Honda and Nissan expected to begin merger talks
Tokyo (AFP) - Honda and Nissan were poised Monday to announce the start of talks on a merger to help ...
Friday, October 31, 2025
Tag: automotive industry
Taiwan’s Foxconn in talks with Renault over Nissan stake: report
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's Foxconn is in talks with French auto giant Renault to buy its major stake in Japanese ...
Japanese carmakers Honda, Nissan in preliminary merger talks: reports
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks to help them compete against Tesla ...
EU conservatives seek to stall 2035 combustion engine ban
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The largest group in the European Parliament, the conservative EPP, joined calls Wednesday to "reverse" a ...
GM abandons robotaxi operations derailed by accident
San Francisco (AFP) - US auto giant General Motors announced Tuesday it will abandon its robotaxi development efforts after a ...
Germany’s Scholz calls for Europe EV subsidy plan
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Tuesday for a European subsidy programme for electric vehicles, as the country's ...
German VW workers kick off second round of strikes
Wolfsburg (Germany) (AFP) - Thousands of Volkswagen workers walked out on Monday in the second round of strikes in the ...
GM announces more than $5 bn hit to earnings in China venture
New York (AFP) - General Motors announced Wednesday it will book more than $5 billion in losses and write-downs due ...
Tens of thousands strike at Volkswagen’s Germany plants
Hanover (Germany) (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers went on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute, with ...
Stellantis says goodbye to ‘performance psychopath’ CEO
Paris (AFP) - Carlos Tavares, a self-proclaimed "performance psychopath" who drove auto giant Stellantis with aggressive cost-cutting and high car ...
We bring the world economy to you. Get the latest news and insights on the global economy, from trade and finance to technology and innovation.