Academics develop digital roadmap to net-zero UK steel A University of Warwick team has mapped the digital barriers to decarbonising UK steel. Their framework offers policymakers, manufacturers and the automotive sector a guide to smarter, resource-efficient transformation. Ilkhan Ozsevim
UK automotive output slumps amid EV and cost challenges UK automotive manufacturing faces its toughest half-year since 1953 outside the pandemic. While EV output grows, cost pressures, unclear incentives and supply shortages threaten recovery plans. Megan Kelly Ilkhan Ozsevim
Washington’s tariff gambit upends vehicle production map Fresh US tariffs are upending EV strategies, accelerating reshoring, stalling imports and forcing automakers to overhaul production footprints and future investment plans. Ilkhan Ozsevim