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US Auto Suppliers Say Immediate Action Needed on China Rare Earths Restrictions
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China's Rare Earth Export Curbs Hit the Auto Industry Worldwide
Volvo Cars Sales Fall 12% in May
Date: June 4, 2025
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars sold 59,822 cars in May, down 12% from a year earlier, the Sweden-based company said on Wednesday. Volvo Cars, which is majority-owned by China's Geely, said in a...
Tesla's UK Car Sales Drop Over 45% in May, New AutoMotive Early Data Shows
Date: June 3, 2025
(Reuters) -Tesla's new car sales in Britain tumbled more than 45% from a year earlier in May, preliminary data from research group New AutoMotive showed on Wednesday. The automaker, which has been...
Exclusive-Germany Lobby Group Says China's Rare Earth Curbs Could Halt Auto Output
Date: June 3, 2025
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -China's export restrictions on rare earths that are widely used by the auto industry could disrupt, or even halt, German car production, Germany's VDA auto...
Italy's New Car Market Was Flat in May
Date: June 3, 2025
ROME (Reuters) -Italy's market for new cars was flat in May, with sales down only marginally by 0.16% compared to the same month of last year, transport ministry data showed on Tuesday. In the...
Exclusive-China's Rare Earth Export Curbs Risk Halting German Car Production, Lobby Group Warns
Date: June 3, 2025
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's auto lobby warned on Tuesday that export restrictions by China on rare earths alloys, mixtures and magnets posed a serious risk to the industry and...
VW's Wolfsburg Plant May Move to Four-Day Week From 2027, Works Council Says
Date: June 3, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen's plan to cut 35,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 is on track, with over 20,000 workers at the core VW brand agreeing to end their contracts early, the Bild newspaper reported...