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Sep 13, 2018 (AFP)

Word that McAnear was heading for the off-ramp followed chief accounting officer Dave Morton's departure after just a month on the job, citing the company's fre...

Trade war sees Volvo put brakes on IPO plans: Bloomberg

Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)

Volvo, which has been owned by Chinese construction giant Geely Holding Group Co. since 2010, had planned to go public by the end of this year. However, the aut...

VW faces first big German court date over 'dieselgate'

Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)

A regional court in Brunswick began examining whether the auto giant should have informed investors sooner about so-called "defeat devices" it built into 11 mil...

French police disperse protesters opposed to motorway construction

Sep 10, 2018 (AFP)

Regional authorities gave the green light in August to the plan for the construction of the 24-kilometre (15-mile) stretch of motorway. But critics say it will ...

Volkswagen faces German court showdown over 'dieselgate'

Sep 07, 2018 (AFP)

From 10:00 am (0800 GMT) on Monday, the regional court in Brunswick will examine whether the auto giant should have informed investors sooner about the trickery...

China launches safety audit on Didi, ride-hail firms

Sep 05, 2018 (AFP)

Officials from 10 different government departments, including the public security ministry and the market regulator, will be stationed at Didi for a fortnight, ...

Tesla wins green rebate lawsuit against Canada's Ontario province

Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)

The Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Incentive Program, launched by the previous Ontario Liberal administration, offered rebates of up to Can$14,000 (US$11,000) on...

Toyota pours $500 mn into driverless car tie-up with Uber

Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)

The deal, which reportedly values Uber at about $72 billion, aims at "advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale", ...

California advances electric vehicle legislation

Aug 28, 2018 (UPI)

By a unanimous vote, California lawmakers approved Assembly Bill 2127, as amended, that calls for a biannual update on electric vehicle charging infrastructure....

China's Didi apologises for safety lapses after murder

Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)

The company has been slammed by observers, including China's transport ministry, over safety lapses after a 20-year-old female passenger was raped and murdered ...

Startup delivers groceries in self-driving cars

Aug 27, 2018 (AFP)

The service will kick off this month in parts of the California city of San Jose in a partnership with e-commerce company GrubMarket.com which sources food from...

China's transport ministry censures Didi after murder

Aug 26, 2018 (AFP)

A 20-year-old female passenger was raped and killed by her driver on Friday in the eastern city of Wenzhou, barely three months after a similar incident in May....

Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov unveils 'electric supercar'

Aug 23, 2018 (AFP)

The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, presented the decidedly retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1, at a defense expo outside Moscow. The look...

Volkswagen in dispute with Mexican farmers

Aug 22, 2018 (AFP)

Volkswagen, which has a major plant in Puebla, has been using "hail cannons" -- sonic devises that purport to disrupt the formation of hail in the atmosphere --...

Uber hires CFO on the road to IPO

Aug 21, 2018 (AFP)

Nelson Chai came on board from Chicago-based insurance firm Warranty Group, where he was chief executive, according to Uber. "I'm incredibly excited to bring on...

Tesla shares tumble after Musk interview sparks fresh fears

Aug 18, 2018 (AFP)

In closing trade, Tesla shares skidded 8.9 percent to $305.50 following the publication of the interview with The New York Times. Musk opened up to the newspape...

Musk admits exhaustion as tweet storm deepens

Aug 17, 2018 (AFP)

"This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career," Musk told the New York Times in an interview Thursday. "It was excruciating." The pa...

Tesla sues Ontario over scrapped electric car rebate

Aug 17, 2018 (AFP)

Upon assuming power last July, Premier Doug Ford's conservative government announced the end of several green energy programs, including several thousands of do...

Tesla board forms committee to consider going private

Aug 14, 2018 (AFP)

Musk disclosed on Monday that he had been in talks with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and other potential investors on a plan that would delist Tesla fro...

EV progress influenced by cobalt and lithium prices

Aug 14, 2018 (UPI)

Lithium-ion batteries used in newer vehicles are approaching the performance level of internal combustion engines. Lithium is a central component of the batteri...