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FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) charges at an EV charging station inside a parking garage owned by the City of Baltimore, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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Volkswagen to recall nearly 99,000 EVs in US over door handle issues

Recalled Volkswagen ID.4 EVs from model years 2021-2024 might have been built with door handles that do not meet factory specifications, says NHTSA.

Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume speaks at a Volkswagen media event in Beijing, China April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Josh Arslan/File Photo
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Volkswagen’s CEO says European market shrinking amid tougher competition

Volkswagen's CEO says change is needed because the European market is shrinking while competition is increasing.

FILE PHOTO: A vehicle drives near the Baunatal Volkswagen site, the day when Volkswagen's works council holds a regular meeting with workers in Germany to discuss matters including progress on its cost-cutting drive, in Baunatal, Germany, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Timm Reichert/File Photo
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China, price cuts and costs: The fuel driving Volkswagen’s crisis

Volkswagen warns of accelerating competition from China, cutting its cost-cutting timeline and considering plant closures.

FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen employees stand next to Volkswagen electric cars during a ceremony at German carmaker Volkswagen's first battery cell production plant 'SalzGiga' in Salzgitter, Germany, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
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Volkswagen’s German battery plant to stay at half capacity

Workers fear PowerCo cutting back on production lines as parent company Volkswagen embarks on wider strategic review.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the BYD Seal at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2023.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo
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BYD’s global expansion push runs into stiff Japan test

Discounts, marketing and installing chargers – BYD is pulling out all the stops to win over a skeptical Japanese market.

The end of government incentives has hurt sales of EVs in Germany (AFP)
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German car sales plunge in August as EV slump worsens

Record fall in demand for electric vehicles in Europe's biggest auto market, following a downward path all year after incentives run out.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Velizy-Villacoublay near Paris, France, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Dutch group sues Stellantis over alleged emissions cheating

Class action lawsuit over alleged Stellantis emissions cheating is based on actions of predecessor company Fiat Chrysler.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at BYD's Fangchengbao Super 9 electric convertible concept vehicle displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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China’s BYD to use Huawei’s self-driving system in off-road EVs

Upscale Fangchengbao brand from BYD to use self-driving tech developed by Huawei as Chinese manufacturers band together in face of tough pressures.

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
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Volkswagen’s battery targets not ‘set in stone’, battery chief tells FAS

Volkswagen's goal of building 200 gigawatt hours of battery capacity by 2030 is flexible, depending on EV market demand.

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