Nissan, Hyundai and Ford focus on tapping resurgent demand for so-called stop-gap vehicles
Chinese carmaker plans multibillion-euro investment into factories, marketing and dealers
Investment by private equity firm values Danish group Hempel at more than $3.6bn
Shares rise 13% after fourfold rise in quarterly group operating profit
Industry faces headwinds including price wars and higher interest rates that have put off consumers
Carlos Tavares says Britain’s quota regime could bankrupt carmakers
The company’s global plans range from solar modules and electric buses, trucks and trains to complex transport systems. But is it trying to do too much?
Paul Keel in line for multimillion-dollar pay rise despite jumping to a company half Smiths’ size
Expect more deals after Prysmian’s acquisition of Encore Wire
US also to probe Chinese shipbuilding as president’s re-election campaign fights for votes in Pennsylvania
FTSE 100 group agrees sale to Memphis-based rival as industry consolidation quickens
The Japanese carmakers are under pressure from coming wave of high-tech, low-cost electric vehicles from China
Brussels says subsidies distort European market in ‘strategically important’ sector
Europeans find alternative location for cheap green technology with cost of rooftop installation so high
The British boxmaker’s shareholders should be wary of a suitor willing to overpay to stay in the game
CATL chief Robin Zeng says much-vaunted tech for electric vehicles is impractical and unsafe
US-based group bids for UK company after £6.2bn deal already reached with packaging rival Mondi
AI training for manufacturing workers could minimise job losses
Chief executive says ‘we cannot do this alone’ as carmaker responds to threat from Chinese rivals
Parts manufacturer suggests suppliers are being told to switch focus from EVs to hybrid models amid waning interest
Auto sector says final EPA rule presents ‘more reasonable’ goals for adoption of electric vehicles
Plant being built in South Carolina by parent Volkswagen among options available to German brand
Investor interest in European defence businesses picks up amid growing geopolitical instability
Plants geared to producing internal combustion engines increasingly mothballed as foreign groups lose market share
Company chair Rupert Soames says British pay packages are “not sustainable” for attracting top staff
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