Sir Graham Day obituary Businessman who did what he could to revitalise British shipbuilding and motor manufacturing in the 1980s before returning to his native Canada
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
Lotus to cut 550 UK jobs amid ‘uncertainty’ including Trump tariffs Chinese-owned sportscar maker insists it is committed to Britain and will restart production in Norfolk in September
Liz Truss warns there is ‘a reckoning coming’ for central banks, and backs Trump in Fed battle; US growth revised higher amid AI boom – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as former PM criticises Bank of England and claims UK faces ‘economic doom loop’
Tesla sales in Europe slump 40% as BYD new car registrations more than triple Electric car business run by Elon Musk continues to lose ground to Chinese rival despite recent revamp of Model Y
UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035 Thinktank predicts wider inequality gap and calls for revised policies to tackle flying and excess private car use
My car was towed away by the AA … then it went on a 15,000-mile journey After six months I only got it back after I’d reported it stolen
UK carmakers claimed leaving EV sales rules unchanged would cost jobs and investment BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota lobbied against zero emission vehicle mandate, documents show
Five people killed, including one child, in New York bus crash More than 40 passengers evaluated or treated with injuries ranging from head trauma to broken arms and legs
Canada to drop counter-tariffs on some US goods one day after call with Trump Mark Carney says change will go into effect on 1 September but tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos will remain
CrossCountry passengers face strike disruption on bank holiday weekend RMT action over pay and conditions means no services on Saturday and reduced rail timetable on Monday
Citroën rebuked by UK minister over handling of mass safety recall Transport secretary urges Stellantis to offer more help after tens of thousands are left unable to use their car
Tractor falls from bridge on to M20 leaving driver critically injured Man airlifted to hospital after vehicle drops on to central reservation of motorway in Kent
Record number of EVs registered in western Europe across last quarter Nearly 600,000 BEVs hit the road as carmakers such as Renault and Stellantis attract more price-sensitive buyers
Now fraudsters are trying to mis-sell you a car loan payout Motorists, who could be owed up to £950 if they were mis-sold finance, are being asked by ‘the lender’ for their details. Don’t fall for it