Carmakers say current plan could lead to job cuts as shift away from petrol and diesel engines stalls
Mitsubishi Motors may join holding company to form world’s third-largest carmaker
Agreement to save €4bn includes factory capacity cuts and 35,000 job losses by 2030 ‘in socially responsible’ way
Deal terms, Renault’s position, differing cultures and a possible rival bidder could all upset plans for a combination
Plus, the infamous German financier Lars Windhorst sits down to tell his side of the story — and answer our questions — on camera
Rather than trying to build electric-vehicle manufacturing scale, traditional carmakers should seek out a different route
German carmaker’s majority owner is taking a hardline in support of cost cuts
Carmakers face problems of Chinese competition, a shrinking domestic market and the threat of tariffs
Chinese tech giant’s $16bn unit sets sights on becoming big supplier to electric car industry despite US sanctions
The Japanese carmakers are grappling with fast-growing Chinese rivals and sluggish consumer demand for EVs
Fiat owner to increase production as it looks to rebuild bridges following ousting of Carlos Tavares
Australia’s Novonix to build North America’s largest facility making synthetic form of vital battery component
Auditing and accounting firms say companies will get a boost from lower inflation
With carmakers criticising sales quotas, ministers intend to boost funding for chargers to tackle sluggish demand
Future spending would be jeopardised if growth outlook for battery-run vehicles were undermined, says industry
Newly listed group plans to quadruple fleet and predicts big cities will extend boundaries for self-driving services
Kana Inagaki and Henry Mance tell the inside story of an extraordinary corporate decision
Management and unions at carmaker will hold a fifth round of talks on Monday over planned factory closures and job cuts
US carmaker is abandoning self-driving cabs in a sop to its nervous passengers
Also in this newsletter: a dispatch from the political mess in Romania
Trump’s criticism of EV incentives casts a cloud over largest US investment in clean tech by any foreign automaker
Deal for Spanish plant comes despite EU efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese technology
Some customers are cooling on the best-known electric vehicle brand as the billionaire CEO cultivates close ties to Trump
Europe, the US and China are vying to be the most attractive destination for investment in sustainability
Companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have helped bring Korean culture to unexpected corners of the US
