How the car fuelled global economic and foreign policy

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Cardiff University's Paul Nieuwenhuis argues we are seeing a tectonic shift in the global auto market as greener technologies come to the fore

Cars are rarely at the centre of either the economic or political debate. In media terms, cars are often in the realm of the likes of Jeremy Clarkson, with some more serious commentators such as the RAC,...

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