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Ghosn, Nissan formally charged in financial misconduct scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo prosecutors indicted ousted Nissan Motor (7201.T) chairman Carlos Ghosn for under-reporting his income and also officially charged the automaker, making the firm culpable for the financial misconduct scandal that has shocked the industr... More »

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Several automakers report fall in U.S. sales in November

(Reuters) – Several carmakers reported a drop in new car sales in the United States in November, hurt by rising car prices and higher interest rates as well as further declines in sales of sedans. Ford Motor Co (F.N), Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) and Toyota Mot... More »

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BMW says faces currency, tariff and raw material headwinds in 2019

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) expects headwinds from rising currency and commodities prices to reach a mid to high triple-digit million euro amount in 2019, Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter said in a statement on Monday. BMW still aims to reach an o... More »

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Trump tweets China to cut tax on U.S.-made cars, revs up auto stocks

WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said China had agreed to cut import tariffs on American-made cars, buoying shares in BMW and Daimler AG who manufacture in the United States for export to the world’s biggest auto market. Shares of Ch... More »

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Trade truce with China means big changes in Beijing policy: Trump

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and top U.S. officials said on Monday that a trade truce with China will lead to structural changes in Beijing’s economic policies, including lower tariffs, lower non-tariff barriers and more market access ... More »

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Amazon’s latest gadget: a self-driving toy car for coders

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Self-driving cars, meet Amazon’s self-driving toys. Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit on Wednesday announced a $399 autonomous toy car, aimed at helping web developers try out some of their own self-driving technology. Customers can train and t... More »

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Fiat Chrysler loses another executive after Marchionne illness

MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler’s (FCHA.MI) European boss has quit, adding to the problems facing new CEO Mike Manley who must deliver on promises to boost production of SUVs and catch up with rivals in electric cars. Jeep division head Manley was named on Sat... More »

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Tesla shares drop on report that it asked suppliers for refunds

(Reuters) – Shares of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) fell more than 4 percent in trading before the bell on Monday, after a report that the electric car maker has turned to some suppliers for a refund of previously made payments in a bid to turn a profit. Tesla has asked ... More »

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China’s Didi signs up Continental for purpose-built electric cars

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Didi Chuxing signed an agreement with German automotive supplier Continental AG on Tuesday to cooperate in developing internet-connected, electric cars tailor-made for Didi’s ride hailing services. Didi currently uses regular passen... More »

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Tesla to open plant in Shanghai with annual capacity of 500,000…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Tuesday signed agreements with Shanghai authorities that will allow it to open a plant in the Chinese city with an annual capacity of 500,000 cars, local media reported. The U.S. carmaker signed agreements with the Shanghai mu... More »

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BMW to join board of Baidu’s autonomous driving platform Apollo

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Baidu to join its autonomous driving platform Apollo as a board member, BMW said on Tuesday. The MoU was signed during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Germany. After ... More »

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Grab launches grocery delivery service in race for growth

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grab unveiled a grocery delivery service on Tuesday, betting the firm’s extensive network of 7.1 million drivers, agents and merchants will help steer the company as it expands beyond its core ride-hailing business across Southeast Asia. ... More »

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Ford slides deeper into China rut after worst ever first-half…

BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor’s (F.N) China slump intensified, with vehicle sales tumbling 38 percent in June and the automaker recording its worst ever first-half, as buyers shunned its aging models that are awaiting overhauls and flocked to rivals. The U.S.... More »

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Curbs on Chinese investment could hit Detroit and Silicon Valley

DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to block Chinese investment in U.S. companies could be trouble for a number of American automotive and technology companies using Chinese funds to develop electric and self-driving cars and related servi... More »

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Daimler gets green light for self-driving vehicle tests in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital city has given the green light to German auto maker Daimler AG to test self-driving cars on real roads, making it the first international car maker to be granted such a license in Beijing, the company said on Friday. Beijing... More »

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California agency opens third probe into Tesla’s Fremont factory

(Reuters) – A California agency for occupational safety said on Thursday it opened a third investigation at Tesla Inc’s factory in Fremont, California, following a complaint. The state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA) said it opened t... More »

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EU warns U.S. of major hit if car tariffs imposed

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has warned the United States that imposing import tariffs on cars and car parts would harm its own automotive industry and likely lead to counter-measures by its trading partners on $294 billion of U.S. exports. In a 10-... More »

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Panasonic to consider more investment in Tesla’s Gigafactory if…

OSAKA (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp would consider further investment in Tesla Inc’s so-called Gigafactory if requested by the U.S. electric vehicle maker, an executive at the Japanese conglomerate said on Monday. The investment would come on top of the $1.6 bill... More »

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European shares crawl up from trade war sell-off

