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FILE PHOTO: Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm/File Photo
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Goldman funds to take $900 million hit on Northvolt: Financial Times report

Funds managed by Goldman Sachs, which together ranked as the second-largest shareholders in Northvolt, will write off nearly $900M by year's end.

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: A general view of Northvolt facility in Skelleftea, Sweden is seen in this undated handout photo. Northvolt/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Sweden’s Northvolt files for bankruptcy, in blow to Europe’s EV ambitions

Northvolt files for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to restructure $5.8B debt while securing $245M to sustain European battery hopes.

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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Automakers urge Trump to preserve EV tax credits, boost self-driving cars

Automakers urge Trump to retain EV tax credits, ease emissions rules, and support self-driving tech amid rising competition from China.

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Swedish carmaker Scania is displayed on a truck at the IAA truck show in Hanover, Germany, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Scania says it will lend Northvolt $100 million under US Chapter 11 bankruptcy deal

Swedish truckmaker Scania will lend Northvolt $100 million as part of the struggling battery maker's U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection deal.

Volkswagen workers staged a colourful protest against planned cost cuts (AFP)
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Volkswagen workers head towards strikes from December

Volkswagen unions plan warning strikes from Dec. 1 as talks stall over factory closures and cost-cutting amid electric transition woes.

A banner advertising the newly opened Electric Vehicle Center hangs at Ford's Cologne plant, which together with the Aachen site is affected by around 2,300 job cuts, as announced in February, in Cologne, Germany, June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
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Ford to cut European jobs as EV shift, Chinese rivals take toll

Ford to cut 14% of European workforce, citing EV losses, weak demand and rising competition.

FILE PHOTO: New vehicles are seen at a parking lot in the Port of Richmond, at the bay of San Francisco, California June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US senators push auto safety agency to finalize vehicle rules

Democratic senators press NHTSA to act swiftly on overdue safety rules as U.S. traffic deaths remain above pre-pandemic levels.

Workers of Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen AG gather during a briefing of the Works Council about VW's plans to close down three plants and lay off thousands of employees at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, October 28, 2024. Julian Stratenschulte/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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VW union proposes $1.6 billion of cuts, but no plant closures

Volkswagen workers offer €1.5B in cost savings to avoid plant closures, warning of historic conflict over deeper cuts and closures.

FILE PHOTO: A Volvo logo is pictured in Brussels, Belgium March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Nebraska files antitrust lawsuit against heavy-duty truck makers over EV push

Nebraska AG sues top truck makers, alleging collusion to phase out diesel semis in favor of electric trucks to meet California rules.

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