automotive
UK Plants Defer Electric Model Upgrades Pending Mandate Shift
Carmakers suspend UK factory commitments while the government prepares to ease electric vehicle sales targets it introduced to drive the transition.
Manufacturing
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manufacturing
Two Years of Temporary Work at the Bridgwater Site
Budget overruns and repeated contractor exits push the Tata gigafactory past its third revised start date.
Brexit
The Steel Trap: How Brexit Britain Became Europe's Industrial Afterthought
Importing twice the steel it produces, relying on EU buyers for 78% of exports, and having no negotiated protections, Britain faces an 'existential threat' to its steel industry after the EU imposed 50% tariffs. This article explores the institutional failures and economic realities behind this crisis.