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How a Cheap Component Could Help Kill Off Combustion Cars
Date: May 30, 2022
By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables together, has become an unlikely scourge of the auto industry. Some predict it could hasten the downfall of combustion cars. Supplies of the auto part were choked by the war in Ukraine, which is home to...
Global Automakers Face Electric Shock in China
Date: May 26, 2022
By Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) – If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock. Kings of the combustion age such as General Motors and Volkswagen are falling behind local players in the booming electric vehicle (EV) market in China, a country...
Global Automakers Face Electric Shock in China
Date: May 26, 2022
By Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) – If global automakers think they can extend their dominance in China into the electric era, they may be in for a shock. Kings of the combustion age such as General Motors and Volkswagen are falling behind local players in the booming electric vehicle (EV) market in China, a country...
Stellantis Aims for 50% of Sales Online at Relaunched Lancia
Date: May 20, 2022
TURIN (Reuters) – Stellantis is aiming to make 50% of Lancia sales online as the carmaker gears up to relaunch the premium brand across Europe, Lancia CEO Luca Napolitano said on Friday. The 116-year-old brand, which had shrunk to just one model in one market – its home of Italy, plans to launch a new...
Renault Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Prototype Suv in Race to Cleaner Driving
Date: May 19, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – Renault unveiled on Thursday a prototype hydrogen fuel cell-powered sports utility vehicle (SUV), as the French carmaker scrambles to catch up with rivals in the race to cleaner driving. Renault said the car, dubbed the ‘Scenic Vision’, would not be commercially available before 2030-2032. A fully electric version will hit the market...
Georgia to Announce $7 Billion Hyundai Ev Investment as Biden Visits Seoul – Sources
Date: May 19, 2022
By David Shepardson and Heekyong Yang WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will announce on Friday that Hyundai Motor Group is investing more than $7 billion in the state, an announcement coinciding with a visit by President Joe Biden to Seoul, sources told Reuters. The South Korean auto group, which houses Hyundai Motor Co...