Volkswagen ‘the first domino to fall’ after union vote, says UAW president

Shawn Fain tells the Guardian he expects ‘more of the same to come’ after celebrating union’s historic victory at Tennessee plant

Wales to change guidance on 20mph speed limits, transport minister says

Ken Skates says local communities will decide which limits are rescinded after 500,000 people sign petition against them

Recall represents another ‘black eye’ for the company, which saw its share prices fall this week, wiping away all its gains this year

Vote makes Chattanooga factory first auto plant in US south to unionize via election since the 1940s

US officials say pedal pad could come loose and get lodged in interior trim, causing vehicle to accelerate unintentionally

Steve Green says vehicle bought in Australia in 1998 and now part of a plastic waste collection team has many more miles in it

United Auto Workers faces first real test in campaign to unionize 13 automakers across US as Volkswagen workers vote in Tennessee

The car is just five years old, and now the company seems to be washing its hands of the matter

Hybrids outsold pure electrics in the past three quarters, according to new figures, while petrol and diesel sales fell 8%

Editorial: The latest call by the RAC to reinstate emergency lanes should be listened to and acted upon

Blackstone’s plans for data centre unlikely to generate thousands of jobs failed startup promised with Northumberland battery plant

Closure between junctions 9 and 10 will be second of five planned weekend closures on motorway

Man jailed for eight and a half years after incident in which Greater Manchester police received anxious call from daughter

Billionaire says ‘there is nothing I hate more’ than cutting staff as more than 10% of workforce to be affected

Olaf Scholz says European cars should have equal access to Chinese customers