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☆ Toyota has been rocked by a string of scandals — but analysts are unfazed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A sign is displayed outside a Toyota Motor Corp. dealership on Jan. 30, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda apologized Monday for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models as the automaker suspended production of three of them. Toyota took the crown with 10.7% market share, while Germany's Volkswagen came in second with a 6% market share. But for Toyota, the top automaker by market share in the world, the latest safety scandal is not the first time it's being investigated for false test data. In April last year, Daihatsu said it had rigged side-collision safety tests carried out for 88,000 small cars, most of those sold as Toyotas.

Persons: Akio Toyoda, Tomohiro Ohsumi, Germany's Volkswagen, that's, Toyota —, Suzuki, Toyoda, Hino Organizations: Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota, Getty, Germany's, Honda, country's Ministry of Land, Transport, Mazda, Suzuki Motor, Yamaha Motor, Corolla Fielder, Corolla, Daihatsu, Citi Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Infrastructure, Tourism

☆ Tesla investors approve Elon Musk's $55 billion pay plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Grace Kay | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla announced investors approved Elon Musk's pay package. Tesla is hoping the shareholder ratification will make the judge's ruling moot, but it's not guaranteed. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIt's official — Tesla investors voted to approve Elon Musk's pay package.

Persons: Tesla, it's, —, Musk Organizations: Elon, Service, carmaker, Business Locations: Delaware

☆ Tesla Share Price Is Its Own Referendum on Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Peter Eavis | Jack Ewing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Tesla shareholder vote over Elon Musk’s pay is in some ways a referendum on the performance of the company and its chief executive. Late on Wednesday, Mr. Musk claimed victory in a social media post, saying that votes in favor of his pay package were leading by “wide margins,” giving Tesla’s stock a boost. But even before the official results are announced on Thursday, Tesla’s flagging stock price shows that investors have plenty of doubts about Mr. Musk and the electric carmaker’s outlook. Tesla’s shares are down nearly 30 percent this year, even as the broader stock market is up 14 percent. At its peak in 2021, the stock market value of Tesla was $1.2 trillion, putting it in the company of tech giants like Microsoft, Apple and Google.

Persons: Musk, Tesla, Price Organizations: Elon, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Visa, Walmart

☆ EU tariffs on EVs sting China but won’t halt BYD’s advance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The impact on China’s EV makers will vary depending on the level of tariff and each company’s cost structure. “One critical issue for China is that the EU accounted for 38% of China’s EV exports in 2023,” Sebastian said. In February, nine government agencies, including the Commerce Ministry and the central bank, vowed to provide support to accelerate Chinese EV makers’ global push. Tesla prices to riseIn contrast to BYD, state-owned carmaker SAIC is in a “disastrous” situation facing 38.1% in additional tariffs, according to Sebastian. Soula said China could retaliate by imposing tariffs on some European goods such as luxury cars, premium brandies or airplane parts.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, BYD, Tesla, Gregor Sebastian, ”, ” Sebastian, Etienne Soula, It’s, Sebastian, Geely, Andrew Bergbaum, don’t, Soula Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, European Union, EV, China’s, Alliance, Democracy, German Marshall Fund of, Commerce Ministry, SAIC, Volvo, European Commission, UBS, EU Locations: China, Hong Kong, European, Europe, Beijing, Asia, Brazil, Turkey, United States, EU, America, Shanghai, Hungary, Italy, Spain

☆ Tesla’s Nordic Shareholders Seek to Promote Workers’ Rights in Vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Melissa Eddy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The fight over Elon Musk’s pay package and the vote over whether to move Tesla’s headquarters to Texas have been the main focus of attention ahead of the company’s shareholders meeting on Thursday, but not for investors from Nordic countries. Tesla’s major shareholders in Sweden, Denmark and Norway are instead looking to the meeting to bring the issue of labor rights at the automaker to the fore. Behind the campaign is the strike of Tesla’s mechanics in Sweden. Now stretching into its sixth month, the dispute has drawn in unions from across the region that have joined in blockades aimed at bringing the U.S. carmaker to the negotiating table to reach a collective agreement with its Swedish workers. Several of the biggest shareholders in the Nordic countries are urging others to back a proposal that would require Tesla to respect the right of workers to assemble.

