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Does Rolls-Royce's sleek chess set take its minimalism a move too far?

Chess pieces or salt shakers?

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Ignore the Way This Mercedes Van Looks—It's Actually Awesome

When was the last time you saw a concept van? It's been a minute, but big vans aren't dead yet. In a fateful twist, Mercedes-Benz wants to push them to a whole new level. Feast your eyes on the Vision V concept, a vehicle that could be the future for…

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Only Rolls-Royce Could Make a Chess Set Like This

It's not uncommon for automakers to dish up some swag to help promote the brand. But we've never seen anything like this. Apparently, Rolls-Royce owners enjoy a rousing game of chess. Now, they can go full checkmate with a chessboard unlike any other.

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Mini Changes Course, Won't Abandon Gas Engines

It feels like I’ve written this headline a dozen times, but with the names of other automakers instead. One by one, lofty EV goals are toppling like dominoes. We’ve seen brands get swept up in the zero-emissions hype, boldly declaring deadlines to phase out combustion engines, only to quietly walk…

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The 5 best luxury cars to be chauffeur-driven in

If you’re being driven rather than driving, these are the cars that will let you arrive in style

Today’s luxury car buyers want experiences, not performance

EVs have democratised power. Now, for supercar buyers, performance is not enough.

At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars

The 29 vehicles in a Rolls-Royce and Bentley museum outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are getting the best of care in their golden years

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FTSE 100 suffers biggest daily decline since start of pandemic

The index plummeted by 419.75 points, or 4.95%, to close at 8,054.98.

Evening Standard

Tariffs live: UK suspends some tariffs to ease business tension as trade deal ‘days away’

Breakthrough between UK and the US over tariffs could be reached in the coming days

The Independent UK

Which UK carmakers will be hit hardest by Trump’s latest import tariffs?

Eight in 10 cars produced in Britain are exported, with high-end manufacturers much more reliant on the US market

The Guardian - UK

Rolls-Royce owner Donald Trump just took a hammer to the U.K.’s $8 billion luxury car market

The U.K.'s luxury car sector, operating almost entirely in the country, could be one of the biggest victims of Trump's 25% import tariffs.

Fortune

Rolls-Royce CEO fired managers and held staff brainstorms, leading to 500% share price jump

Tufan Erginbilgiç's four pillars involved showing employees the extent of Rolls-Royce's issues, then giving them a say in fixing them.

Fortune

BMW Sold More EVs In 2024 Than Audi And Mercedes-Benz Combined

BMW’s electric vehicles had a “significant” increase in global sales last year. So much so, that the German automaker managed an impressive feat: it sold more EVs in 2024 than two of its homegrown rivals combined.

InsideEVs

Arms dealers in lobbying blitz before Labour hiked defence spending

ARMS dealers lobbied ministers a whopping 19 times in just two months after Labour came to power, the Sunday National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

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Evening Standard

US stocks rally after bruising week while defence stocks lift FTSE

New York’s top index, the S&P 500, was making strides after markets opened, reversing some of the heavy losses from recent days.

The Guardian - UK

British defence jobs and skills will keep us safe, says the PM. So he’d better buy the UK’s jet, not the US one

Why purchase American-made F-35 jets instead of upgraded T5 Typhoons? Surely that would make a mockery of all he promised, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of the union Unite

Evening Standard

Rolls-Royce chief executive’s pay package falls by nearly £10m

Tufan Erginbilgic had received a £7.5 million buyout in company shares the previous year, to make up for him leaving his old job in private equity.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 hits new record as defence stocks surge

The rise came after a summit in London where the UK and France announced a ‘coalition of the willing’ in an effort to secure peace in Ukraine.

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The Guardian - UK

UK defence spending is about to boom – can British firms step up?

Keir Starmer plans to build up UK military, but domestic companies could lose out if it is forced to turn to US weapons instead

The Guardian - UK

European defence stocks soar as arms makers expect orders boom

Big rises for BAE, Rheinmetall, Thales and Leonardo amid European push to support possible Ukraine peace deal

The Guardian - UK

Rolls-Royce’s recovery is stunning: from basket case to No 8 in the Footsie

In just over two years under Tufan Erginbilgiç, the aero engine maker’s share price has gone into the stratosphere

Evening Standard

Rolls-Royce boosts FTSE 100 as shares soar on profit upgrade

Shares in the engine manufacturer soared by more than 15% after it also said it would buy back about £1 billion of stock from investors.

The Independent UK

Are rear-hinged car doors a touch of class, or simply backwards thinking?

OPINION: Rear-hinged ‘suicide’ doors will no longer be the preserve of luxury cars or black cabs – they’re coming to a Kia near you very soon. But should they?

The Independent UK

Rolls-Royce shares soar as group to hit profit targets ahead of schedule

Rolls-Royce will reach its midterm profit targets two years earlier than planned

Evening Standard

Rolls-Royce says defence spending hike to create more UK jobs ‘without doubt’

The engine manufacturer’s boss said more military spending will ‘contribute to economic growth’ as its shares soared on a recovery in profit.

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