A US car dealer in Fukaya, Japan. America’s vehicular behemoths are ill-suited to Japan’s narrow roads and tight parking spaces Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A US car dealer in Fukaya, Japan. America’s vehicular behemoths are ill-suited to Japan’s narrow roads and tight parking spaces Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images ‘Terrible fuel efficiency,… Continue reading ‘Terrible fuel efficiency, no right-hand drive’: why trade deal won’t warm up Japan to American cars
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Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs
A Volkswagen storage tower in Wolfsburg, Germany. Photograph: Liesa Johannssen/Reuters View image in fullscreen A Volkswagen storage tower in Wolfsburg, Germany. Photograph: Liesa Johannssen/Reuters Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs Manufacturer cuts profit margin range for year as German car exports to US fall sharply Business live -latest updates The German… Continue reading Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs
UK car manufacturing slumps to lowest level since 1953 barring Covid
Mini Coopers on the production line at the BMW factory at Cowley in Oxford. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA View image in fullscreen Mini Coopers on the production line at the BMW factory at Cowley in Oxford. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA UK car manufacturing slumps to lowest level since 1953 barring Covid New vehicles declined 12% in first… Continue reading UK car manufacturing slumps to lowest level since 1953 barring Covid
Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead
Model Y cars at Tesla’s gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany. Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen Model Y cars at Tesla’s gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany. Photograph: Reuters Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead Electric carmaker struggles to emerge from sales rut on continent despite updating its bestselling Model Y Business live… Continue reading Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead
‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future
The miners’ strike under Arthur Scargill and the closure of the Ford plant have cast a shadow that Reform’s Nigel Farage is hoping to exploit. Bridgend town centre. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/Reuters/PA View image in fullscreen The miners’ strike under Arthur Scargill and the closure of the Ford plant have cast a shadow that Reform’s… Continue reading ‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future
Campervans: how to buy the pick of the pop-tops in the UK
Campervan owners can enjoy the great outdoors without the bother of tent poles and deflating airbeds. Photograph: Peter Cade/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Campervan owners can enjoy the great outdoors without the bother of tent poles and deflating airbeds. Photograph: Peter Cade/Getty Images Campervans: how to buy the pick of the pop-tops in the… Continue reading Campervans: how to buy the pick of the pop-tops in the UK
Jaguar Land Rover delays launch of new Range Rover Electric
A Range Rover at a charging point. Customers waiting for the new model have been told deliveries will not begin until 2026. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty View image in fullscreen A Range Rover at a charging point. Customers waiting for the new model have been told deliveries will not begin until 2026. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover delays launch of new Range Rover Electric
Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump tariffs fallout dents sales
JLR paused shipments to the US in April after Donald Trump imposed a tariff on foreign-made vehicles. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen JLR paused shipments to the US in April after Donald Trump imposed a tariff on foreign-made vehicles. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump tariffs fallout dents sales
Thousands of vehicles sit idle at EU port as Trump’s tariffs leave their mark
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is one of the world’s largest car transport hubs, shipping more than 3m vehicles around the world in 2024. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA View image in fullscreen The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is one of the world’s largest car transport hubs, shipping more than 3m vehicles around the world in 2024. Photograph: Olivier… Continue reading Thousands of vehicles sit idle at EU port as Trump’s tariffs leave their mark
Buyers of new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme
The Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has overtaken Tesla sales in the UK. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA View image in fullscreen The Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has overtaken Tesla sales in the UK. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Buyers of new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme Grant offering up to 10% off may… Continue reading Buyers of new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme