They're more dangerous for occupants and pedestrians, they're gas guzzlers, and they are bad for the environment. Why then the love affair with SUVs?

Missed targets and suggestions of massive job cuts have seen the mood darken at the German carmaker.

Car manufacturing giants Volkswagen and Stellantis say they have a combined 1.4m vehicles in lost production in the third quarter due to the global semiconductor chip shortage.

Recovery across the continent is slow, but the two biggest manufacturers are cushioned by sales in China and the US

Nissan, struggling to recover from the pandemic-induced downturn, could sell its stake to a Mitsubishi group company such as Mitsubishi Corp