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FILE PHOTO: View of a detail of the R3X SUV unveiled by electric truck maker Rivian during an event in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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What’s behind Volkswagen’s $5 billion EV software bet on Rivian?

Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, plans to spend as much as $5 billion on an EV software partnership with U.S.-based Rivian

FILE PHOTO: The Rivian name and logo are shown on one of their new electric SUV vehicles in San Diego, U.S., December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Rivian jumps as $5 billion Volkswagen investment signals ‘vote of confidence’

Rivian Automotive surged 36% premarket on Wednesday after a $5 billion investment from Volkswagen bolstered the loss-making startup

FILE PHOTO: A technician works on the final inspection of an electric Volkswagen ID. 4 car model at the production plant of the Volkswagen Group in Zwickau, Germany, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
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Volkswagen stock slips on cost, implications of Rivian JV; Rivian soars

VW shares fell on Wednesday as investors worried about the cost and uncertainties of a joint venture with U.S. EV maker Rivian

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen on a Volkswagen ID.5 electric car on display at a showroom of a car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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Volkswagen’s $5 billion investment in Rivian boosts EV maker’s shares

The partnership will help Volkswagen accelerate its plans to develop software-defined vehicles (SDV).

Electric cars waiting to be loaded onto a vessel in China to be transported (AFP)
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Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row

Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will arrive in Beijing on Friday on a last-ditch mission to avoid a damaging trade war with China...

FILE PHOTO: An Allego electric vehicle charging station is displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
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EU electric car sales drop in May as German demand slumps, industry says

Sales of new battery-electric cars in the EU dropped 12% in May from a year earlier, led by a 30% plunge in Germany,...

FILE PHOTO: An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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Chinese automakers seek retaliatory tariffs on EU cars, state media reports

Chinese automakers have urged Beijing to hike tariffs on imported European gasoline-powered cars in retaliation for Brussels' curbs on exports of Chinese-made EVs

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk attends the Breakthrough Prize awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
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Musk wins pay approval but still faces Tesla’s floundering stock and rich valuation

Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's $56bn pay package, but the electric car maker's stock remains richly valued even after several years of...

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Natural gas opposition ‘ideological,’ new Ontario energy minister says

Ontario's new energy minister is unapologetic about the use of natural gas to partly fuel growing energy needs in Canada's largest province, calling...

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