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FILE PHOTO: A Volvo charging port for an EV at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
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Trump’s tariffs could cost carmakers up to 17% of combined core profits, S&P says

Analysts and experts fear the tariffs could be more damaging for European car makers.

FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed on battery maker Northvolt's energy storage system plant in Gdansk, Poland,  October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Marie Mannes/File Photo
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Northvolt crisis may be make or break for Europe’s EV battery ambitions

Northvolt’s bankruptcy highlights Europe’s struggle to build a battery industry amid Chinese dominance and slowing EV demand.

FILE PHOTO: Wolfspeed CEO Gregg Lowe speaks during an event in Ensdorf, Germany, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
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Wolfspeed ousts CEO Gregg Lowe as slowing EV sales hit growth

Chipmaker Wolfspeed ousts CEO Gregg Lowe amid EV demand slowdown; shares rise six per cent as company plans layoffs and factory closure.

FILE PHOTO: Different models of Mercedes-Benz cars are parked at the company's vehicle assembly plant in Chakan, in India's Maharashtra state, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo
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India says Mercedes improved pollution management at plant after failing checks

Mercedes is India's top luxury car seller — and it plans to invest $24 million in India this year.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. power chip maker Wolfspeed’s silicon carbide 200mm wafer is seen on display at Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab in Marcy, New York, U.S., April 2022. REUTERS/File Photo
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Chipmaker Wolfspeed projects revenue below estimates on weak auto demand, shares sink

Shares of the company, which counts General Motors and Mercedes-Benz among its customers, fell 15 per cent in extended trading.

FILE PHOTO: Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Nick Carey/File Photo
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European car safety agency snubs BYD’s Atto 3 driver assistance system

MILAN — Europe’s car safety agency has issued a “not recommended” rating to the driver assistance system used in BYD’s Atto 3 EV,...

A Mercedes-AMG SL 63 4MATIC+ car is displayed in a showroom at Mercedes-Benz competence center, in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/ File Photo
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Mercedes car earnings plunge as China shuns luxury

Mercedes-Benz's Q3 earnings in the car division fell 64%, missing estimates, due to a weak Chinese market and model revamp costs.

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Qualcomm logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Qualcomm, Alphabet team up for automotive AI; Mercedes inks chip deal

Qualcomm and Google partner to help automakers build custom AI voice assistants using combined chip and software technology.

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Mercedes-Benz opens own recycling factory to close the battery loop

KUPPENHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercedes-Benz today opened Europe's first battery recycling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process making it the first car manufacturer worldwide1 to...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the opening ceremony of the Mercedes Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany, October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
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German carmakers should not be afraid of Chinese competition, says Scholz

German carmakers need not fear China, says Chancellor Scholz, citing past competition from South Korea and Japan.

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