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    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Automobiles
      VW ramps up investments in electric car transition with €180bn injection

      Money will be used over next five years to produce batteries and fund expansion in US and China

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      BYD Co Ltd
      China’s BYD blames Brexit as it rules out UK for Europe car plant

      World’s largest seller of electric and hybrid cars sets out plans to dominate region by 2030

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthRail
      ‘We are full’: the rebirth of Europe’s sleeper trains

      Well-heeled passengers are eager to rediscover overnight rail travel but suitable carriages are scarce

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      The Top LinePeter Campbell
      Why Europe is struggling to compete with the US on green subsidies

      VW’s choice of battery factory in North America highlights risks of losing talent and technology across Atlantic

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      The Top LinePeter Campbell
      Europe’s autoworkers will pay the price for electric vehicle push

      Ford’s jobs cuts are the first sign of a coming wave set to hit the sector and its workforce

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone business activity rebounds much faster than expected

      PMI score hits nine-month high, showing bloc’s resilience against energy crisis

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Ford Motor Co
      Ford to axe 3,800 European jobs in electric-car overhaul

      US automaker announces cuts to product development teams in UK and Germany

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Batteries
      Vulcan increases lithium targets as demand grows from carmakers

      Group aims to extract enough of the battery metal to supply up to 500,000 electric vehicles a year

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      ArcelorMittal SA
      EU should simplify approvals for green investments, says steel executive

      ArcelorMittal’s finance chief also calls on Brussels to match level of US environmental subsidies

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      France and Germany set to push back against US green tech poaching

      Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck prepare to meet US officials amid tensions over subsidies

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Semiconductors
      US chipmaker to build semiconductor plant in Germany

      Wolfspeed factory will produce silicon carbide chips for electric vehicles and industrial use

    • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Will data reveal US inflation has cooled again?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone set for milder downturn as business gloom subsides

      Closely watched poll indicates recession will not be as deep or prolonged as feared

    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Falling eurozone factory output offers ECB more reason to slow rate rises

      October’s 2% decline ends period of resilient industrial growth, adding to signs of likely recession

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Free LunchMartin Sandbu
      Where next for Europe’s industry? Premium content

      More evidence that factories have weathered the energy crisis well

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      The Big Read
      Germany confronts a broken business model

      Can the country’s industrial economy reinvent itself for an era without cheap gas from Russia?

    • Monday, 5 December, 2022
      GFG Alliance
      Court ruling paves way for sale of Gupta’s Belgian steel plants

      Approval for judicial restructuring in which buyer will be sought for the two facilities

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Free LunchMartin Sandbu
      What energy crisis? European industry is showing its adaptability

      Manufacturing output remains strong across most of the EU

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      News in-depthEuropean economy
      ‘We were too gloomy’: Europe’s business leaders turn more upbeat

      Sentiment picks up after immediate threat of power blackouts recedes

    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone business activity contracts for fifth consecutive month

      Purchasing managers’ index shows signs of improvement in supply chain delays and confidence

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Britishvolt
      Britishvolt renews plea for £30mn state cash to secure survival

      Battery start-up planning £3.8bn gigafactory says private equity will match government figure

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Inside BusinessPeggy Hollinger
      China-bashing will get Europe nowhere

      The bloc needs to create an environment that will enable its companies to outcompete global rivals

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      News in-depthGerman economy
      Energy crisis leaves Germany’s toilet paper makers struggling to clean up

      One major manufacturer has already gone bust while others are resorting to alternative sources to maintain production

    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Eurozone factories suffer biggest output fall since pandemic hit

      Contractions expected to continue for rest of year as soaring fuel bills rein in production

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      InterviewAirbus SE
      Airbus chief says supply chain crisis will last until 2023

      Guillaume Faury cites other sector-wide challenges of components, labour shortages and inflation

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