Manufacturing

Steel Trade

EU steels itself for trade battle as 25 percent US tariffs...

THE EU – the world's second-largest steel producer after China – is preparing to confront US tariffs on steel imports due to come into...
Tesla Cybertruck

EV News Round-up Winter 2019-20

By RICHARD THOMAS THE MOST-CLICKED recent news story in the world of electric vehicles has been the launch of the Tesla Cybertruck. In itself that wouldn’t...
Fake supercar factory

Switcheroo ‘supercars’ draw heat in Brazilian swoop on chop-shop

By Hal Williams YOU only get one chance to make a first impression, they say, and nothing makes a statement like pulling up to your...
Industry

Economic growth steady through the summer – Growth Indicator

Private sector growth held broadly steady in the three months to August, according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator. The survey of 716 respondents across...
Tat Motors Pune plant

You want chips with that? Semiconductor shortage hits luxury car market

THE OWNER of Jaguar Land Rover, India’s Tata Motors, has announced a quarterly loss of more than £700m — and says a global semiconductor...
Trade War US vs EU

Trade war ‘almost inevitable’ as Trump’s steel tariffs start to bite

Countries line-up to target US products with their own retaliatory taxes. HAL WILLIAMS reports EUROPE, Canada and Mexico are girding their loins for a trade...
Lanzatech

Microbes making cleaner jet fuel a reality as history meets science

Innovators in the fields of fuel, steel and aviation reveal how a low-carbon aviation fuel made with steel process gases could revolutionise air travel....
RAF Tempest concept

Up in arms about arms — DSEI event’s ethical enemies are...

PEACE doesn’t have much of a chance at London’s docklands this week as Europe’s biggest arms fair opens its doors. The Docklands’ Excel centre is...
Lego

Building Blocks Of Success Are Proving Hard To Find For Lego

Beleaguered plastic toy firm is facing a fresh crisis as sales dip, profits slip, and jobs are shed… By Darren Parkin WHEN the Great Depression sent...
Electric car (EV) charging station

EV Summit sees charging sites as major block to global uptake

BV’s electric vehicle specialist RICHARD THOMAS reports from the first day of the EV Summit 2021, being held at the Said Business School of...