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China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» WARSAW — China's electric vehicle (EV) industry captured half its domestic market in just a few years, crushing sales of gasoline-powered vehicles from once-dominant global automakers.
Europe has 8 car plants too many as Chinese rivals make inroads
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/10/2025
» PARIS - Slack car demand and new competitors like China’s BYD Co. could force Europe’s manufacturers to shed as many as eight factories as the industry moves through a painful reset, according to consultancy AlixPartners.
Osamu Suzuki, longtime head of Japanese automaker, dies at 94
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2024
» TOKYO - Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94.
Volkswagen reports 64% drop in net profit
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2024
» LONDON - Volkswagen on Wednesday said its third-quarter operating profit plunged 42% as weak performance in the core passenger car unit and high costs, including for model revamps, hit the automaker.
Tesla, VW at risk of ties to Uyghur forced labour in China
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2024
» NEW YORK - Five of the world's major carmakers are not sufficiently mapping their supply chains to stamp out links to forced labour programs in China's Xinjiang region, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
EV in new Transporter line-up
\WILL RIMELL, Published on 09/10/2023
» The next-generation Volkswagen Transporter will arrive in 2024 with an all-new architecture developed with Ford and offering pure-electric power for the first time.
Moment of truth for BEVs
Business, Published on 19/04/2023
» Several factors will make 2023 a true test of the resolve of governments and the automotive industry in driving battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) forward, according to Gartner Inc.
Spicy bread and butter?
Life, MATT SAUNDERS and ILLYA VERPRAET, Published on 04/04/2022
» The increasing prevalence of bolder sport styling on new commercial vehicles might simply be evidence that vans, lorries and pick-up trucks inevitably follow where market trends for passenger cars lead. This week's road test subject, however, suggests that something more interesting could be afoot.
Tesla Set the Model for Selling EVs That Others Want to Follow
Business, Mike Colias, Published on 14/03/2022
» As car companies go electric, some are trying to wrest control from dealers on how those vehicles will be priced and sold, aiming to make the experience closer to the direct-selling model used by Tesla Inc.
Tesla Gets Approval to Start EV Production in Germany
Business, William Boston, Published on 07/03/2022
» Tesla Inc. has secured local approvals in Germany to formally begin electric-vehicle productions at its new plant outside Berlin, a key pillar of chief executive Elon Musk's push to rapidly boost output and sales.