Persons: carmaker, Tesla Organizations: Elon, U.S Locations: Texas, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

☆ Europe risks trade war with China by hiking tariffs on its electric cars
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, launched the probe in October to establish whether Chinese EV prices are artificially low because of subsidies and so hurt European carmakers. Europe is the main destination for Chinese EV exports. The new EV tariffs are likely to kick off intense negotiations between Beijing and Brussels aimed at averting a damaging trade war. Many of them manufacture cars in China and then sell them in Europe, a set-up that will be more costly as a result of the higher tariffs. Alternatively, Beijing could pledge investment into EU countries and promise better market access in China for EU firms, the Rhodium analysts wrote.

Persons: ” Will Roberts, BYD, Roberts, …, Olaf Scholz, ”, Joe Biden, Olesya Dmitracova, Mark Thompson, Shawn Deng, Alex Stambaugh Organizations: London CNN, European Union, European Commission, Commission, Volvo, SAIC, EV, EU, Rho Motion, China’s Ministry of Commerce, Rho, Renault’s, CNN, “, France EU, Group Locations: China, Beijing, European, Brussels, Washington, EU, Europe, Renault’s Dacia, “ Beijing, Germany, France, Spain, United States, Hungary, London, Hong Kong

☆ Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla payday reckoning is almost here
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla kicks off its annual shareholder meeting tomorrow — and Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package is hanging in the balance. Tesla also indicated in a regulatory filing that they were considering putting forth an alternate pay plan if the proposal fails to go through. AdvertisementOver the past few months, Tesla has gone all out in its efforts to promote Musk's pay package and encourage investors to vote. Meanwhile, Tesla fans and Tesla employees have taken to social media over the past month to promote the proposal. Musk's compensation is not the only issue that Tesla investors have been weighing.

Persons: —, Elon Musk's, Tesla, Robyn Denholm, Musk, Anat Alon, Beck, Kimbal Musk, James Murdoch Organizations: Service, Business, Securities and Exchange Commission, Case Western Reserve University, P Global Market Intelligence, Reuters Locations: Delaware, Texas

☆ Inside Henrik Fisker's second failed automotive startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. But in the year since the Ocean's release, the company has delivered around 7,000 vehicles, a Fisker spokesperson said. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess.

Persons: —, Henrik Fisker, Wendy Gruel's, Geeta Gupta, Gupta, Henrik Fisker's, James Bond, Henrik, Fisker, Rivian, Tesla, Phil McCarten, Magna, hadn't, YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, Kurt Mechling, he'd, they'd Organizations: Service, Business, TechCrunch, Aston Martin, BMW Z8, Magna International, Fisker Inc, Apollo Global Management, Tesla, Ford, GM, Magna, Reuters, Fisker, Business Insider, Engineers, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Technicians, California Bureau of Automotive, BI, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Fisker, Europe, California, Graz, Austria, Panera

☆ Toyota lost over $15 billion in market value last week after being caught falsifying tests
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Toyota Motor Corporation Board Chairman Akio Toyoda bows during a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024. Toyota said on June 3 it had suspended domestic shipments of three car models after falling foul of government certification rules along with its Japanese rivals Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha. Shares of Japan's largest carmaker Toyota fell more than 5.4% last week, after the scandal broke on June 3, but is recovering on Monday. The automaker lost 2.45 trillion Japanese yen ($15.62 billion) in market value last week alone. Last week, Honda' s stock fell 5.75%, Yamaha Motor lost 2.2%, while Suzuki Motor inched down 0.3%.

Persons: Akio Toyoda, Suzuki, Honda Organizations: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Yamaha, Ministry of Land, Transport, Tourism, Yamaha Motor, Suzuki Locations: Tokyo, Infrastructure

☆ BYD vs Huawei: Trash talking by China’s EV giants highlights pressures at heart of world’s biggest car market
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —As profit margins get squeezed, temperatures are rising in the world’s biggest car market. A tense exchange between two major Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers in recent days highlights the pressures they face as a price war in the industry intensifies. While top executives from the EV industry often post on social media about a range of topics, including technology and advertising, they rarely name rival companies, especially when criticizing them. In recent months, a price war has escalated in China’s hyper-competitive EV industry, with manufacturers battling for consumer attention with deep discounts or newer, cheaper models. The country has more than 200 EV manufacturers who are grappling with huge oversupply and slowing consumer demand.

