Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

A logo of Sime Darby is seen at its car showroom in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sime Darby (SIME.KL), Malaysia’s industrial and automotive conglomerate, is looking to set up a luxury car retail business in India and expand in Indonesia to … Read more

China to allow road trials of intelligent connected vehicles

China to allow road trials of intelligent connected vehicles

BEIJING, Nov 17 (Reuters) – China will allow road trials of some intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) in designated city areas, the industry ministry said on Friday. The world’s largest auto market has set its long-term strategic focus on ICVs in a push to become the leading global player in the still nascent industry. The trials … Read more

Santander’s Botin plans push in US corporate banking for renewables, auto lending

Santander’s Botin plans push in US corporate banking for renewables, auto lending

Ana Patricia Botin, chairwoman of the Spanish bank Santander, speaks during the annual results presentation at the company’s headquarters in Boadilla del Monte, outside Madrid, Spain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Banco Santander Executive Chair Ana Botin plans to deepen the lender’s corporate banking presence … Read more

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – India’s Raymond (RYMD.NS) said on Friday it would pay 6.82 billion rupees ($82 million) for a majority stake in an auto parts maker, doubling down on its shift away from its once mainstay textiles business into engineering and real estate. Raymond said it will buy a 59.25% stake in Maini … Read more

Japan’s Denso to invest $3.3 billion to bulk up chips business

Japan’s Denso to invest $3.3 billion to bulk up chips business

Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Japanese automotive supplier Denso (6902.T) will invest about 500 billion yen ($3.3 billion) in semiconductors by 2030 as aims to triple the scale of its chips business … Read more

UAW strikes GM’s Escalade factory, turning up pressure for higher wages

UAW strikes GM’s Escalade factory, turning up pressure for higher wages

The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 24 (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union on Tuesday struck a General Motors (GM.N) assembly plant in Texas that builds … Read more

UAW expands strike against Stellantis, hitting pickup truck plant

UAW expands strike against Stellantis, hitting pickup truck plant

[1/2]United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain meets with striking UAW members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant, as they picket in Delta Township, Michigan U.S. September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON/DETROIT, Oct 23 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union went on strike at Chrysler-parent Stellantis’s largest assembly plant on … Read more

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

UAW presses Detroit automakers for better offer, threatens more walkouts

[1/2]The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook// Acquire Licensing Rights DETROIT, Oct 20 (Reuters) – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday warned of more walkouts at U.S. truck and SUV factories unless the … Read more

US offers $12 bln for automakers, suppliers for advanced vehicles

US offers $12 bln for automakers, suppliers for advanced vehicles

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and … Read more

US should extend EV tax benefits to Vietnam, says business lobby

US should extend EV tax benefits to Vietnam, says business lobby

People walk next to a VinFast logo on a screen during the press day at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United States should extend electric vehicle tax credit benefits to Vietnam if it wants to encourage a landmark … Read more