Continue reading Toyota donating $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration – report
BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions
The BYD factory in Brazil, its first electric vehicle plant outside of Asia, and was due to start operating by March 2025. Photograph: Wissarut Weerasopon/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The BYD factory in Brazil, its first electric vehicle plant outside of Asia, and was due to start operating by March 2025. Photograph: Wissarut… Continue reading BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions
UK car industry hails plan for Prius-style hybrids to stay on sale after 2030
Hybrids such as the Toyota Prius combine a petrol engine with a smaller battery. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Hybrids such as the Toyota Prius combine a petrol engine with a smaller battery. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock UK car industry hails plan for Prius-style hybrids to stay on sale after 2030 Government… Continue reading UK car industry hails plan for Prius-style hybrids to stay on sale after 2030
Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi confirm they are in merger talks
The bosses of Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi hold a press conference on their merger talks in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters View image in fullscreen The bosses of Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi hold a press conference on their merger talks in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi confirm they are… Continue reading Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi confirm they are in merger talks
Where Rachel Reeves can get help on the economy | Brief letters
Rachel Reeves ‘ought to read the letters section in the Guardian. If I were prime minister, it would be the first thing I would read every morning’. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA View image in fullscreen Rachel Reeves ‘ought to read the letters section in the Guardian. If I were prime minister, it would be the first… Continue reading Where Rachel Reeves can get help on the economy | Brief letters
EU should spare carmakers from ‘punitive’ emissions fines, says Scholz
A Volkswagen plant in Germany, where the company is considering closures. Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters View image in fullscreen A Volkswagen plant in Germany, where the company is considering closures. Photograph: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters EU should spare carmakers from ‘punitive’ emissions fines, says Scholz Germany’s chancellor backs auto industry as Volkswagen considers unprecedented plant closures The EU… Continue reading EU should spare carmakers from ‘punitive’ emissions fines, says Scholz
Watchdog gives lenders a year to respond to UK car finance complaints
More than 2 million people take out car finance loans every year. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images View image in fullscreen More than 2 million people take out car finance loans every year. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Watchdog gives lenders a year to respond to UK car finance complaints Financial Conduct Authority sets 4 December 2025… Continue reading Watchdog gives lenders a year to respond to UK car finance complaints
Nissan’s mooted merger with Honda may be best answer to industry’s EV problem
Nissan is in talks with Honda on a full-blown merger, which should probably be viewed as a takeover. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Nissan is in talks with Honda on a full-blown merger, which should probably be viewed as a takeover. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Nissan’s mooted merger with Honda may be best answer… Continue reading Nissan’s mooted merger with Honda may be best answer to industry’s EV problem
Eddie Stobart obituary
Eddie Stobart, left, with his son, Edward, in Carlisle, Cumbria, in 1993. Photograph: Ted Ditchburn/Times Newspapers Ltd View image in fullscreen Eddie Stobart, left, with his son, Edward, in Carlisle, Cumbria, in 1993. Photograph: Ted Ditchburn/Times Newspapers Ltd Obituary Eddie Stobart obituary Founder of the haulage business that carried his name and grew into a… Continue reading Eddie Stobart obituary