LONDON (Reuters) – European shares made a modest bounce on Tuesday, recovering slightly after trade tensions sent stock markets into a spiral as investors shed risky assets. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent by 0837 GMT, but was far from making up ... More »

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BMW not considering moving production out of Britain over Brexit:…

LONDON (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) is not considering moving production out of Britain because of uncertainty connected to Brexit, the company’s special representative in Britain said on Tuesday. When asked by a reporter at a conference whether the German car ma... More »

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As investment stalls, auto industry warns PM May: Avert a Brexit…

LONDON (Reuters) – Uncertainty over Brexit has halved new investment in the British car industry and Prime Minister Theresa May should urgently change tack and keep the world’s fifth largest economy in the EU’s customs union, the country’s main car lobby group... More »

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Uber to learn London license fate with judge’s ruling on Tuesday

LONDON (Reuters) – Uber will hear on Tuesday if a bid to overturn a ruling stripping it of its license to operate in London, its biggest European market, has succeeded after it said its corporate culture and practice had changed. The taxi-hailing app overhaule... More »

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Motor racing – Volkswagen electric car sets Pikes Peak record

(Reuters) – Volkswagen has shown off the sporty side of its electric technology by setting an all-time record in the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Former Le Mans winner Romain Dumas took the I.D. R Pikes Peak prototype up in a time of... More »

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Tesla’s Musk laments Singapore electric vehicle stance

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Elon Musk, chief executive of U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc, defended his view that Singapore was not supportive of EV ownership after a commentary in the city-state’s biggest newspaper criticized the billionaire’s social med... More »

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Big Tesla investors look like firewall for Elon Musk

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk faces votes at Tuesday’s shareholder meeting that will challenge his grip on the electric carmaker, but he may be able to count on some powerful friends: big fund managers likely to be fans. These stockp... More »

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Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture... More »

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The rise of the apprentice: a European tradition comes to the U.S

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The growing number of apprenticeships in the U.S. has more to do with European companies importing the practice into their American operations than with the long-running NBC television reality show and its former host who now lives in the ... More »

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Nissan to cut North American production by up to 20 percent: Nikkei

(Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) is slashing production by as much as 20 percent in North America to cope with a decline in automobile sales, the Nikkei reported on Monday. Cuts are already in progress at two assembly plants in the United States and th... More »

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Norway’s wealth fund voted against Shell climate target motion

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund voted against a motion at Shell’s annual meeting urging the energy giant to set climate targets, despite a push the fund is making for more firms to do so. Long-term investors with $10.4 trillion of assets unde... More »

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Fiat Chrysler CEO reprimands colleague for commenting on emissions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne reprimanded the company’s top U.S. spokesman for issuing press releases about Fiat’s vehicle emissions practices days after Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) disclosure in September 2015 tha... More »

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Tesla crash may have triggered battery fire: Swiss firefighters

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss firefighters said on Monday that the impact in a fatal accident involving a Tesla electric car may have set off a fire in the vehicle’s battery. A 48-year-German driver died when his car hit the barrier in the central reservation of a ... More »

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Elon Musk promises free rides through tunnel, but to where?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is promising the public “free rides” in the next few months through the first high-speed passenger tunnel drilled beneath Los Angeles by his aptly named underground transit venture, the Boring Company. ... More »

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Corporate Europe senses relief as euro falls from peak

(This version of the May 3 story was refiled to removes extraneous words in Credit Suisse title in paragraph 11) By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – The recent recovery in the dollar has raised hopes that currency turbulence for European corporates will now sub... More »

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Hedge fund heaps criticism on Tesla after Musk’s conference call

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A small hedge fund manager who has long been betting against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday redoubled his call for the stock to fall to zero, comments that came as investors were already hammering the electric car maker. Speaking at the Ka... More »

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Ferrari’s Marchionne ‘encouraged’ by F1 engine proposals

MILAN (Reuters) – Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne, who has warned that his glamour team could walk away from Formula One after 2020, said on Thursday he was encouraged by a “change in attitude” from the sport’s owners as they map out F1’s future. Speaking to an... More »

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In remote China, a high-tech auto plant flags global challenge

(Corrects April 27 story in paragraph 10 to say production at a plant in Belgium is planned to start in 2019, and sales are planned to begin in 2020.) By Joseph White ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) – While auto workers in Germany and South Korea fight to save th... More »

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Under pressure from Elliott, Hyundai Motor to cancel $890 million…

SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) said it will cancel $890 million worth of treasury shares, its first stock cancellation in 14 years – a plan that comes amid heavy shareholder pressure to improve returns, restructure and bounce back from dismal earn... More »

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The auto plants of the future may have a surprisingly human touch

(Reuters) – Carmakers have big plans for their next generation of factories: smarter designs, artificial intelligence and collaborative robots building a wide range of vehicles on the same line. The plants will also feature a component they say is the secret i... More »

