UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes

Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more

Nexperia halts chip supplies to China in threat to global car production

Dutch-controlled company informs customers about suspension but is said to want to de-escalate trade war

EU carmakers ‘days away’ from halting work as chip war with China escalates

Industry body says reserves of Nexperia semiconductors are dwindling after Beijing bans exports of key components

UK steps up review of headlight glare as drivers complain of being dazzled

Considerations include changes to headlight standards and clampdown on illegal sale of overly powerful bulbs

US investigates Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ high-speed driver assistance mode

Some drivers say vehicles using new version of full self-driving system can travel above speed limits

Driverless cars are coming to the UK – but the road to autonomy has bumps ahead

Waymo plans London robotaxis as early as 2026, but the history shows hype, hesitation and a few missed turns

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

MG wants us to pay £500-plus to remedy rogue electric car

After charging, there was a power system malfunction but MG closed the case and insisted a safety check was at our own expense

Ovo pricing change could double charging costs for some EV owners

Customers on Charge Anytime deal who drive fewer than 700 miles a month say they will be left with higher bills

Jaguar Land Rover aims to restart limited production after cyber-attack

Wolverhampton expected to be first plant to resume output, with some workers understood to have returned

The Guardian view on the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack: ministers must pay more attention to this growing risk

Editorial: Cybercriminals pose a seismic and increasingly sophisticated threat to businesses and national security. Yet Britain seems remarkably ill-prepared

California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn

San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn’t issued, as ‘citation books don’t have a box for “robot”’

UK government will underwrite £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber-attack

Britain’s largest automotive employer plans to restart engine manufacturing in early October, report says

‘Raring to go:’ the German remote-driving firm that hopes to make private car ownership redundant

Europe has been slow to embrace robotaxis but Germany will allow remote-controlled rental cars from December

Jaguar Land Rover is a rich company – it can pay to support its own supply chain

As the government explores options to support suppliers it should ensure that the carmaker foots the eventual bill