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Government backs Ford green engine plan

The American motor company is to invest £1.5 billion in Britain, as Mandelson supports low-carbon development spend

Carmakers to get state aid for green technology

Lord Mandelson to announce hundreds of millions of pounds in loans, guarantees and grants to help Ford and Nissan develop vehicles

In nuclear age, UK industry must be forged anew

An £80million government loan given to Sheffield Forgemasters will give the steelmaker a leg up in the nuclear industry

David Price, chief executive of Chemring

The boss of the engineer, a supplier to the military, believes it can come through defence spending cuts unscathed

Bidders circle EDF’s critical British network

Scottish and Southern Energy, National Grid, Cheung Kong and Canada Pension Plan are all bidders for the infrastructure

Honda recalls 412,000 'soft brake' vehicles

Japan's second-largest carmaker recalls two models in the US after reports of several accidents caused by brake failure

Prius production cut after sales decline

The recall of 8.5 million cars amid claims of defects with the accelerator pedals and the braking systems has hit hard

BAE factory may close if US gets £4bn deal

North East may lose 450 jobs if MoD awards contract for 750 tank-based vehicles to General Dynamics

Toyota to cut Prius production by 10%

The embattled Japanese carmaker will reduce monthly output after sales of the hybrid car tumble by 40 per cent

Prius acceleration claims in doubt

Doubts over claims a Prius accelerated out of control after investigators fail to replicate problems reported by car's driver

Dyson steps down

He will be replaced by Bob Ayling, the former chief executive of British Airways, who has been on the Dyson board for nine years

German are bosses behind the wheel for Britain

Things might be going well for German chief executives here but what would happen if the spanner were in the other hand?