Persons: Yu Chengdong, ”, Elon Musk, Tesla, ” Yu, Joe Biden, Mr Yu, ” Li Yunfei, Huawei's, Li, Wang Chuanfu, BYD, Wang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, BYD, European Union, Huawei Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, BYD, Weibo, Shanghai

☆ Elon Musk diverting Nvidia chips from Tesla to X shows the EV maker is not his priority, longtime Tesla investor Ross Gerber says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC reported that Elon Musk diverted Nvidia chips bound for Tesla to X and xAI. Longtime Tesla investor Ross Gerber said the move shows the EV maker is not Musk's priority. AdvertisementTesla isn't at the top of Elon Musk's list of priorities, according to longtime investor Ross Gerber. Musk confirmed the decision in a recent post on X, adding that Tesla "had no place to send the Nvidia chips to turn them on." As an investor, I've done what I've needed to do and I've had to sell a lot of my Tesla stock.

Persons: Elon, Tesla, Ross Gerber, —, Gerber, Musk, I've, Ron Baron Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Service, Elon, Twitter, Tesla, Musk's, EV Locations: Tesla, Texas, Austin

Tokyo CNN —Japanese officials descended on the headquarters of Toyota on Tuesday, after a safety test scandal at a number of automakers in the country widened this week. The ministry said five automakers — Toyota (TM), Mazda, Honda (HMC), Suzuki and Yamaha — had submitted incorrect or manipulated safety test data when they applied for certification of the vehicles. All five companies were told to review their safety certification processes. Kyodo/ReutersKoji Endo of SBI Securities said that Japan’s certification tests are very stringent and much stricter than in other countries. In January, Toyota announced it would suspend shipments of certain models after finding irregularities in certification tests for diesel engines developed by its affiliate, Toyota Industries.

Persons: —, Suzuki, Yamaha —, Koji Endo, ”, “, ” Endo, Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Toyota, Japan’s Ministry of Transport, CNN, — Toyota, Mazda, Honda, Yamaha, Corolla Fielder, Corolla, Kyodo, SBI Securities, Transport Ministry, Toyota Industries, Daihatsu Locations: Japan

☆ Emails show Elon Musk diverted a $500 million shipment of Nvidia chips intended for Tesla to X instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk redirected $500 million in AI processors from Tesla to X, CNBC reported. AdvertisementElon Musk diverted $500 million worth of AI processors meant for the carmaker, according to correspondence from Nvidia employees obtained by CNBC. Instead, he sent them to his social media platform X, the report, which was published Tuesday, said. "Elon prioritizing X H100 GPU cluster deployment at X versus Tesla by redirecting 12k of shipped H100 GPUs originally slated for Tesla to X instead," an Nvidia memo from December said, according to the report. "In exchange, original X orders of 12k H100 slated for Jan and June to be redirected to Tesla."

Persons: Elon, —, Tesla Organizations: CNBC, Service, Nvidia, Tesla, Business

☆ As Japan’s auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipments
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tokyo — A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan’s transport ministry found irregularities in applications to certify certain models. The automakers were found to have submitted incorrect or manipulated safety test data when they applied for certification of the vehicles. The ministry ordered Toyota (TM), the world’s biggest carmaker by the number of vehicles sold, Mazda and Yamaha to suspend shipments of some vehicles. In a report to shareholders, ISS singled out the “spate of certification irregularities” at the Toyota Group. Toyota said it had temporarily halted shipments and sales of three car models made in Japan.

Persons: Suzuki, Glass Lewis, Akio Toyoda, Toyoda, ”, Yoshimasa Hayashi Organizations: Toyota Motor, Mazda, Honda, Yamaha Motor, Toyota, Yamaha, Daihatsu, Services, ISS, Toyota Group, Government, Corolla Fielder, Corolla, Lexus, RF Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ Elon Musk Lobbies on X for His $46.5 Billion Tesla Pay Package
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Kate Conger | Jack Ewing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, offered a personal tour of the electric carmaker’s factory in Austin, Texas, to select shareholders this week. “Please let us know if you have any questions about voting your Tesla shares!” Mr. Musk wrote on X, the social media platform he owns. It was just one of at least a dozen posts that Mr. Musk has published on X in recent weeks as Tesla’s shareholders have been voting on a $46.5 billion pay package for him. To encourage approval of the package, Mr. Musk has shared on X a sizzle reel of Tesla’s vehicles speeding through deserts at dusk. And he has lashed out at investors who have said they will oppose his pay.

