Electric car sales at record high in UK, figures show
New registrations under the government’s £5,000 grant scheme were at 1,149, the highest number since it started in 2011
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Bentley’s first 4×4 likely to be made in Bratislava, not Crewe
Chairman and chief executive Wolfgang Schreiber says Bentley’s new SUV may be built in the Slovak capital
Chinese brands coming to the British high street
‘Made in China’ is usually what it says on clothing labels but ambitious Chinese retailers are now looking to make their own brands household names in the UK
China’s economic growth slows to 7.6%
Second-quarter GDP growth in world’s second largest economy falls to lowest rate since depths of financial crisis in 2009
Wealthy travellers boost airport sales of luxury brands
Retailers cash in on luxury goods boom as sales at airports outstrip other outlets
Harrods owner plans luxury hotel chain
Qatar Holding says it will open Harrods hotels in cities such as Kuala Lumpur, New York and London, as well as China