Focus on Transport
High costs, slowing China: Volkswagen’s perilous road ahead
Volkswagen faces high costs, China competition, and a troubled EV transition, as tense pay talks with unions begin.
Quebec opposition calls for transparency amid Northvolt layoffs, $7 billion battery plant investment
Opposition parties demand answers about Quebec's investment in the planned Northvolt battery factory near Montreal.
Trump says he will put 100 per cent tariffs on every car coming across Mexico border
"We will put a 100% tariff on every single car coming across the Mexican border," Trump said in a speech in Georgia.
OPEC rolls out global oil outlook to 2050, sees no peak demand
OPEC is citing growth led by India, Africa and the Middle East and a slower shift to electric vehicles and cleaner fuels.
Elon Musk looking to invest in lithium hub Argentina
Argentina is the world's fourth-largest producer of lithium, a critical component of electric vehicle batteries.
Analysis: Biden’s car-tech ban is a powerful new weapon against Chinese EVs
By David Shepardson, Nora Eckert and Abhirup Roy WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) -The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest...
China’s Leapmotor and Stellantis open orders in Europe for budget EVs
MILAN (Reuters) -China’s Leapmotor is set to start taking orders in Europe for a city car and an SUV, the automaker and its...
Toyota cheated on forklift engine emissions, lawsuit in US claims
Toyota faces a U.S. class action lawsuit accusing the automaker of emissions cheating in nine engines for its forklift trucks.
GM, Ford would need to halt Chinese vehicles exports for US under rule: official
A proposed rule may force GM and Ford to stop exporting vehicles from China to the U.S., impacting production plans.
British Airways signs deal to buy more than £9m of carbon removal credits
British Airways invests £9M in carbon removal credits to reach 2030 decarbonisation goals and support net-zero by 2050.
