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FILE PHOTO: The Tesla logo is seen through a charging station outside a store of the electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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China resident who stole Tesla trade secrets gets 2-year US sentence

Klaus Pflugbeil was sentenced to 24 months in U.S. prison for stealing Tesla trade secrets for his EV battery business in China.

A man walks on a footbridge across an open drainage channel, as the sky is enveloped in smog caused by air pollution, in New Delhi, India, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
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New Delhi tightens anti-pollution measures as air quality worsens

Delhi recorded "very poor" air on Monday with an air quality index reading of 379 in the 24 hours to midday, the Central...

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.

FILE PHOTO: Workers clean Lamborghini cars on display at the Salon Prive, a three day automobile event which showcases both new and classic luxury and sports vehicles, at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London, Britain, April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
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Lamborghini delays first EV launch to 2029 as market not ready

Lamborghini plans to launch its first electric model in 2029, citing market readiness concerns, while Ferrari debuts its EV in 2025.

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla electric vehicle is plugged to a charger in a parking lot in Teia, north of Barcelona, Spain, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
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Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies

Trump's transition team proposes cutting EV support, imposing global tariffs on battery materials, and rolling back emissions standards.

FILE PHOTO: Employees of Volkswagen AG march for higher wages during a 'warning strike' of Germany's IG Metall metalworkers' union, in Osnabrueck, Germany, November 6, 2024. The placard reads, “Jobs for all VW sites - there has never been more fight than now”. REUTERS/Teresa Kroeger/File Photo
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VW union calls for compromise in last-ditch talks before Christmas

Volkswagen's works council demands no plant closures as negotiations with management resume, amid threats of future strikes.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, is swarmed by the media as they ask him about finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite ‘chaos’ in Ottawa: Ford

Canada's premiers are meeting in Toronto to address Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariffs, focusing on trade, border security, and healthcare.

FILE PHOTO: People walk next to the N.13 gate of the Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis factory of Mirafiori, in Turin, Italy October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
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Stellantis swiftly reshapes strategy under Elkann after Tavares exit

Steered by Chairman John Elkann, Stellantis is acting swiftly to repair relations with dealers, industry partners, governments and workers.

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Ukraine services say they destroy Russian train carrying fuel

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Sunday it had launched an operation to destroy 40 rail cars carrying fuel to Russian troops.

FILE PHOTO: Banners showing logos of Fiat, Jeep, Abarth and Alfa Romeo are hung outside a car dealership in Milan, Italy, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo/File Photo
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Italy ready to work with Stellantis if jobs and plants are preserved, Meloni says

The Italian government is willing to work with Stellantis NV on the carmaker's future strategy provided it keeps jobs and factories in the...

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