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FILE PHOTO: Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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China says EU mandated its EV firms turn over ‘unprecedented’ amounts of data

The EU sought an unprecedented amount of information during its investigation into Chinese subsidised EV imports, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: An Allego electric vehicle charging station is displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
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EU electric car sales drop in May as German demand slumps, industry says

Sales of new battery-electric cars in the EU dropped 12% in May from a year earlier, led by a 30% plunge in Germany,...

FILE PHOTO: India's Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses the audience in Gandhinagar, India, July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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India approves $9-billion port to boost trade with Europe

India's new deep-water port will include terminals to accommodate "mega vessels" and terminals for petroleum, automobiles and other imports.

FILE PHOTO: The Fisker logo is shown on the back of a Fisker Ocean electric SUV vehicle at one of the company’s sales, service ands delivery centers in Vista, California, U.S., May 22, 2024.   REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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EV startup Fisker’s U.S. units file for bankruptcy

Electric vehicle startup Fisker, which sought Chapter 11 protection earlier this week, said its U.S. units had also filed for bankruptcy in a...

An engine being tested by GE Aerospace as part of a technology demonstrator project for hybrid electric engines for future single-aisle jets is seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on June 18, 2024.  GE Aerospace/Handout via REUTERS
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GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets

GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the middle of the next...

The company logo of Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta is seen on the facade of its office building in Beijing, China March 13, 2020. Picture taken March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Yilei Sun/ File Photo
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China approves autonomous driving startup Momenta’s US IPO

China's securities regulator said on Monday it has approved autonomous driving startup Momenta Global Limited's initial public offering (IPO) in the United States

FILE PHOTO: An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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Chinese automakers seek retaliatory tariffs on EU cars, state media reports

Chinese automakers have urged Beijing to hike tariffs on imported European gasoline-powered cars in retaliation for Brussels' curbs on exports of Chinese-made EVs

FILE PHOTO: A Ferrari logo is seen on media day at the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Ferrari’s first electric car to cost over $500,000, source says

Ferrari's first electric car will cost at least 500,000 euros, as the luxury automaker prepares to open a plant that will make the...

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4 First Nations in Canada sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire

Canada's largest province is trying to create an end-to-end manufacturing chain for electric vehicle batteries and it sees northern Ontario's Ring of Fire...

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on Baojun RS-5 cars at a final assembly plant operated by General Motors Co and its local joint-venture partners in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Detroit Three automakers should exit China, leading analyst says

John Murphy's guidance for the Big Three came during a discussion of the harsh cost-cutting measures they would have to take to be...

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