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☆ China's BYD to launch new "professional and personal" EV in 2023 - executive
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) - China's BYD Co will launch a new "professional and personal" electric car brand in 2023, Brian Luo, the company's branding assistant general manager, said on Thursday. The new brand will be an addition to Yangwang, a premium brand slated for launch in the first quarter of 2023. Reporting by Zoey Zhang and Brenda Goh; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

While the government's decision to repeal the colonial-era sodomy law was cheered as a symbolic victory for the gay community, many worry LGBT families will continue to suffer under public policies that favour heterosexual marriages and families. But influential conservative groups that strongly opposed lifting the gay sex ban make it politically uncomfortable for the ruling party to further change laws. An alliance of more than 80 Singaporean churches has decried repealing the gay sex ban as an "extremely regrettable decision" that "celebrates homosexuality". 'PUNISHING THE CHILD'LGBT families in Singapore now worry that further change will not come in time for them. The government did not respond to Reuters' questions about the rights of LGBT families and their children's residency and access to education.

☆ Some adult content creators are worried about losing their community if Twitter dies
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

As she followed reports of the chaos within Twitter, OnlyFans creator and artist Stephanie Michelle fretted over what losing Twitter would mean for her livelihood. The pandemic and subsequent OnlyFans boom brought a new wave of adult content creators to the so-called sex work Twitter. The online sex work community is also tight-knit, so it’s also become a space to warn others of potential dangerous customers. Because sex work is so widely stigmatized, sex workers rely on each other for mutual aid and support. She added that many sex workers have experienced losing their followings and community because of how hostile other social media platforms are to adult content creators, even if they aren’t posting explicit content.

☆ Chinese carmakers target more European sales with five-star EVs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

"All Chinese EV makers want to achieve Euro NCAP five-star ratings in order to be more competitive in the European market," said Brian Gu, president of Chinese EV maker Xpeng (9868.HK). Perhaps more importantly for sales, high safety ratings also open up the potentially huge corporate car fleet market for Chinese EV makers. European carmakers are also pursuing five-star ratings for their EVs and hybrids, from BMW's (BMWG.DE) iX to Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) ID.4 and ID.5. But almost half the Chinese cars sold were EVs, according to Inovev, giving them a 5.8% share of Europe's fully-electric vehicle market. Inovev vice-president Jamel Taganza said all Chinese cars sold in Europe would be EVs within a few years, with more lower-cost models on the way.

☆ Mercedes-Benz cuts price of some electric models in China
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING/FRANKFURT, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz said it had cut prices on some of its EQE and EQS models in China from Wednesday, citing changing market demand for top-end electric vehicles. Foreign carmakers are struggling to break into China's electric vehicle market, with only Tesla (TSLA.O) achieving higher sales figures. "The Top-End electric vehicle segment in China is still evolving ... Mercedes-Benz is repositioning certain EQ models in China," a spokesperson said. Mercedes-Benz sold 11,327 electric cars in China from January to August, according to the China Passenger Car Association, compared with Tesla, which sold almost 400,000, and China's BYD (002594.SZ), which sold nearly a million. Industry-wide sales are expected to slow into 2023, according to China Merchants Bank International, with some analysts expecting a price war.

☆ China's BYD scraps IPO plan for semiconductor unit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HONG KONG, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ) said on Tuesday it had scrapped plans to list its semiconductor unit in China, saying a move to increase investments in wafer production would significantly affect the unit's asset structure. "BYD Semiconductor intends to seize the time window to make large-scale investment in wafer production capacity," BYD said in a filing to the Shenzhen stock exchange, adding current wafer supplies were far from enough to meet demand amid rapid growth in electric vehicle manufacturing. BYD, backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, said it would restart the unit's listing process when the investment and production capacity expansion had been completed. According to the IPO prospectus, the chip unit aimed to raise 2 billion yuan ($281 million) to fund projects and replenish capital on the Nasdaq-like ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The IPO plan was first halted by the exchange in August 2021, as a firm advising on the IPO process faced a regulatory probe.

As soon as they saw her vitals, the staff at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland knew they had to admit Raegan, her mom said. “I’m glad I didn’t wait.”There’s now an “unprecedented” rise in RSV cases among children in the US, some doctors tell CNN. In Texas, where RSV cases usually spike in December or January, the emergency department at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth and its urgent cares are seeing a significant number of RSV cases. Nearly half the ICU is filled with RSV cases, hospital spokesperson Kim Brown said; between October 2 and 8, there were 210 RSV cases at Cook Children’s; a week later, there were 288. RSV symptoms RSV is a common virus, but it can cause serious illness, especially in younger infants and older adults.

☆ Buffet-backed BYD taps India as latest market amid global push
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Aditi Shah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BYD's Atto 3 electric SUV car is displayed during its launch in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiNEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Warren Buffet-backed Chinese electric carmaker BYD (002594.SZ) launched its first passenger car in India on Tuesday, an electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV), marking its entry into the mainstream market amid a broader global expansion. BYD launched the Atto 3 electric SUV, fitted with its renowned Blade battery technology, with a plan to corner 40% of the country's electric car market by 2030. "India will be one of the key markets in BYD's global portfolio," Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, senior vice president of electric passenger vehicles at BYD India, told Reuters. BYD's India push comes amid tight scrutiny of investments from bordering nations, including China.

☆ BYD enters India's passenger car market amid global push
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Aditi Shah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Warren Buffet-backed Chinese electric carmaker BYD (002594.SZ) launched its first passenger car in India on Tuesday, an electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV), marking its entry into the mainstream market amid a broader global expansion. BYD, which already sells electric buses and electric vehicles (EVs) for corporate fleets in India, launched the Atto 3 electric SUV, fitted with BYD's renowned Blade battery technology, in the world's fourth-largest car market where Tata Motors (TAMO.NS) dominates electric car sales. It launched the Atto 3 electric SUV in Thailand on Monday. BYD's push into India also comes at a time when the South Asian country continues to maintain tight scrutiny of investments coming from bordering nations, including China. BYD has two manufacturing plants in India, spread over 140,000 square metres with more than 3,000 employees, Zhang said.

☆ Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric car in India to further its lead
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Aditi Shah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A general view of the Tata Tiago EV electric hatchback that was unveiled during a global launch event in Mumbai, India, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasNEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Tata Motors (TAMO.NS) launched India's lowest priced electric car at a little over $10,000 on Wednesday as the country's only electric vehicle (EV) maker looks to draw in more buyers. Tata leads India's EV market, helped by government subsidies and high tariffs on imports. That is much cheaper than India's next most affordable EV - the electric version of Tata's Tigor compact sedan which starts at around $14,940. China, however, has some EV models that start as low as 32,800 yuan ($4,525).

☆ 'Revealing' teen costumes, on-set massages, and a gender-discrimination complaint: Inside Dan Schneider's 'disgusting' Nickelodeon empire
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

For many Nickelodeon actors, life at the network was surreal, the "Amanda Show" actor Raquel Lee told Insider. Schneider set up a meeting to discuss the situation. On the one hand, the success of Schneider's shows provided rare stability in a chaotic industry. None of Schneider's shows credited more than two female writers in the entirety of their runs; "Zoey 101" and "Drake & Josh" had zero. The writer wrote that Schneider once pressured her into simulating "being sodomized" while she was telling a story about high school, to her embarrassment.

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