‘We want everybody walking out’: UAW chief outlines mass strike for May 2028

Shawn Fain, the United Auto Workers president, reaffirms general strike on 1 May 2028, saying ‘members need to come together’

SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in UK and EU every two years, says report

Bigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities

Country diary: The satnav sacrifice – villages like this are no longer so tranquil

Little Barford, Bedfordshire: Virtually everyone who drives is thankful to technology for helping us to dodge traffic. Those who suffer the consequences might feel differently

Readers reply: Why are cars designed to be capable of going much faster than the speed limit?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Guardian view on the Tory low tax, free trade pitch: a hard sell in a world that needs neither

Editorial: Jeremy Hunt has an almost religious belief that the invisible hand of the market works – even when it punches Britons

UK inflation unexpectedly rises as cost of tobacco and alcohol increases

Surprise uptick to 4.0% complicates forecasts of interest rate cut, while FTSE slumps to 1.5%

Average car insurance cost in UK nears £1,000 after prices rise 58%

Young drivers face huge increases as soaring costs help push up inflation

UK fuel retailers to be forced to share prices within half hour of any changes

Petrol station owners will have to provide near-live data amid concerns drivers are being ripped off

‘Cheaper to save the world than destroy it’: why capitalism is going green

Akshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices drop

UK potholes and road defects have led to surge in callouts

AA and RAC report highest figures for at least five years and criticise lack of permanent repairs

Oxford becomes UK’s electric bus capital as 159 vehicles join fleet

Private operators are guaranteed faster journey times by the council in return for investment

Why are cars designed to be capable of going much faster than the speed limit?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

Satnavs and Google Maps to be updated in readiness for driverless cars

Councils in England will have to digitise all traffic regulation measures such as temporary speed limits or road closures

Tiny proportion of e-scooter injuries appear in official UK data

Study warns that lack of reporting may mask the dangers of still-mostly-illegal scooters on roads and pavements

Transparent TVs, AI catflaps: what were the tech standouts at CES 2024?

AI companions, hidden speakers, bird-spotting binoculars and sideways-driving cars shine at annual tech show in Las Vegas