By: Guy Taylor

Transport Reporter Guy Taylor is the Transport and Infrastructure Correspondent at CityAM 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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Saga profit expectations ‘well ahead’ of last year but insurance arm weighs down results

June 20, 2023

Saga it expects profits to be “well ahead” of the previous year, driven by a strong performance from its ocean cruise and travel section – but its insurance arm continues to weigh it down. The over 50s specialist saw £150m in booked revenue from its travel segment as of this week, 37 per cent ahead [...]
Lookers: UK car dealership firm agrees to £465.4m buyout by Canada’s Alpha Auto

June 20, 2023

British car dealership giant Lookers has agreed to be bought out by Canada’s Alpha Auto Group (AAG) after it launched a £465.4m acquisition, continuing a string of corporate deals in the sector. Global Auto Holdings Limited – the bidding vehicle for the takeover – announced the acquisition this morning, with the bid worth 120p per [...]
We need to talk more about lithium – UK risks supply shortfall to feed its electric car ambitions

June 20, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries are the most widely used technology as of today, making lithium gold dust in the EV race.
Airbus wins biggest order in history of commercial aviation from Indian carrier Indigo

June 19, 2023

India’s largest airline Indigo has placed the largest aircraft order in the history of commercial aviation today, ordering up to 500 of Airbus’s A320 jets. The deal for the narrow-body planes, the aerospace manufacturer’s best selling aircraft, take the total number of Airbus aircraft on order from Indigo to 1,330. The agreement was signed at [...]
Wimbledon hit by fresh rail disruption as ASLEF announce overtime work ban

June 19, 2023

Train drivers at 16 train operators will stop working overtime across six days in July, the ASLEF Union announced today, coinciding with the first week of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. ASLEF members will stop working overtime between Monday 3 July and Saturday 8 July in a long running dispute over pay. Mick Whelan, ASLEF’s general [...]
UK’s manufacturing outlook lifted as ‘extremely strong’ aerospace sector helps drive growth

June 19, 2023

The UK’s manufacturing sector is set to perform better this year than previously predicted, as the country’s “extremely strong” aerospace helps to drive growth, a new report said today. The country’s manufacturing sector is only set to contract by 0.3 per cent this year rather than 3.3 per cent, according to a quarterly survey by [...]
MusicMagpie turns corner from postal strike misery with earnings boost

June 19, 2023

MusicMagpie reported its earnings rebounded after a post-February rally helped the tech retailer shake off the impact of postal strikes and low consumer confidence. Underlying earnings shot up 42 per cent to £2m in the second quarter, with the Stockport headquartered firm seeing pre-tax earnings rise 7.7 per cent over the entire period, dented by [...]
P&O launches world’s largest hybrid and double-ended ferry in the Channel

June 19, 2023

The world’s largest hybrid, double-ended ferry marks its maiden voyage in the English Channel today as part of a £250m investment from P&O Ferries to cut emissions and bolster its Dover-Calais route. Double-ended P&O Pioneer can carry 1,500 passengers and 700 vehicles and will help to bring a 40 per cent reduction in carbon emissions, [...]
McDonald’s UK expansion plans hamstrung by beefy bureaucracy, says boss

June 18, 2023

McDonald's' UK boss has warned that it can take up to three years to achieve planning permission for a restaurant - slowing down expansion plans
John Lewis property chief resigns in latest top rank exit

June 18, 2023

John Lewis property boss Chris Harris has resigned after a five-year stint, placing further pressure on the struggling retailer’s chair Dame Sharon White. Harris, who held the role of property director, handed in his resignation last week, according to reports in the Sunday Times, but will remain at the firm until November. He had played [...]

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