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FILE PHOTO: A logo on a 2024 Ford Escape at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
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Ford to recall 20,484 hybrid SUVs over battery concern

The recall includes certain Ford Escape and luxury Lincoln Corsair vehicles from model years 2020 to 2024.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model 3 on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Tesla to fix software for 77,650 China-made vehicles, says market regulator

Tesla will fix software in 77,650 China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars over safety hazards, China's market regulator said on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Labourers harvest cocoa pods at a farm in Assin Foso, Ghana, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo
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Cocoa tops global commodities rally for 2nd year, steel ingredients struggle on China demand

Cocoa and coffee prices surged in 2024 due to global supply deficits, while steel-making coal struggled amid China's slow growth.

FILE PHOTO: A prototype of an electrical air-taxi drone by German start-up Volocopter that takes off and lands vertically performs a non-passenger flight over Le Bourget airport, near Paris, France, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
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German air taxi start-up Volocopter files for insolvency

Air taxi start-up Volocopter GmbH filed for insolvency proceedings on Monday, citing its inability to raise new funds to maintain regular operations.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows a cargo ship and shipping containers at the port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, China October 17, 2024. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminium raw materials

China will cut import tariffs on ethane and some recycled metals from Jan. 1, 2025, to boost imports and green development.

A drone view shows BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Joa Souza
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What happens next to workers in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD’s site in Brazil?

Brazil rescues 163 Chinese workers from BYD site in "slavery-like conditions"; negotiations for their protection ongoing.

A drone view shows BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil December 26, 2024. REUTERS/Joa Souza
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Brazil yanks temp work visas for China’s BYD after trafficking claims

Brazil has suspended temporary work visas for BYD after 163 Chinese workers were found in "slavery-like conditions" at a site in Bahia.

A man mops a floor near a Toyota FT-3e during the Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, Indonesia, July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
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Toyota global production down for 10th month despite rising sales

Toyota's global production fell 6.2 per cent in November, marking a 10th month of decline, despite a 1.7 per cent rise in worldwide...

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