Persons: Elon Musk, “, Musk Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ Aston Martin gets a boost from Formula 1 and new high-performance models
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"We're now at a really transitional moment, with an inflection point for this company," Stroll told CNBC. Aston Martin has overhauled and improved manufacturing, shored up its financials to make investments in the future, and is now launching a fleet of new products defined by high-performance and luxury finishes. Aston Martin has teased a new super-powered V-12, expected to be called Vanquish, later this year. The $800,000 Aston Martin hybrid Valhalla. Courtesy: Aston Martin

Persons: Aston Martin, Lawrence, We're, James Bond, Aston, Aston Martin F1 Team Lawrence, Frederic Vasseur, Chris Graythen, It's Organizations: CNBC, Aston, Aston Martin F1 Team, Ferrari Team, of Miami, Miami, Autodrome, Aston Martin Locations: British, Miami , Florida

☆ Elon Musk once mocked China’s BYD. Now it’s running circles around Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The most important carmaker in the world right now is the Chinese-owned, Warren Buffett-backed company that has Elon Musk in a pickle. That’s 1,300 miles in one go — hundreds of miles beyond the standard ranges for other hybrids on the market. One: Tesla is America’s best-selling EV, but it’s losing market share overseas to foreign competitors that can make their cars cheaper. China is the world’s biggest auto market, and BYD is its top seller, surpassing Volkswagen last year. In that exchange, Musk responds to an honest question about BYD rivaling Tesla with a smug laugh.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Warren Buffett, Tesla, Musk, BYD Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Elon, Toyota, Wall Street, Volkswagen, Toyota Prius, Bloomberg Locations: New York, Miami, BYD’s Hong Kong, China, United States

☆ Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla pay package seems to be getting mounting pushback
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla is facing increasing pushback from investors regarding its bid to reinstate Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package. The fund initially voted for Musk's pay package when it was taken to a shareholder vote in 2018. Separately, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said in a report on Saturday that the pay plan was "excessive" and presented investors with "uncertain benefits and additional risk." Tesla has also argued the compensation plan is "critical to the future success of Tesla" and has even paid for a handful of advertisements promoting the pay plan. Shareholders will be asked to vote on several proposals in addition to the proposal to reinstate Musk's pay package, which was struck down by a Delaware judge earlier this year.

Persons: —, Elon, Marcie Frost, Musk's, Tesla, Frost, Musk, CalPERS, James Murdoch, Kimbal, Glass Lewis, Kimbal Musk, Murdoch Organizations: Service, Elon Musk's, California Public Employees, CNBC, Business, Bloomberg, Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas Locations: Delaware, Texas

☆ Nissan issues 'do not drive' alert for nearly 84,000 older models with recalled airbags
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A Nissan Sentra sits on the lot at a dealership in Evanston, Illinois, on Nov. 12, 2010. Nissan has warned owners of older vehicles to drop driving cars equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata airbags the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Wednesday. The affected cars include 2002-2006 Nissan Sentra, 2002-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles that may have Takata airbags that were recalled in 2020. "NHTSA is urging all vehicle owners to immediately check to see if their vehicle has an open Takata airbag recall," the NHTSA said in a statement. "If you have one of these vehicles, do not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective airbag is replaced."

Organizations: Nissan, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Nissan Pathfinder, Infiniti Locations: Evanston , Illinois

☆ Inside Henrik Fisker's staff meeting, where the CEO announced more layoffs hitting his electric car company
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewHenrik Fisker had grim news for his staff when they logged on to a short all-hands meeting Wednesday morning. Related storiesAt least one Fisker employee took to the company's internal Microsoft Teams channel to criticize Henrik Fisker's comments, according to a screenshot viewed by Business Insider. The recent layoffs represent the latest in a series of cuts at Fisker, including a round last week. AdvertisementFisker has repeatedly warned over the past few months that the company may go out of business within the year.

