The incoming prime minister, Liz Truss, will have only one real pressing issue when she takes office: the cost of living crisis.
The automotive industry is undoubtedly affected, with leads down, and evidence already that long-delayed purchases are being pushed back further by buyers, ironically at a time when the light at the end of the tunnel of production shortages shines brighter than it has done for a long time. Rising interest rates are making what purchases are made even more expensive.
Every industry has its own challenges, of course, yet few have such a ticking alarm clock over them as the automotive industry, in its need to transition to zero-emissions
