Focus on Transport
‘Lot of sci-fi smoke and mirrors’: Investors, experts react to Tesla’s robotaxi unveil
Tesla's robotaxi reveal, featuring gull-wing doors and no steering wheel, disappointed investors with few details on production and plans.
Moody’s downgrades Volkswagen outlook to ‘negative’ due to operating weakness
Moody's cuts Volkswagen's outlook to "negative" citing weak performance, low volume growth, and restructuring challenges ahead.
Stellantis CEO says EU carbon rules are pushing industry costs up by 40%
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares noted EU carbon rules are raising auto industry costs as customers avoid pricey EVs.
Swedish court upholds ruling against Tesla in labour dispute
The court upheld a preliminary ruling that Sweden's postal service Postnord does not need to deliver licence plates to Tesla.
In France’s Cognac, Beijing and Brussels’ EV spat spells disaster
In Cognac, French brandy producers and dealers of Chinese-made EVs face challenges from EU tariffs and China's retaliatory measures.
Tesla robotaxi event was long on promises, but investors wanted more details
Robotaxis topped Elon Musk’s to-do list Thursday night at Tesla’s long-awaited Hollywood unveiling.
Northvolt: Cash-strapped EV-battery maker in talks for 200 million euros in funding
Northvolt announced job cuts, raising fears that Europe's top EV battery hope may falter amid low demand and Chinese competition.
BP’s refining business sees lower margins as global oil demand stalls
BP follows Shell in reporting a drop in margins after the companies’ refining businesses suffered a downturn in global demand.
Porsche’s nine-month China sales plunge by third
Porsche on Friday posted a 29 per cent nine-month sales drop in China, joining peers BMW and Mercedes in reporting weaker results in...
Bosch, Tenstorrent to collaborate on standardizing automotive chips
Plans include developing a standard method to use a building block of modern chips to create systems that can power vehicles with varying...
