UK car sales top 2m in 2025 as Chinese brands boom

An MG5 electric car on a dealership forecourt. Chinese brands have pushed into the UK which, unlike the US or the EU, has not imposed tariffs on imports from the country. Photograph: allanbellimages/Alamy View image in fullscreen An MG5 electric car on a dealership forecourt. Chinese brands have pushed into the UK which, unlike the… Continue reading UK car sales top 2m in 2025 as Chinese brands boom

Nvidia CEO reveals new ‘reasoning’ AI tech for self-driving cars

1:11 Nvidia unveils new ‘reasoning’ AI tech for self-driving cars – video Nvidia CEO reveals new ‘reasoning’ AI tech for self-driving cars Jensen Huang also announces at CES new, more powerful Vera Rubin chips that will arrive later this year The billionaire boss of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has unveiled new AI technology that he… Continue reading Nvidia CEO reveals new ‘reasoning’ AI tech for self-driving cars

Jaguar Land Rover sales slump sharply amid US tariffs and cyber-attack

The cyber-attack forced Jaguar Land Rover to suspend production at its factories in the UK, Slovakia, Brazil and India through September. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The cyber-attack forced Jaguar Land Rover to suspend production at its factories in the UK, Slovakia, Brazil and India through September. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover sales slump sharply amid US tariffs and cyber-attack

Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests

Battery electric cars made up only 4% of the cars on UK roads last year. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy View image in fullscreen Battery electric cars made up only 4% of the cars on UK roads last year. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests London predicted… Continue reading Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests

China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Workers clean vehicles at BYD’s factory in Camacari, Brazil. The company recorded 4.55m car sales worldwide during 2025. Photograph: Americo Roberto/EPA View image in fullscreen Workers clean vehicles at BYD’s factory in Camacari, Brazil. The company recorded 4.55m car sales worldwide during 2025. Photograph: Americo Roberto/EPA China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car… Continue reading China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Lines of BYD electric cars parked and ready for export at the Taicang port in Suzhou, China. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Lines of BYD electric cars parked and ready for export at the Taicang port in Suzhou, China. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars… Continue reading China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Dagenham’s sewing machinists did not go on strike primarily for equal pay | Letters

Striking female machinists from the Ford plant in Dagenham attend a women’s conference on equal rights in industry at Friends House, Euston, on 28 June 1968. Photograph: Bob Aylott/Getty View image in fullscreen Striking female machinists from the Ford plant in Dagenham attend a women’s conference on equal rights in industry at Friends House, Euston,… Continue reading Dagenham’s sewing machinists did not go on strike primarily for equal pay | Letters

UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch

There were 87,200 electric car chargers installed in the UK at the end of November. Photograph: Phil Wilkinson/Alamy View image in fullscreen There were 87,200 electric car chargers installed in the UK at the end of November. Photograph: Phil Wilkinson/Alamy UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch Smallest number of new… Continue reading UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch

Tesla’s EU sales slump continues as Chinese rivals thrive

Tesla’s market share in the EU has shrunk from 2.1% to 1.4%, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters View image in fullscreen Tesla’s market share in the EU has shrunk from 2.1% to 1.4%, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters Tesla’s EU sales… Continue reading Tesla’s EU sales slump continues as Chinese rivals thrive

Tesla sales fall across Europe again as BYD surges; Ryanair to appeal €256m fine from Italy’s competition authority – business live

02.20 EST Introduction: Tesla’s European sales fall again Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. Sales of Tesla’s electric cars fell across Europe again last month, as the company’s annus horribilis continued. European auto lobby ACEA is reporting this morning that Tesla registrations tumbled by 34.2%… Continue reading Tesla sales fall across Europe again as BYD surges; Ryanair to appeal €256m fine from Italy’s competition authority – business live