China’s Great Wall to launch electric car and hybrid SUV in Europe in 2022

People look at a line of Great Wall cars parked in front of the newly opened car factory of Great Wall Motor Co near the town of Lovech, some 150 km (93 miles) north-east of Sofia February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo MUNICH, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Great Wall Motor (601633.SS), will launch an electric… Continue reading China’s Great Wall to launch electric car and hybrid SUV in Europe in 2022

Autos & Transportation · 7:43 AM UTCQualcomm says it will supply chip for new Renault electric vehicleQualcomm Inc on Monday said it will supply a key…

A Qualcomm sign is shown outside one of the company’s many buildings in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake Sept 6 (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Monday said it will supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard in a new Renault SA (RENA.PA) electric vehicle. San Diego, California-based Qualcomm,… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 7:43 AM UTCQualcomm says it will supply chip for new Renault electric vehicleQualcomm Inc on Monday said it will supply a key…

Autos & TransportationChinese automaker Geely hires former Bentley design chief9:14 AM UTC

A building of the Geely Auto Research Institute is seen in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, Aug. 4, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo BEIJING, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Chinese automaker Geely (GEELY.UL) has hired Stefan Sielaff, the former design chief of British luxury brand Bentley, as China’s manufacturers increasingly turn to new styles to boost sales in… Continue reading Autos & TransportationChinese automaker Geely hires former Bentley design chief9:14 AM UTC

Autos & Transportation · 5:39 PM UTCDaimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto…

MUNICH, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler AG’s (DAIGn.DE) CEO said on Sunday. Carmakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down plants last year,… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 5:39 PM UTCDaimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto…

Change SuiteVolkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’8:15 PM UTC

Herbert Diess, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG talks to members of Greenpeace ahead of the Munich Motor Show IAA Mobility 2021, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Jan Schwartz Diess speaks ahead of Munich car show Shift towards electric vehicles was “kind of easy” 15% of Volkswagen’s business will be mobility services MUNICH, Sept… Continue reading Change SuiteVolkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’8:15 PM UTC

Autos & Transportation · 12:47 PM UTCGerman decision on Tesla subsidies expected by end of yearGermany will probably decide by the end of the year how…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he arrives at the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse BERLIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Germany will probably decide by the end of the year how much state aid U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O) will receive for its planned… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 12:47 PM UTCGerman decision on Tesla subsidies expected by end of yearGermany will probably decide by the end of the year how…

Autos & Transportation · September 3, 2021 · 11:57 PM UTCVictim of Tesla crash in Texas had alcohol level exceeding legal limitOne of the two victims …

The logo of Tesla cars logo is seen during the presentation of the new charge system in the EUREF campus in Berlin, Germany September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 3 (Reuters) – One of the two victims of a fatal crash involving a Tesla car in Texas had a blood-alcohol level that exceeded… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · September 3, 2021 · 11:57 PM UTCVictim of Tesla crash in Texas had alcohol level exceeding legal limitOne of the two victims …

Autos & TransportationU.S. probing fatal Tesla crash that killed pedestrianSeptember 3, 2021

The logo of Tesla cars logo is seen during the presentation of the new charge system in the EUREF campus in Berlin, Germany September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating a July 26 fatal crash in New York involving a Tesla (TSLA.O)vehicle that might have been… Continue reading Autos & TransportationU.S. probing fatal Tesla crash that killed pedestrianSeptember 3, 2021

Autos & TransportationMexico adopts firm stance on auto dispute ahead of U.S. talksSeptember 3, 2021

The General Motors plant is seen as its workers are to vote on whether to reject or keep the collective bargaining agreement, marking the first major test of labor rules under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), in Silao, Mexico August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Maldonado/File Photo MEXICO CITY, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Mexico expects the United… Continue reading Autos & TransportationMexico adopts firm stance on auto dispute ahead of U.S. talksSeptember 3, 2021

BusinessPorsche, Puma to join Germany’s DAX as index expandsSeptember 3, 2021

Shake-up in wake of Wirecard scandal Biggest overhaul in 33-year DAX history DAX expands to 40 from 30 companies Airbus and Zalando also promoted to DAX FRANKFURT, Sept 3 (Reuters) – German carmaker Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) and sportswear maker Puma (PUMG.DE) will join the nation’s premier DAX stock index, as it expands to 40 from 30… Continue reading BusinessPorsche, Puma to join Germany’s DAX as index expandsSeptember 3, 2021