New EVs at a Togg production plant in Turkey. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images View image in fullscreen New EVs at a Togg production plant in Turkey. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images ‘My Tesla has become ordinary’: Turkey catches up with EU in electric car sales Popularity of EVs in country is part of global trend of emerging markets… Continue reading ‘My Tesla has become ordinary’: Turkey catches up with EU in electric car sales
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‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China
Keir Starmer will be under pressure to ensure China picks up the bill for British Steel in Scunthorpe. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Reuters View image in fullscreen Keir Starmer will be under pressure to ensure China picks up the bill for British Steel in Scunthorpe. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Reuters Analysis ‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim… Continue reading ‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China
‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement
Narendra Modi (centre) with Ursula von der Leyen (right) and the European Council president, António Costa. Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA View image in fullscreen Narendra Modi (centre) with Ursula von der Leyen (right) and the European Council president, António Costa. Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA ‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement Tariffs cut… Continue reading ‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Dodge pick up truck on the road in Preston. In many cases, children cannot be seen over the bonnets of these extra-large cars. Photograph: Cernan Elias/Alamy View image in fullscreen Dodge pick up truck on the road in Preston. In many cases, children cannot be seen over the bonnets of these extra-large cars. Photograph: Cernan… Continue reading Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
City minister accused of ignoring £2bn car finance tax loophole
Banks’ motor finance divisions are registered as ‘non-bank entities’, putting them outside the scope of rules linked to bank compensation payments. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA View image in fullscreen Banks’ motor finance divisions are registered as ‘non-bank entities’, putting them outside the scope of rules linked to bank compensation payments. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA City minister accused… Continue reading City minister accused of ignoring £2bn car finance tax loophole
Why it has not been so easy being green for the white van in the UK
Jordane Roach, an Openreach engineer, says: ‘This is so much easier to drive. I’d never go back to diesel.’ Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Jordane Roach, an Openreach engineer, says: ‘This is so much easier to drive. I’d never go back to diesel.’ Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Why it has not been… Continue reading Why it has not been so easy being green for the white van in the UK
Senators urge Ford to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump’s climate rollbacks
Donald Trump and Ford’s chief executive, Jim Farley, at a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, on 13 January 2026. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters View image in fullscreen Donald Trump and Ford’s chief executive, Jim Farley, at a Ford production center in Dearborn, Michigan, on 13 January 2026. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Senators urge Ford to disclose… Continue reading Senators urge Ford to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump’s climate rollbacks
European industry hits out at Trump’s ‘ludicrous’ demands over Greenland
A Volkswagen plant in Dresden. German carmakers said the costs of the additional US tariffs would be enormous. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Volkswagen plant in Dresden. German carmakers said the costs of the additional US tariffs would be enormous. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/AFP/Getty Images European industry hits out at Trump’s ‘ludicrous’… Continue reading European industry hits out at Trump’s ‘ludicrous’ demands over Greenland
Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’
A Mini Cooper electric car on the production line at an assembly plant in Cowley near Oxford. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Mini Cooper electric car on the production line at an assembly plant in Cowley near Oxford. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000… Continue reading Over-reliance on China could hit UK energy supply chains ‘putting 90,000 jobs at risk’
General Motors reports $7bn earnings loss after pulling back from EVs
A Chevrolet dealership on 6 January 2026 in Colma, California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Chevrolet dealership on 6 January 2026 in Colma, California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images General Motors reports $7bn earnings loss after pulling back from EVs GM says end of tax incentives and less stringent emissions regulations slowed… Continue reading General Motors reports $7bn earnings loss after pulling back from EVs