Donald Trump announces new 25% tariffs on cars from overseas
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, describes the levies as a ‘direct attack’ and vows to defend Canadian workers and companies
I tried to sell my car but was told it had been written off
What looks like an example of cloning is explained by a typo in an insurer’s claims reference number
Lower Thames Crossing approval welcomed (and criticised); Heathrow Airport fire ‘not criminal matter’, police say – business live
Tunnel to connect A2 and M2 in Kent to the A13 and M25 in Essex has been approved, while Met police say Hayes substation fire is not suspicious
Coalition may rethink rules that push car-makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians
Opposition says Labor’s national vehicle emission standard is ‘poorly designed’, despite data showing uptick in green vehicle sales
Jim Chalmers’ 2025 budget speech abridged and annotated – the economy is OK and we’re heading into an election
What the treasurer said – and what we can read between the lines of the budget night speech
No 10 shrugs off Trump envoy’s claim that Starmer’s Ukraine policy amounts to posturing – as it happened
Downing Street says PM focusing on ‘bringing durable peace in Ukraine’ after Steve Witkoff’s comments
Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links
US carmaker’s European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bn
Ministers may siphon off stalled £950m fund for motorway chargers
Talks to take place with operators about the scheme, announced in 2020, which has failed to make any grants
The Guardian view on China’s EV breakthrough: helped by the kind of strategic state Elon Musk despises
Editorial: BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines
Manchester’s Bee Network introduces tap-in travel on buses as well as trams
Andy Burnham hails ‘truly integrated, London-style’ system with fares calculated and capped automatically
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?
Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority
Tesla stock falls after Trump official urges Americans to ‘invest in Elon Musk’
Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s efforts to promote the tech CEO on Fox News backfired amid national protests
Gatwick draws up new plans to tackle road congestion and allow second runway
Airport says government requirement for 54% of passengers to get there on public transport is unworkable
London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned
Centre for London says numbers are falling and wants the government to step up to support the industry
Bentley could pass costs of US tariffs to buyers after fall in Chinese demand
The threat of tariffs from Donald Trump is hanging over the manufacturer, its chief executive says