Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico and South Korea met in Geneva to discuss how to respond to threats by US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on U.S. imports of autos and car parts.
It was not immediately clear what kind of response the countries could be looking at, but they may impose their own tariffs or fight the United States at the World Trade Organisation.
Tesla is in talks with authorities in Germany and the Netherlands to build its first major European factory, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The electric vehicle maker has had preliminary discussions with two German states vying to host its Gigafactory in Europe to build cars and their batteries under one roof, the report said and comes after it said it would erect a plant in China.
Figures from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association show that 4 out of 10 small and medium sized businesses are unaware that Clean Air Zones will start to be implemented in towns and cities across the UK as early as next year.
Over a third are unaware that the CAZs are likely to involve charges for all but the most modern and least polluting diesel vehicles and in some cities these charges will be as much as £100 per day for an HGV and £12.50 per day for other vehicles such as taxis and vans.
