UK carmakers will have to meet electric car sales targets despite Sunak U-turn Firms call for support as government presses ahead with plan to impose minimum sales quotas in 2024
Rishi Sunak defies critics and presses on with net zero U-turn Prime minister ignores advice of official body and says UK still on track to meet 2050 target
Tesla is the next biggest union target in the United States. Sorry, Elon Musk The carmaker is now US labor’s most important target. If Musk doesn’t like that, he’s welcome to settle it with an auto worker by cage match
US autoworkers to expand strikes amid contract stalemate: ‘We’re not messing around’ UAW to launch additional strikes if agreements with General Motors, Stellantis and Ford are not reached by 22 September
Holiday Autos scuppered my airport car hire: it’s time for a refund It failed to pass on my flight number, so Hertz’s office had closed – and I had to rent the last car on a competitor’s lot
Rishi Sunak delays some green targets and scraps others as he reveals net zero policy shift – as it happened PM says people to be given more time to switch gas boilers to heat pumps, and ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars delayed
Rishi Sunak announces U-turn on key green targets UK prime minister delays ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars as he pushes back net zero goals
Cynical Rishi sells net zero targets down the river to appease the right There’s nothing long term about the prime minister diluting green policies in the hope of clinging on to power
Rishi Sunak’s government risks looking incapable of honouring a commitment Net zero rollback could be a disaster for business confidence, with cars policy looking particularly perverse
Sunak’s big green gamble: the story behind the PM’s decision to U-turn With PM’s electoral options narrowing, strategists came to conclusion policy could help create dividing line with Labour
E.ON boss hits out at Sunak’s plan to row back on net zero policies PM accused of delaying vital work on transforming UK economy as car industry leaders also condemn plans
Share your view on Sunak delaying the UK’s switch to electric cars We want to hear prospective car buyers’ reactions to the prime minister’s announcement, and whether it’s impacted the type of vehicle they will buy
Oliver Dowden takes near-empty RAF plane to UN talks in New York Labour criticises deputy PM’s decision to use 158-seat Voyager instead of a scheduled service as ‘wrong on every level’
US autoworkers on strike over wages: ‘You give your life but aren’t taken care of’ The next generation of autoworkers faces a future with no healthcare or retirement – unless the union prevails
UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price? From vegetables to coffee and transport to recreation, how the cost of everyday items varies