Regulators need to ask more questions about the people in the shadows
Billionaire’s intervention, which he claims is needed to combat ‘one-party system’, rattles investors
The emissions-friendly watercraft industry is struggling to bring recreational sailors and freighters on board
LG Energy Solution estimates $360mn in operating income in boost from projected $1mn without credit
Billionaire’s political threats have not stopped the president’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ hurting the electric-car maker’s profits
Corporate governance group says transaction ‘risks squandering’ Japan’s efforts to improve shareholder protection
Plus car sales
As the sport turns 75, the FT looks at how the technology and design of the cars have changed. Plus Lando Norris on why the battle with his teammate Oscar Piastri is pushing him to new heights and female drivers have motorsports inequality in their sights
Electric-vehicle maker grapples with increased competition and blowback from Elon Musk’s political activism
US remains most lucrative market for country’s automakers despite low sales expectations after Trump trade policy
South Korean group open to building third plant on the continent as it aims to replicate US success
French carmaker changes way it accounts for share in struggling Japanese partner
Japanese carmaker’s efforts to shore up cash position come amid sweeping turnaround plan
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds to speak to carmaker after ‘everyone just panicked’
Closure of historic Norfolk plant would put 1,300 jobs at risk and be the latest blow to the country’s auto industry
Xiaomi’s shares soar to all-time high after company launches pre-orders for YU7 sport utility vehicle
Output plunges after Aston Martin and other British carmakers halt exports to the US
Omead Afshar leaves electric vehicle maker as the company contends with a steep slump in sales
Brussels has warned German chancellor not to expect UK-style carve-out for car sector in EU deal with Donald Trump
World’s biggest EV battery maker says global co-operation will help ease pressure on supply chains
Prejudice and protectionism are dismantling Joe Biden’s environmental legacy
Electric-car maker hit by 28% drop in May demand despite wider EV growth in region
‘CarPlay Ultra’ rollout comes as auto groups are introducing their own infotainment systems
Government probe found offences that were unfair to consumers and that breached the law
Self-driving technology on which Elon Musk has staked future of his company debuts in Texas
