Tesla has suspended most production at its factory near Berlin from 29 January to 11 February. Photograph: Patrick Pleul/AP Tesla has suspended most production at its factory near Berlin from 29 January to 11 February. Photograph: Patrick Pleul/AP Tesla pauses German production after Red Sea shipping attacks Delays in delivery of parts result in suspension… Continue reading Tesla pauses German production after Red Sea shipping attacks
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Car finance: what is the FCA looking into and will people get money back?
In recent years PCPs have been used by about eight in 10 new car buyers. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA In recent years PCPs have been used by about eight in 10 new car buyers. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Explainer Car finance: what is the FCA looking into and will people get money back? UK watchdog is investigating… Continue reading Car finance: what is the FCA looking into and will people get money back?
Have Australian drivers finally charged into electric vehicles?
Luxury brands like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz made it into the 2023 top 10 electric car sales by make/model in Australia. Photograph: Claudia Greco/Reuters Luxury brands like Volvo and Mercedes-Benz made it into the 2023 top 10 electric car sales by make/model in Australia. Photograph: Claudia Greco/Reuters Analysis Have Australian drivers finally charged into electric vehicles?… Continue reading Have Australian drivers finally charged into electric vehicles?
‘We don’t have a say’: workers join push to unionize flagship Volkswagen plant
Signs for and against unionization in front of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2019, when the UAW fell short just in winning union elections. Photograph: Erin O Smith/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP Signs for and against unionization in front of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2019, when the UAW fell… Continue reading ‘We don’t have a say’: workers join push to unionize flagship Volkswagen plant
UAW announces union campaign at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama
A Mercedes-Benz C-Class frame moves down the production line at a factory in Alabama. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images A Mercedes-Benz C-Class frame moves down the production line at a factory in Alabama. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images UAW announces union campaign at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama The US autoworkers’ union plans to bring more employees under… Continue reading UAW announces union campaign at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama
Australians paying hundreds more for fuel due to government inaction on efficiency standards, advocates say
The cost of filling up an average Australian car is more than double the cost of more efficient models common overseas, according to Climate Council analysis. Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters The cost of filling up an average Australian car is more than double the cost of more efficient models common overseas, according to Climate Council analysis.… Continue reading Australians paying hundreds more for fuel due to government inaction on efficiency standards, advocates say
Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut
The industry is calling for the government to halve VAT on all new electric vehicle purchases. Photograph: John Walton/PA The industry is calling for the government to halve VAT on all new electric vehicle purchases. Photograph: John Walton/PA Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut Stalled growth in electric vehicles comes… Continue reading Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut
Utes and SUVs make up entire top 10 in record year of new car sales in Australia
SUVs and light commercial vehicles – a category that includes utes – accounted for 78.4% of all new car sales in Australia in 2023. Photograph: 3dan3/Getty Images/iStockphoto SUVs and light commercial vehicles – a category that includes utes – accounted for 78.4% of all new car sales in Australia in 2023. Photograph: 3dan3/Getty Images/iStockphoto Utes… Continue reading Utes and SUVs make up entire top 10 in record year of new car sales in Australia
Big carmakers lobbied UK to weaken or delay electric car rules
Rishi Sunak (right) and his chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, during a visit to the Nissan factory in Sunderland in November. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/PA Rishi Sunak (right) and his chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, during a visit to the Nissan factory in Sunderland in November. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/PA Big carmakers lobbied UK to weaken or delay electric car rules… Continue reading Big carmakers lobbied UK to weaken or delay electric car rules
MasterChef review made me laugh my Pollocks off | Brief letters
Stuart Jeffries’ review of BBC One’s MasterChef: Battle of the Critics is ‘a masterly piece of observation’, according to reader Mat Watkinson. Photograph: Getty Stuart Jeffries’ review of BBC One’s MasterChef: Battle of the Critics is ‘a masterly piece of observation’, according to reader Mat Watkinson. Photograph: Getty Letters MasterChef review made me laugh my… Continue reading MasterChef review made me laugh my Pollocks off | Brief letters