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Ford to invest $3 bn in Canada on 'Super Duty' pickup production
Jul 18, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement gives the US carmarker a third manufacturing center in North America from which to produce the giant pickup trucks, which have been a major pro...
China says appealing US electric vehicle subsidises before WTO
Jul 15, 2024 (AFP)
The world's second-largest economy brought the dispute before the World Trade Organization in March, but following the failure of negotiations with Washington, ...
China's BYD signs deal to open electric car plant in Turkey
Jul 08, 2024 (AFP)
The signing ceremony in Istanbul between BYD's CEO Wang Chuanfu and Turkey's industry and technology minister Fatih Kacir was overseen by President Recep Tayyip...
China's EV makers Nio, XPeng commit to EU market despite tariffs
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
The European Union slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on the EV imports because of "unfair" state subsidies, despite Beijing's warnings the mo...
Why are Chinese electric cars in EU crosshairs?
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
Here's why the Chinese electric vehicle market has raised hackles among European policymakers -- and what impact the move could have: - How did China's EV secto...
EU slaps Chinese electric cars with tariffs of up to 38%
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
A European Commission probe launched last year concluded that state subsidies for Chinese EV manufacturers were unfairly undercutting European rivals -- which B...
China's BYD opens EV plant in Thailand despite slowdown, tariff row
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
The plant in Rayong, an industrial area southeast of Bangkok, will be able to build up to 150,000 vehicles a year, according to the company, which dominates its...
GM fined $146 mn for lowballing vehicle emissions
Jul 04, 2024 (AFP)
The American auto giant was fined after approximately 5.9 million vehicles were found to release more emissions than reported, a National Highway Traffic Safety...
Trump signals rollbacks of Biden policies to curb emissions, promote EVs
Jul 02, 2024 (UPI)
During Thursday's presidential debate, Trump indicated that he would again pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty meant to h...
Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN
Jun 27, 2024 (AFP)
Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have slowed down progress on autonomous vehicles, but work on regulations is motoring ahead, said ...
Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San Francisco
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
Waymo has been cautiously expanding its robotaxi service, access to which had thus far been available on an invitation-only basis. "With tens of thousands of we...
VW to invest $5 bn in EV maker Rivian, establishing joint venture
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
The collaboration includes a direct $3 billion investment by the German company in Rivian as well as $2 billion to establish an equally controlled and owned joi...
Stellantis warns could halt UK car production
Jun 25, 2024 (AFP)
The company's brands include Chrysler, Fiat and Peugeot in addition to Vauxhall cars made in the UK, whose Conservative government has delayed by five years to ...
Canada eyes Chinese EV tariffs after US, EU actions
Jun 24, 2024 (AFP)
Canada's auto sector is "facing unfair competition from China's intentional state-directed policy of overcapacity that is undermining Canada's EV sector's abili...
Locals protest against Turkish island's 'monstrobuses'
Jun 23, 2024 (AFP)
"We live a peaceful life here," said Aycan, a lawyer and head of the Association of Friends of the Island. "These vehicles sadden us. Let people walk and cycle!...
EU and China open talks over electric car tariffs
Jun 23, 2024 (AFP)
The European Union warned this month that it would slap additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports from July after an anti-subsidy p...
Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row
Jun 21, 2024 (AFP)
If a compromise is not reached between Brussels and Beijing, the European Commission will impose extra tariffs of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric vehicles ...
Italy fines car firm for hiding China production
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
The far-right government has launched a campaign against companies that seek to portray foreign-produced cars as Made in Italy. The competition authority said D...
Electric car sales fall in Europe while hybrids rise
Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)
While the European Union plans to ban the sale of combustion-powered cars by 2035, electric car sales have been sluggish since the end of 2023, mainly due to a ...
Canadian resident of China pleads guilty to selling Tesla secrets
Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)
Canadian and US media identified the company as Tesla. Klaus Pflugbeil, 58, who also holds German citizenship, pleaded guilty to "conspiring to send trade secre...
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