BMW back in the black after UK sales move up a gear August 7, 2024 The UK arm of BMW surged back into the black during 2023 thanks to a jump in sales across all its brands. The Hampshire-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax profit of £114m for the year after posting a pre-tax loss of £16.8m in the prior period. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show that its [...]
Toyota: Interest payment rises help sales accelerate towards £1bn at European arm August 7, 2024 Sales at the European arm of Toyota have accelerated by almost 50 per cent to almost £1bn during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The car making giant, which also sells Lexus cars, has posted a total revenue of £941.7m for the 12 months to March 31, 2024, according to newly-filed documents with [...]
Orient Express and Royal Scotsman owner Belmond still in the red despite sales rise August 6, 2024 The UK arm of the company that runs the Venice Simplon-Orient Express increased its sales but saw its pre-tax loss widen during 2023, it has been revealed.
Surfing the Thames: How Uber boats came to rule the river August 1, 2024 “Looking out at the river, I was struck by how empty it was,” Sean Collins tells me. This was in 1994, when he had just been made redundant from his previous role as an apprentice waterman on the Thames. All that empty water stretching through the middle of London – it was a “waste”. But [...]
Boeing expects 787 suppliers to catch up by year’s end July 20, 2024 Boeing expects delayed suppliers to catch up on parts that have slowed production of its 787 jets to below a rate of five a month.
Stranded airline passengers told to ‘come on down’ to Dover port amid IT outage July 20, 2024 Chief executive of the Port of Dover Doug Bannister has encouraged displaced airport passengers to use their ferry services.
Keir Starmer to take the ‘brakes off Britain’ with growth-focused King’s Speech July 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to take the “brakes off Britain” with a growth-focused King’s Speech.
Cazoo racked up debts of over £260m as it collapsed into administration July 16, 2024 Cazoo racked up debts of more than £260m as it collapsed into administration earlier this year, it has been revealed.
Major disruption for Manchester’s Metrolink after ‘unstable land’ warning stops trams July 12, 2024 A major part of Manchester's Metrolink tram network has been suspended until further notice after unable land made it unsafe to run services.
Passenger numbers take off at owner of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports July 11, 2024 The group which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports has seen passenger surge over the last year amid booming demand for travel.