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Cespira Appoints Carlos Gonzalez as President and CEO

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (“Westport") (TSX:WPRT / Nasdaq:WPRT), is pleased to announce that Cespira,...

FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric vehicles are lined up at the company's plant in Hanover, Germany, December 17, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Analysis: Volkswagen seeks new era in Germany with old methods

Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Osnabrueck, Germany October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
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Volkswagen looks forward to working with U.S. gov’t amid tariff concerns, spokesperson says

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Tuesday warned against the “harmful economic impact” of tariffs that U.S. President Donald...

FILE PHOTO: A view of the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Osnabrueck, Germany October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo
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Volkswagen looking to deepen partnership with Rivian, Spiegel reports

"For example, we are thinking about sharing modules and bundling purchasing volumes," VW CEO Oliver Blume said.

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Renault is seen on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Renault 2024 sales volumes grow 1.3%, helped by hybrids

Almost 20% of Renault's sales this year will need to be electric vehicles to comply with EU emissions targets.

The eActros 600 can travel about 500 kilometres (310 miles) on a single charge (AFP)
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Amazon orders 200 Mercedes-Benz electric trucks

Amazon buys 202 electric Mercedes eActros trucks, marking a significant push towards reducing EU road transport emissions.

The launch of new electric models like the ID Buzz failed to help VW overcome a downturn in sales of EVs in Europe (AFP)
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Volkswagen deliveries fall in 2024 as electric push slows

The 10-brand group, which includes Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini, sold 9.03 million vehicles last year, down 2.3 per cent from 2023.

FILE PHOTO: A worker cleans a vehicle made by Chinese automobile maker GAC at the company's display during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Biden administration finalizes US crackdown on Chinese vehicles

Biden's administration is finalizing rules that will effectively bar nearly all Chinese cars and trucks from the U.S. market.

A dragline works in coal pits in front of the SaskPower Shand Power Station on Tuesday, March 19, 2008 south of Estevan, Sask. Estevan, the home to coal mines and a coal-powered generating station, was one of the communities most susceptible to workforce disruption as Canada transitions to a greener economy, the report suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Troy Fleece
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One in 10 Canadians live in places susceptible to green transition disruption: report

One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy.

FILE - A live streamer works near the Volvo EX30 fully electric small SUV unveiled during Auto China 2024 in Beijing, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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China’s electric car sales grow in 2024, as sales of gasoline cars plunge

China's EV sales surged 40 per cent in 2024, while gas-powered car sales plunged 17 per cent, reshaping the world's largest auto market.

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