How Sunderland became the UK's 'smartest' city
Sunderland has been crowned of Britain's "smartest city" thanks to its 5G initiatives
Automotive industry
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Car sales slump to 20-year September low despite new reg plates
Registration plate update in September normally drives demand but motorists are shunning big purchases
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UK must step on the gas to join race for an electric future
China and Elon Musk's Tesla has stolen a sizeable march - but Europe is investing heavily in closing the gap in electric cars
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UK's gigafactory dream could fall without change to state aid rules
The Government needs to recognise the importance of domestic battery production, the head of Britishvolt has pleaded
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Driverless car lab opens in Oxford in 'step forward to getting autonomous vehicles on the road'
O2 said work already taking place at the new lab would help retailers adopt more greener ways of delivering items
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Government gigafactory support would do far more to protect jobs than promises to retrain workers
The UK urgently needs its own electric battery plant if it is to protect the long-term fortunes of Britain’s car industry
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We need a UK gigafactory, not vague talk on retraining
Europe’s carmakers are racing to catch up with established rivals in China and the US; Britain will need to act swiftly to catch up
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Rolls scraps plan for £500m injection of overseas cash
City sources said institutional investors did not want their interests to be diluted by the jet engine-maker selling a £500m stake
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Why an electric future may not mean the end of service stations
The Issa brothers' bid for Asda is stoking speculation about a tie-up with the petrol forecourts owned by their company EG Group
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Ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly on trial in Japan: 'I would love Carlos Ghosn to be here'
Kelly has been under house arrest in Tokyo, facing charges of helping the fugitive Ghosn under-report his pay by billions of yen
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The man trying to keep McLaren on the right track
Covid puts a big dent in demand for supercars that start at £280,000, but Mike Flewitt says the Woking-based company can survive
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As the AA bidding war breaks down is a rescue near?
Once known as the fourth emergency service, the AA has had a torrid time of late and owes nearly £3bn to banks and bondholders
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Rolls-Royce bulks up ITP arm for a sale
The company is also currently in discussions with the Kuwait sovereign wealth fund about taking part in an emergency fundraising
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AA shares plunge after suitors pull out of race
Withdrawal may leave just one consortium bidding for the former FTSE 250 firm with £2.7bn of debt that is worth just £180m
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Online car dealer censured for spoof Black Lives Matter ad
Car leasing site banned from using ‘Black Cars Matter’ advert that also ‘objectified and fetishised black men’
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Factories struggle even before second wave of restrictions
Demand for manufactured goods was weak this month despite the reopening of the economy
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The electric car hype machine: Why investors are more sceptical than ever
A rush of interest in Tesla has led to a wave of other electric car companies seeking to cash in on the hype in the sector
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Can’t afford an Aston Martin? Try this £57,500 simulator
The carmaker’s latest luxury product allows the well-heeled to recreate the thrills of racing
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Tesla needs a ‘million-mile battery’ to prove its haters wrong
Elon Musk must show investors he can convert his electric car company's innovation into real financial strength
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General Motors takes $2bn stake in Tesla rival Nikola
The companies will jointly build the Nikola Badger truck and expect production by the end of 2022
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Electric car sales double in August despite market doldrums
Electric-powered vehicles account for one in 10 new cars sold in the UK in August
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Williams and Lotus embroiled in multi million-pound legal row over electric hypercar
Williams Advanced Engineering says its contract with Lotus was terminated unlawfully but the latter says the project was blighted by delays
