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Drivers Face Black or White Choice to Speed up New-Car Delivery
Date: July 12, 2022
By Gilles Guillaume and Joseph White PARIS (Reuters) – For Emilie Malherbe, choosing the colour of her brand new Renault Arkana SUV was easy because only three were available: black, pearl-white and gray. She and her husband swiftly settled on gray because what mattered most was getting the car delivered quickly. “We heard on television...
UK’s New Car Sales Drop 24% to Mark Weakest June Since 1996
Date: July 5, 2022
(Reuters) -British new car registrations fell 24% last month, marking the weakest June in 26 years, as the sector struggled with persistent supply shortage of components and China’s COVID-19 restrictions, industry data showed on Tuesday. New car registrations in Britain fell to 140,958 units, according to final figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and...
Volvo to Create 3,300 Jobs at $1.25 Billion Ev Plant in Slovakia
Date: July 1, 2022
OSLO (Reuters) -Volvo Car Group will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Slovakia, the Sweden-based automaker said on Friday. The site, Slovakia’s fifth, will bolster its standing as the biggest car producer per capita in the world, with the central European country of 5.4 million producing more...
Tesla’s Run of Record Deliveries May Be Reaching the End of the Road
Date: June 30, 2022
By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc is expected to end its nearly two-year-long run of record quarterly deliveries as a prolonged COVID-related shutdown in Shanghai hit its production and supply chain, highlighting the risks of its reliance on China. While Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has been pursuing the acquisition...
Toyota Misses May Production Target in Third Monthly Shortfall
Date: June 29, 2022
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp’s global production for the first five months of 2022 fell 9.7% short of its own target on average, raising questions about whether the Japanese automaker will be able to maintain its current target for the year. The world’s largest automaker by sales said it produced 634,940 vehicles...
Nissan Recalls More Than 300,000 SUVs in U.S. For Sudden Hood Opening
Date: June 29, 2022
TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co is recalling more than 300,000 SUVs in the United States over an issue in which the hood suddenly opens, obstructing the driver’s view and increasing the risk of a crash. The Japanese automaker’s North American division said 322,671 Pathfinder vehicles for models between 2013 and 2016 are subjected to the...