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Tesla’s board against proposal to require independent chairman

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s board recommended on Thursday that shareholders vote against a proposal that would require the electric car maker’s chairman to be an independent director, ahead of its annual meeting. Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, is also the ch... More »

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Thuringia ready to help Opel, but won’t be blackmailed: premier

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German state of Thuringia is ready to offer assistance to carmaker Opel in order to keep open the region’s Eisenach plant, state premier Bodo Ramelow told Reuters on Monday. The state could help with energy costs and property, he said, b... More »

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GM Korea drops bankruptcy vote plan after last-minute wage deal

SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM) South Korean unit dropped a plan for a vote on a bankruptcy filing after reaching a tentative wage deal with its labour union on Monday that helped the U.S. automaker win concessions on pay, bonuses and benefits. GM s... More »

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South Korea says to join forces to normalize GM’s Korea unit

SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government said on Monday it would join forces to help normalize General Motors Co’s South Korean unit. The government said in a statement that it respected a tentative wage deal struck between the company and the union. Sour... More »

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SpaceX delays launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – SpaceX postponed a planned launch on Monday of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s latest planet-hunting satellite for 48 hours, citing problems with a guidance-navigation control system, launch team officials said. Blast-off fro... More »

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Volkswagen’s new CEO says to consider asset sales

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) new Chief Executive Herbert Diess on Friday said he will consider asset sales and seeks to turn the multi-brand conglomerate into a slimmed down company with strong brands. Speaking at his first news conf... More »

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Volkswagen open to alliances in areas like autonomous driving

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) new Chief Executive Herbert Diess on Friday said the car and truck maker is open to alliances in areas like self-driving cars. Speaking in Wolfsburg, Germany, at his first news conference since being appo... More »

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Ford’s slow China run persists, sales skid again in March

BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s business in China continues to falter amid a dearth of fresh products, even though the American automaker earlier this week said it plans to launch two new models in the world’s biggest auto market by the end of the year. Fo... More »

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GM sticks to April 20 deadline for Korea restructuring, unit logs…

DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) president said common ground must be reached on a long-term financial restructuring of GM’s South Korean auto unit by next Friday and if there was none, the operation would likely seek bankruptcy protection.... More »

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Volkswagen has no plans to cede control of trucks ops: chairman

WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will not list its trucks business this year and has no plans to cede control of the division, chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch said on Friday. “We want to ready the business for capital markets,” Poetsch said, ... More »

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Analyst View: China’s Xi promises to open economy, lower tariffs

SYDNEY/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday promised to open the country’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products including cars, in a speech that struck a conciliatory tone on the rising trade tensions between China and t... More »

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Audi aims to double China sales over six years: executive to paper

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) premium brand Audi (NSUG.DE) aims to double sales in China over the coming six years, sales chief Bram Schot told Automobilwoche. “In 2023 we want to sell 1.2 million cars in China,” the German trade magazine quot... More »

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U.S. safety agency criticizes Tesla crash data release

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday it was “unhappy” that electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) made public information about the crash of its Model X vehicle on Autopilot that killed the driver last month. The a... More »

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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.

(Reuters) – Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States – and will not be emptying them soon. Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February, a recen... More »

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Lured by rising SUV sales, automakers flood market with models

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demand for sport utility vehicles in the United States is booming, but the number of new models vying for a share of that market is growing even faster, threatening the fat profits automakers have enjoyed. At the New York Auto show this we... More »

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Toyota, Suzuki to produce cars for each other in India

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) agreed on Thursday to produce cars for each other in India as Toyota aims to increase its market share in the world’s fifth-largest passenger car market. The agreement follows an R&D t... More »

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Concerns over Hyundai Motor Group overhaul rattle Mobis investors

SEOUL (Reuters) – Worries that Hyundai Motor Group’s planned restructuring will benefit the controlling family ahead of some shareholders have hit Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd (012330.KS), which is set to be the group’s de facto holding firm, sending its shares sharpl... More »

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Motor racing: Mercedes find bug that robbed Hamilton of victory

LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One world champions Mercedes have found the computer bug that cost Lewis Hamilton victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and taken steps to ensure it does not happen again. Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin s... More »

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South Korea kicks off due diligence on GM’s South Korean unit: KDB

FILE PHOTO: The main gate to GM Korea’s Gunsan factory is seen in Gunsan, South Korea February 13, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea held an initial meeting on Monday for its due-diligence of General Motors’ local unit to decide... More »

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U.S. space companies aim to help Brazil rocket base lift off

An aerial view shows Brazil’s Alcantara space center in the city of Alcantara, Maranhao state, Brazil May 21, 2013. Brazil Air Force Press Office/Handout via Reuters BRASILIA (Reuters) – U.S. companies eager to tap into the fast-growing market for low-cost sat... More »

