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Trade associations criticise uncertainty created by ‘huge setback’ to industry planning
Unions condemn agreement with Tata steel that could result in thousands of job losses
Deal is aimed at securing future of Port Talbot plant in Wales but will not prevent ultimate loss of about 3,000 jobs
BMW to produce two new models co-developed with China from 2026
Britain’s largest steelmaker seeks support for switch to less polluting technology
Manufacturers have long complained of cost disadvantage to European peers
Business secretary wants Treasury to provide financial firepower to help motor and aerospace industries
Envision’s AESC to have a key role at Somerset site despite efforts to keep it secret
Warning from SMMT amid record production figures for battery and hybrid models
Planned investment provides a boost for an industry struggling with the transition to EVs
Sunak hails ‘vote of confidence’ in Britain as ministers also hope for BMW to announce a new electric Mini facility in Oxford
Believers in the free market must reckon with countries prepared to spend colossal sums to claim a share of the market
Indian group to select Somerset site to supply Jaguar Land Rover’s electric cars
New facility is being used to build and test prototypes as the group looks to maintain its lead over US rival Boeing
High-end industry is particularly at risk, heightening Britain’s productivity crisis, economists warn
Cardboard-box maker suffers first decline in volume in 15 years
China’s recovery ‘stronger than we expected’, says chief Tufan Erginbilgic at Paris Air Show
Badenoch speaks out as deal between Tata and China’s Envision for Britain’s second big factory expected soon
Ola Källenius calls for delay in post-Brexit sourcing rules and warns new tariffs will dent industry competitiveness
Government seeks to win over pharma groups with new investments in genomics research and drug manufacturing
Site in Somerset would be picked over location in Spain
Ministers believe offering higher energy subsidies to parent company Tata is key to securing the deal
UK prime minister’s policies described as ‘surreptitious’, ‘undercover’ and ‘in the ether’
Industry wants EU to delay ‘rules of origin’ terms in post-Brexit trade agreement
Even if a deal on rules of origin is agreed, carmakers will suffer from the lack of a long-term industrial strategy
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