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 ...
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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 ...
Stellantis, Chinese firm CATL plan $4bn battery plant in Spain
Madrid (AFP) - Car giant Stellantis and Chinese manufacturer CATL said Tuesday they would build a $4. 3-billion factory to ...
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 ...
Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’
Vietnam (AFP) - In Vietnam's heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through ...
From China woes to EV troubles, VW faces rocky road
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - As Volkswagen seeks to push through a drastic restructuring with billions of euros in cuts, workers ...
Vietnamese EV maker Vinfast reports $550 million Q3 loss
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast reported a net loss of $550 million for the third quarter, less ...
California vows to step in if Trump kills US EV tax credit
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - California will revive its own subsidy programs for electric vehicles if Donald Trump guts ...
Awaiting Trump, US auto execs further temper EV push
New York (AFP) - US auto giants signaled Wednesday they could further slow the ramp-up of electric vehicle production as ...
Ford to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - US car giant Ford on Wednesday announced 4,000 more job cuts in Europe, mostly in Germany ...
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