The European Commission this week told France the state could not help Alstom out of its current difficulties. This means Paris will have to decide whether to let the engineering firm go bust or allow it to make partnerships with foreign firms.

Seen at the Sunday Times Motor Show Live press day today was the G-Wiz car. This is said to be 100% emission-free, consumes one-quarter of the energy of an average petrol car and is the most energy-efficient car on the road according

UK manufacturers complaining about cheap imports should find the comments of Rock Hsu, chairman of Taiwan’s Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association, of interest. This week he said global demand had boosted Taiwan’s output of electrical goods and consumer electronics by 7.4% last