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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, France, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo
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Stellantis unit to pay $4.2 million to resolve California emissions probe

Stellantis unit FCA US agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve a California investigation into excess emissions, the state said on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: Traffic is pictured at twilight along 42nd St. in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 27, 2019.   REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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US agency proposes to streamline self-driving car exemption reviews

NHTSA has authority to grant petitions to allow up to 2,500 number of self-driving vehicles per manufacturer to operate on U.S. roads.

A United States Postal Service (USPS) collection box is pictured in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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States, environmental groups drop lawsuit over US Postal Service EV purchase plans

The lawsuit sought to block the U.S. Postal Service's plan to buy mostly gas-powered, next-generation delivery vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: Employee walks past the logo of SK Hynix at its headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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US finalizes $458 million award to SK Hynix for US chips packaging facility

The project will create 1,000 jobs and fill a key gap in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.

FILE PHOTO: People charge their electric cars at a Tesla super charging station next to an EVgo electric charging location in Carlsbad, California, U.S., March 7, 2022.    REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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US government agencies fail to meet fleet EV targets, GAO report says

U.S. government agencies failed to meet government fleet electric vehicle purchase targets, a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday said.

Ford cars are displayed at the 39 Thailand International Motor Expo, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
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US finalizes $9.63 billion loan for Ford, SK On joint battery venture

The U.S. Energy Department finalized a $9.63 billion loan for Ford and SK On to build three battery plants in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Bosch logo is seen on an Active Line Plus e-bikes during the Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo
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US reaches preliminary deal with Bosch for $225 million in chip grants

The funding will support Bosch’s planned $1.9 billion investment to transform its manufacturing facility in Roseville, California.

FILE PHOTO: General Motors chair and chief executive officer Mary Barra participates in an Economic Club of Washington discussion on "the transformation of the automotive industry to an all-electric future, the path to autonomous vehicles, and the recent negotiations with GM's workforce" in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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Wall Street mostly upbeat on GM’s decision to pull the plug on Cruise

GM's Cruise shutdown signals Wall Street's waning patience with autonomous vehicle investments and speculative tech bets.

FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco where it does most of its testing, in California, U.S., September 26, 2018.  REUTERS/Heather Somerville/File photo
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GM to exit Cruise robotaxi business

Automaker General Motors said on Tuesday its majority-owned Cruise business will drop the development of robotaxis.

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