Focus on Industry
Crisis-hit Volkswagen scraps German job protection deal
Volkswagen ends a decades-old job protection deal in Germany to cut costs, facing union pushback over potential layoffs.
Beyond passenger cars: Clean Energy Canada on how to jumpstart commercial electric vehicles
Canada lags in adopting zero-emission trucks and buses, which account for 37% of transport emissions: Clean Energy Canada
Australian farmers protest animal, environment policies they say harm them
Regulations on renewable power construction and sheep exports spark uproar among Australian farmers.
Nippon Steel rebuts US Committee on Foreign Investment’s case against its US Steel bid
Nippon Steel defends its $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, arguing U.S. politics, not security, drive opposition to the deal.
Canada’s Unifor, GM start contract talks for CAMI assembly plant
General Motors and Unifor Local 88 begin talks for a new contract for 1,300 CAMI plant workers, with a strike looming.
US arrests laser tech salesman for illegal exports to Russia
Ex-salesman arrested for allegedly conspiring to evade U.S. export laws to sell laser equipment to Russian nuclear firm.
Battery maker Northvolt to cut jobs, slash operations
Northvolt is scaling back operations and cutting jobs to focus on its main gigafactory, citing financial struggles amid a challenging market.
China to include steel, cement and aluminium in its carbon market
Plan to include new sectors in China's carbon markets will see emissions trading cover 60% of the country's total greenhouse gas production.
Vale, BHP, Samarco could close $18 billion deal over Brazil dam collapse, sources say
Vale, BHP, and Samarco may settle with Brazil for 100 billion reais over the 2015 dam collapse, sources suggest October deal.
China, price cuts and costs: The fuel driving Volkswagen’s crisis
Volkswagen warns of accelerating competition from China, cutting its cost-cutting timeline and considering plant closures.
