Nissan and Renault have been dragged into a new law suit over alleged illegal emissions and defeat testing devices in UK cars.
Up to 1.4 million cars could be involved claims law firm Harcus Parker, nearly all diesel but also 100,000 petrol engines, but the car makers have denied the claim and said they have fully complied with testing legislation.
Italy is poised to guarantee the equivalent of £5.7Billion in loans to troubled Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.
The three-years loan will help offset costs due to Covid-19 effects.