Robert Lea

Bosses are now backing moves by the mayors of Manchester and Birmingham to revive the high-speed rail link between their cities with private funding

Environmental groups, carmakers and energy firms in pre-budget demand for Jeremy Hunt to lower tax rate on public charging points

Recovery in activity is expected to be slower and more modest than forecast, company warns

Vow to go fully green by 2030 hits a pothole as demand for hybrid vehicles grows

World leader in industrial chemistry offloads US business to Montagu Private Equity for $700m

Demerged engineering group downgrades this year’s profit forecast

Britain’s biggest packaging company is in talks with an American rival despite agreeing ‘in principle’ to merge with Mondi

With the prospect of millions of vehicles going unsold, the global auto industry faces a rude awakening similar to the dotcom bubble, analyst warns

The Beijing Motor Show has demonstrated the competitiveness of the Chinese market, whose only outlet will be exports

New challenger brands with lower price tags are set to arrive on forecourts from this summer