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Japanese automaker’s stance on limited appetite for fully electric vehicles is being reassessed
Appotronics is adapting its laser equipment for carmakers as they seek to outdo each other on in-car entertainment
South-east Asian country’s low-cost production of metal vital to electric cars has made traditional suppliers uncompetitive, says Christel Bories
Remuneration of €36.5mn in 2023 makes him one of the auto industry’s highest paid bosses
It isn’t hard to see why carmakers might be keen to collaborate
Residents reject carmaker’s proposals to increase production capacity at gigafactory next to Berlin
Carmaker plans ‘limited’ production of battery vehicles from next year but full conversion of site depends on state support
Shares of start-up slide after reporting a $5.4bn annual loss and 10% cut to salaried payroll
Clarity sought on climate legislation as Seoul and Washington are brought closer by need to reduce dependence on China
Scandal over historic commission arrangements could cost the financial sector as much as £16bn
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Dashboard and seat maker aims to reduce workforce of 75,000 over five years to boost margins
Chief executive says company is hiring thousands of new staff for autonomous driving and AI
Industry says it can help lower costs and enable faster development of electric vehicles in the US and Europe
US carmaker writes to group’s owner seeking full transparency regarding allegations of personal misconduct
Chinese consumer shift to smaller battery cars that need less of the metal is also expected to cut usage
VW and BASF show the difficulty of straddling the growing rift between values of investors and Beijing’s policies
The impact of regulatory crackdowns tends to be bigger than initially thought
Carmakers’ shares rise on increased returns to investors but face lower margins due to electric vehicles
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Thousands of cars impounded after supplier discovers subcomponent from ‘western China’
Statement comes after allegations that forced labour was used at a test track
GMO demands urgent corporate governance changes and further unwinding of cross-shareholdings
Aichi prefecture seeks to develop future forms of transport as next driver of region’s industrial growth
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