2 hours ago UK car production falls for the eighth month after slow take up of electric vehicles and looming fines

The poor figures come as car makers warn forthcoming fines for producing too many petrol and diesel cars could lead to more factory closures

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4 hours ago Car production falls for eighth month in a row as factory closures and job losses loom over UK automotive industry

Car production fell again in October with 2024 outputs now down 11%. It comes in the wake of Vauxhall's parent company announcing plans to close its Luton factory.

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6 hours ago Putin threatens to obliterate Kyiv as Russia targets Ukraine’s energy grid

Russian president says Ukrainian government buildings are legitimate targets for new Oreshnik ballistic missile

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15 hours ago Martin Lewis warns energy customers to do one thing this month to save cash

Martin Lewis took viewers of The Martin Lewis Money Show through a concept he's dubbed 'the direct debit cycle' and urged people to take action in November

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16 hours ago MATT RIDLEY: Labour's car industry wrecking policy might cut global emissions by 0.016%. How the Chinese must be laughing at us!

MATT RIDLEY: The miserable news that Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, is considering laying off 1,100 workers from its van-manufacturing plant is a hammer blow to Luton.

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18 hours ago Flooding and fog warnings as Storm Conall dumped half a month’s worth of rain on Brits

Dozens of flood warnings were in place as Storm Conall hit the UK and caused chaos, with more rain expected along the way, particularly in the "southern counties"

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21 hours ago As Vauxhall’s Luton factory faces closure, is the UK car industry dying again?

Vauxhall’s planned Luton plant’s closure has been blamed on the government’s plan to force car makers to build more electric vehicles

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24 hours ago The electric car revolution that's running out of road: How Labour's EV targets are putting jobs and investment at risk

Experts including former Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson say the government needs to put more money into incentives if it is going to insist on car makers hitting tough EV sales targets.

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25 hours ago Britain's car industry is in crisis due to lack of demand for electric cars, warns boss of Ford

Lisa Brankin, the chairman and managing director of Ford UK, called for the government to urgently introduce 'incentives' such as tax breaks to convince drivers to switch away from petrol and diesel.

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