By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at City A.M. He has interviewed key figures in UK aviation and rail and has a particular interest in investigative reporting. He was highly commended in MHP's 30 to watch award for young journalists in 2025.

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Motoring? Car industry defies Brexit warnings with EU export surge

May 25, 2023

UK car production saw its third successive month of growth in April, as easing supply chain shortages and strong exports drove growth. Car production ramped up 9.9 per cent to 66,527, 5,973 more than in April last year at the heights of the global semiconductor shortage. The SMMT said that the rise in production was [...]
UK set to win battle with Spain for multi-billion pound Jaguar Land Rover EV battery plant

May 24, 2023

The UK is set to win a battle with Spain for the production of a multi-billion pound Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) electric vehicle battery plant, which could create up to 9,000 jobs. The reports, revealed by the BBC today, say that although a deal has yet to be signed, sources have said that the engagement [...]
Excel boss says Elizabeth Line has been ‘transformational’ for City’s events industry

May 24, 2023

The chief executive of London’s largest events venue, the Excel, has hailed the Elizabeth Line today as “transformational for the city’s events industry” as the high-speed route marks its first anniversary. Jeremy Rees, the boss of the Royal Docks site, said the rail route has led to a boom in visitor numbers, with the Excel [...]
Severn Trent profits rise and forecast lifted as sector readies for ‘biggest investment period ever’

May 24, 2023

Severn Trent reported a booming full-year profits and forecast strong earnings for the upcoming year, as it anticipates the “biggest investment period the sector has ever seen.” The company said it was planning “increased capital investment of between £850 million and £1bn for 2023/24,” and saw turnover hit £2.1bn, up 11.4 per cent on the [...]
Rain, rain, go away: B&Q sales hit by UK’s miserable spring weather

May 24, 2023

B&Q owner Kingfisher saw its sales dip in the first quarter to £3.3bn, down 3.3 per cent on a like-for-like basis, as the home improvement company saw performance dampened by grim April weather in the UK and France, and ongoing inflation. Despite this, the retail giant said the results showed “resilience” to the economic climate, [...]
Hybrid working: Khan must do more to get workers back to the city centre, says new report

May 24, 2023

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan must do more to encourage workers back into the office in order to avoid a productivity slump and “unintended economic impact,” says a new report today. The report – authored by the Centre for Cities think tank – urged the government and mayor of London to reduce cost-barriers for commuters using [...]
Boeing boss warns sustainable aviation fuels will ‘never achieve the price of jet fuel’

May 23, 2023

Boeing’s boss David Calhoun has warned that new sustainable biofuels will “never achieve the price of jet fuel,” downplaying widespread hopes for the technology in the sector. According to reports in the Financial Times today, Calhoun said he believes sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) have the potential to become more economical. However, he also said: “I [...]
Altice ups stake in BT – but ‘does not intend’ to launch takeover bid

May 23, 2023

Altice, the French telecoms firm, will up its stake in BT to 24.5 per cent, but it “does not intend” to make a takeover bid. The group owned by billionaire Patrick Drahi is BT’s largest shareholder, and said that it will acquire a further 650m shares, increasing its ownership to 2.5bn. It comes just a [...]
Elizabeth Line: London can enjoy strike free half term as industrial action on route binned

May 23, 2023

Elizabeth Line strikes will no longer take place on 27 May, marking the end of planned half-term industrial action for London’s busiest route as it marks its first anniversary. Eighty percent of TSSA members voted to accept the latest pay offer, which the union says addressed their main concerns. As a result, the planned ‘Action [...]
Heathrow: ‘Doomed’ third runway plans under attack from London politicians

May 23, 2023

Heathrow Airport’s plans to reduce the impact of noise are “not ambitious enough,” the London Assembly said this morning, in a letter urging the airport to provide more clarity on the current status of its third runway expansion. The letter, addressed to Heathrow boss John Holland Kaye, said that the “lack of clarity” over the [...]

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