Fears that Trump’s new trade tariffs could trigger a global recession has sent oil prices plummeting – and drivers will benefit at the pumps.
Category: Motoring
Rolls-Royce used by Field Marshal Montgomery and Winston Churchill during D-Day planning heads to auction
Montgomery’s 1936 Rolls-Royce carried some of the most iconic high-ranking military figures during the war, including Churchill, President Eisenhower and HM King George VI.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Automotive reignites feud with Land Rover with ‘cheeky’ ad campaign five years after landmark legal battle
A digital billboard erected outside a Jaguar Land Rover dealership in London threatens to renew tensions between the two companies that have been at legal loggerheads in the past.
Detroit’s ‘Big Three’ car makers more exposed to Trump’s tariffs than German and Japanese rivals
General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis have been left vulnerable by Trump’s 25% import levy, according to UK-based automotive intelligence company Jato Dynamics.
Carmakers hit by a ‘black swan event’ from Trump’s trade war
The 25% tax on foreign-made vehicles entering the US would cause ‘Armageddon’ and ‘pure chaos’ for the sector, said Dan Ives at US broker Wedbush.
As Starmer relaxes electric car targets, here’s what it really means for YOU: Five major changes including a stay of execution for hybrids
The Prime Minister dramatically watered down the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans, and provided more lenience to manufacturers on EV sales targets.
Classic cars granted exemption from 25% Trump tariffs – but is there a major catch coming in May?
Classic car imports to the US have been given exemption from the 25% tariffs. The 8.7bn a year industry is relieved but there could be a spanner in the works…
Pothole crisis: Only 3% of England’s crumbling local roads underwent maintenance last year
In total, just 4,894 miles of 183,054 local roads in England were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2023/24, the RAC has revealed.
MPs not doing enough to help UK carmakers through Trump’s trade war amid weak demand for EVs
Dealership chain Vertu, accused Sir Keir Starmer of merely ‘tinkering’ while Ford warned that more is needed to tackle the ‘challenging’ conditions.
How the car industry has reacted to Starmer’s watered-down EV targets
We’ve heard from green campaign groups, car manufacturers, public chargepoint operators and more. Here’s what they’ve had to say about Sir Keir Starmer’s backdown on EV policy.