Government's air quality plan branded inadequate by city leaders
Phasing out diesel and petrol cars is a woefully tiny step towards cleaner air
Caroline Lucas
Carmakers say fossil-fuel vehicle ban will dent industry and stall sales
First thoughts
If this is the end of the car as we know it, we have the EU to thank
Jonathan Freedland
May 2017
The Observer view on curbing air pollution
The government has been dilatory in the extreme in dealing with one of the most pernicious health hazards afflicting this country
April 2017
Pollution is killing our children. Here’s how we can save them
Geraint Davies
The impact of diesel particulates and nitrogen oxides on our health has reached catastrophic levels. My bill will make the right to clean air a reality
Diesel car owners may be paid to trade in under new UK air quality plans
Environment committee chair Neil Parish MP is to raise proposals for a scrappage scheme for pollution hotspots this week
Make car makers, not drivers, pay for the diesel crisis, experts say
German and French governments have already required that manufacturers fix vehicles spewing high levels of toxic pollution but UK is ‘doing nothing’
March 2017
Pollutionwatch
Diesel emissions: the clues were there
Pollutionwatch For too long, no one suspected that any car manufacturer was cheating. Instead it was thought to be a weakness in the test
November 2015
Circular economy
The hidden lives of car parts revealed - interactive
Circular economy
The journey towards more sustainable rubber leads to Russian dandelions
October 2015
VW sold new cars with defeat devices in UK even after scandal broke in US
Carmaker says it has now halted sale of 4,000 diesel-fuelled VW, Audi, Skoda and SEAT vehicles because they contain emissions-cheating software
September 2015
Car sales surge 10% in August to highest level in eight years
Growth beats expectations, extending record run of rising sales to 42 months, with demand for hybrids and electric cars up by half
February 2014
Do's and don'ts of getting rid of your old car
Should you sell it, scrap it, or give it away? Getting rid of an old car is not as easy as it seems
June 2011
BMW to build new Mini in UK
German carmaker's £500m investment in Britain safeguards more than 5,000 jobs at its Cowley factory
March 2011
Car sales slump again as Britons tighten their belts
Private car sales fell by more than a quarter in February, providing more evidence that job fears and inflation are forcing people to put off big purchases