Persons: —, Henrik Fisker, John DiDonato, Fisker, Henrik, they'd, Henrik Fisker's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Huron Consulting Group, Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft, BI, Worker Locations: Fisker

☆ Amazon reportedly in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in cloud expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon's computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data center business in the country as part of the tech giant's effort to boost its cloud offer in Europe, four people familiar with the matter said. Amazon's computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data center business in the country as part of the tech giant's effort to boost its cloud offer in Europe, four people familiar with the matter said. AWS launched its first cloud region in Italy in 2020 as part of a plan to invest 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) by 2029. It counts luxury carmaker Ferrari and insurer Assicurazioni Generali among its customers in the country, its website showed. AWS has recently unveiled a 15.7 billion euros investment in data centers in Spain's northeastern Aragon region, replacing a previous 10-year plan announced in 2021, when the company earmarked 2.5 billion euros for the country.

Persons: Assicurazioni Organizations: AWS Locations: Italy, Europe, Milan, Spain's, Aragon

☆ Lucid CEO says Tesla is 'losing its way'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLucid CEO Peter Rawlinson isn't a fan of Tesla's recent trajectory under Elon Musk. The Lucid CEO said he feels Tesla is "losing its way" and doesn't have the same sense of purpose it once did. Advertisement"There's an interest in social media, even politics, and it's kind of losing its way. Since Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, some Tesla investors have questioned his commitment to the electric carmaker. While Rawlinson told BBC that Lucid is "many years ahead" of other automakers, including Tesla, when it comes to some of its technology, the company has only a fraction of the market share compared to Tesla.

Persons: —, Peter Rawlinson isn't, Elon Musk, Rawlinson, Tesla, BBC's, Elon, Musk, Lucid, Axios Organizations: Service, Lucid, EV, Business, Twitter, BBC

☆ Tesla is building a huge battery factory in Shanghai even as US-China trade tensions rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The factory, which was announced in April last year, aims to begin production in the first quarter of 2025. The battery facility will be close to Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory, which is the company’s largest plant outside the United States, producing almost one million cars a year. Rising tensionsWhile most Western companies are face rising barriers to doing business in China, things have been smoother for Tesla. “Tesla competes quite well in the market in China with no tariffs and no deferential support. I’m in favor of no tariffs,” Musk said.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Tesla, Elon Musk, Tom Zhu, Tesla, Wu Xiaohua, ” Musk, Li Qiang, Li, Joe Biden, Musk, “ Tesla Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Lingang Group, Tesla, Reuters, “ Locations: Hong Kong, Shanghai, China, United States, Beijing, Washington, Tesla’s Gigafactory, Europe, Paris

☆ U.A.W. Seeks a New Election at Mercedes-Benz Plants in Alabama
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Jack Ewing | More About Jack Ewing | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A week after losing a hard-fought election at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama, the United Automobile Workers asked federal officials on Friday to order a new vote, saying the German carmaker violated labor laws to suppress support for the union. Mercedes-Benz conducted a “relentless anti-union campaign” marked by “wanton lawlessness,” the U.A.W. Among other things, the union said, Mercedes fired four employees who supported the union, prevented pro-union employees from campaigning and forced employees to watch anti-union videos. But the labor board can order a new election if, after a hearing, a regional director determines that improper conduct by an employer affected the vote, a spokeswoman for the board said. A majority of workers “indicated they are not interested in being represented by the U.A.W.,” the company said in a statement on Friday.

Persons: Mercedes, “ Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, United Automobile Workers, National Labor Relations Board, Workers Locations: Alabama, Tuscaloosa

☆ Volkswagen in concrete discussions over car partnerships in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of German car giant Volkswagen (VW) is seen on a Volkswagen ID Buzz van during the company's annual press conference to present the business report, on March 14, 2023 in Berlin. Volkswagen is in concrete talks about partnering up on passenger car production in India, the group's finance chief said on Thursday, adding it was tough to earn money in the market that still presents a "clear" opportunity. "We are in very good discussions," Arno Antlitz told the Reuters Events Automotive Europe conference in Munich, "it's very, very concrete," he added, without specifying. "I think we shouldn't underestimate the potential in India in terms of a market ... and in terms of regulatory uncertainty between the U.S. and China. At 101,553 delivered vehicles, India is so far a small market for Volkswagen, accounting for little more than 1% of deliveries across the whole group in 2023.

Persons: Arno Antlitz, Antlitz Organizations: Volkswagen, Reuters, Automotive, U.S, India's Mahindra, SKODA, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini Locations: Berlin, India, Munich, China, Washington, Beijing, Aurangabad, Pune

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