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In Iran, France blends hard talks with soft power at Louvre exhibit

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2018. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS TEHRAN (Reuters) – After a day of tough talking in Tehran on Monday, France’s foreign minist... More »

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Key U.S. lawmaker urges steel tariff exemptions for NAFTA allies

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, arrives for a Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An influential U.S. ... More »

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UK PM May tells Trump of ‘deep concern’ over metals tariffs

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May talks to Andrew Marr for the Marr Show on BBC television in London, Britain March 2, 2018. Picture taken March 2, 2018. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May told U.S. Pres... More »

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As NAFTA weighs, Trump’s tariffs drive new U.S. auto concerns

U.S. President Donald Trump waves upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – From a hotel in Mexico City, Ann Wilson, a senior executive at the U.S. Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Associ... More »

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NAFTA talks on autos eyed for next week: Mexico negotiator

Mexico’s chief negotiator Kenneth Smith speaks to journalists at the hotel where the seventh round of NAFTA talks takes place, in Mexico City, Mexico March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S., Mexican and Canadian trade experts leading... More »

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Businesses try to coax Trump from tariffs brink, aides quarrel

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting where he announced that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTO... More »

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The financial impact of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum

DETROIT (Reuters) – If U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, it could lower profits for companies making everything from pickup trucks to canned soup, or result in higher prices for consumers. Trump has thr... More »

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Porsche could build flying taxis, says sales chief

An employee of German car manufacturer Porsche displays a badge depicting a Porsche logo at the Porsche factory in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany, January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) sports car maker Porsche... More »

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GM’s South Korea sales slump after shuttering factory

FILE PHOTO: The main gate to GM Korea’s Gunsan factory is seen in Gunsan, South Korea February 13, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – General Motors’ (GM.N) sales in South Korea slumped 19 percent in February, hurt by its decision to shut do... More »

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SAIC, Infineon form JV to make electric car power modules in China

FILE PHOTO: SAIC Motor Corp’s logos are pictured at its booth during the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Chinese car maker SAIC Motor Corp Ltd and German chipmaker Infineon Tec... More »

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Trump’s steel shock drives wedge into sluggish NAFTA talks

U.S. Chief Negotiator John Melle smiles at the hotel where the seventh round of NAFTA talks takes place, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Negotiators trying to rework the NAFTA trade deal on Thursday were hi... More »

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Honda February China vehicle sales fall 5.9 percent year-on-year

FILE PHOTO: A member of staff cleans Honda Avancier SUV after it was presented during Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co’s sales in China fell 5.9 percent in February from a... More »

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Subaru to replace president after faulty inspections scandal

Subaru Corp. outgoing President and CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (L) and next President Tomomi Nakamura, who is currently Corporate Executive Vice President, attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Automaker Suba... More »

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Unhappy Canada vows to retaliate against any U.S. steel tariffs

FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland gives a speech during a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Mexico City, Mexico February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero OTTAWA (R... More »

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U.S. steel, aluminum stocks up on Trump’s tariffs, but other…

A partially assembled Chevrolet 2017 Sonic is seen on the assembly line at GM’s Orion Assembly plant in Orion, Michigan, U.S., June13, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (Reuters) – Stock prices of U.S. steel and aluminum makers rose on Thursday after President Donald... More »

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Dubai tests autonomous pods in drive for smart city

A man walks past the world’s first autonomous pods which was launched by the Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates February, 28, 2018. Picture taken February, 28, 2018. REUTERS/Satish Kumar DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai has begun test... More »

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Moon to get first mobile phone network

A visitor walks past a mobile mast with an Audi lunar exploration vehicle, a simulation of a Vodafone project to install a 4G mobile phone network on the moon in 2019, during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman ... More »

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Geely covets Daimler tech with $9 billion stake, shares surge

FILE PHOTO: Li Shufu, founder and chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, attends the Volvo’s S90 news conference in Shanghai, China November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd’s (0175.HK) shares... More »

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Geely’s Li Shufu is betting billions on global push

FILE PHOTO: Li Shufu, founder and chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, attends the Volvo’s S90 news conference in Shanghai, China November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Li Shufu, chairman of Chinese carmaker Geely, is making wa... More »

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Motor racing: Toro Rosso expect trouble-free year with Honda

F1 Formula One – Formula One Test Session – Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya, Montmelo, Spain – February 26, 2018 Brendon Hartley of Toro Rosso during testing REUTERS/Albert Gea BARCELONA (Reuters) – Toro Rosso began their new Formula One partnership with Honda ... More »

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China puts responsibility for battery recycling on makers of…

FILE PHOTO: Batteries for electric vehicles are manufactured at a factory in Dongguan, China on September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will make manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV) responsible for setting up facilities ... More »