Blow to consumers as supreme court hands partial win to car finance firms over loans
Millions of drivers to miss out on compensation after UK’s highest court sides with finance companies
Car finance scandal: UK supreme court poised to rule on hidden commissions
Verdict could could pave way for millions of motorists to claim compensation for mis-selling
What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans?
Government is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway
Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth
US economy grows faster than expected as Trump announces 25% tariffs on India – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as world’s biggest economy grows at 3% annualised rate in data distorted by trade wars
Aston Martin’s 24-hour scramble to get lower US tariffs pays off
Carmaker avoids reporting a slump by sending three months’ worth of sales on last day of the quarter at levy of 10%
Elon Musk is turning US liberals off not just Tesla but electric vehicles in general
Disgust at the CEO’s rightwing activism is casting a pall but conservatives are no more likely to buy EVs
Parking permit mix-up cost £110 and then £150 in fines
Cardiff council cancelled permit after its email asking for more information went into a driver’s spam folder
Musk hails $16.5bn Samsung deal to supply Tesla with AI chips
South Korean tech company will produce carmaker’s next-generation semiconductors at new plant in Texas
‘We have to move’: historic village of Tempsford reels from plan to swell its 600 residents to 350,000
Bedfordshire village endured the Romans and the Danes – but can it survive housebuilders and a plan to turn it into a railway hub?
‘Terrible fuel efficiency, no right-hand drive’: why trade deal won’t warm up Japan to American cars
Few vehicles like the Ford F-150 pick-up make it to Japan – as well as being made for the wrong side of the road, they are seen as too big and unreliable
Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs
Manufacturer cuts profit margin range for year as German car exports to US fall sharply
Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal
Exclusive: Chancellor could step in if justices uphold entirety of ruling over commission paid to brokers
Tesla’s European sales slump as Musk warns of ‘rough quarters’ ahead
Electric carmaker struggles to emerge from sales rut on continent despite updating its bestselling Model Y
UK car manufacturing slumps to lowest level since 1953 barring Covid
New vehicles declined 12% in first six months of this year as Trump’s tariffs caused chaos, SMMT figures show