{"id":"049bd60b-fc1c-4e33-b6e7-70c6ca93e05e","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/sep/04/uk-car-sales-rise-food-prices-bank-of-england-us-jobs-repost-latest-news-updates","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"UK car sales hit eight-year high in August; Volkswagen approves another 50,000 job cuts – business live","plainHeadline":"UK car registrations rise to their strongest August since 2018; VW plans 50,000 more job cuts.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["UK August car registrations rise about 13% to over 90,000, strongest since 2018.","Battery electric vehicle market share expected to hit around 30% in August.","New AutoMotive reports a 17.5% jump in August new car registrations.","Volkswagen supervisory board approves Future Plan 2030, aiming to cut 50,000 more jobs.","VW cuts add to existing 50,000 job reductions amid competition and tariffs."],"topics":["Economy","Jobs"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T06:31:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-04T06:49:59.609Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/2440f742-6493-42ad-9423-30df229996de"}