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Paris Air Show back with climate, defence in focus
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» PARIS - The Paris Air Show opens Monday after a four-year break with the aerospace industry bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic but under pressure to slash its carbon footprint.
Toyota top-selling automaker for third year running
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» TOKYO: Japan's Toyota was the world's top-selling automaker in 2022, retaining its lead over German rival Volkswagen for the third year, company data showed Monday.
Volkswagen shifts gear with Oliver Blume taking wheel
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» FRANKFURT: Volkswagen on Thursday hands over the reins to new CEO Oliver Blume, tasked with steering the German automotive giant through challenging economic conditions after four turbulent years under his predecessor, Herbert Diess.
VW and Bosch join forces to rev up automated driving
AFP, Published on 25/01/2022
» FRANKFURT: Car giant Volkswagen and parts supplier Bosch have embarked on an "extensive partnership" to bring automated driving to the mass market by next year, the German companies said on Tuesday.
Northvolt opens Europe's first homegrown battery gigafactory
AFP, Published on 29/12/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish battery group Northvolt said Wednesday it has launched its "gigafactory" in northern Sweden, the first of its kind to be undertaken by a European company on the continent.
California sues Walmart over toxic waste dumping
AFP, Published on 21/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US state of California announced Monday it is suing Walmart, alleging the retail giant unlawfully disposes of millions of toxic waste items.
Biden targets half of US car sales to be zero-emission by 2030
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: With executives from the Detroit automakers watching, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a target for half of all cars sold in the United States to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030.
Auto giant Stellantis posts strong profit in inaugural first half
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» PARIS - US-European auto giant Stellantis, formed by Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler, posted a sizeable net profit in the new company's first six months of existence even as a global chip shortage cut its production.
Carmakers warn chip shortage putting brakes on recovery
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» PARIS: The automobile industry is being hit hard by a shortage of computer chips that has slowed production and is set to drag on for months.
US charges Nikola founder with fraud
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» NEW YORK: US officials on Thursday charged Nikola founder and former executive chairman Trevor Milton with "brazenly" defrauding investors through a litany of false claims about the company's electric vehicles.