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Honda To Cut Car Output At Two Japanese Plants In October
Two lines at Honda's Suzuka plant in western Japan will cut production by about 20% in October, while its assembly plant in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, will lower production plans by about 40% for the month.
Explainer-What Is An 'Everything App' And Why Does Elon Musk Want To Make One?
Oct 26, 2022 07:42 PM
The concept of an everything app, often referred to as a "super app," is massively popular in Asia and tech companies across the world have tried to replicate it.
Twitter Slips As Investors Await Funding Details On Musk's $44 Billion Deal
Oct 26, 2022 07:33 PM
Shares of the microblogging site were down marginally at $51.12, after rising 20% since Musk this week proposed to go ahead with the April bid of $54.20 per share to take Twitter private.
Eco-Activists Storm Paris Motor Show And Vandalise Supercars Including A $180,000 Ferrari
Oct 26, 2022 07:04 PM
In addition to holding up banners and chanting slogans, four out of the near dozen protesters glued their hands to a few supercars and smeared black paint on their bonnets. This included a Ferrari Testarossa worth $180,000.
Diwali 2022: Passenger Vehicles Sales Paces Up During Dhanteras – Report
Oct 26, 2022 01:26 PM
Sales of passenger vehicles went up by nearly a tenth in in the two days of Dhanteras.
Oil Jumps More Than 3% Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting On Supply Cuts
Oct 25, 2022 10:37 PM
Oil rose by nearly $3 a barrel on expectations of a large cut in crude output from the OPEC+ producer group and as a weaker U.S. dollar made oil purchases less expensive.
Lyft Hikes Service Fee For Rides As Insurance Costs Rise
Oct 25, 2022 10:18 PM
Lyft is increasing the service fee its U.S. riders pay directly to the company to cover higher insurance costs.
A Foxconn Tesla? Taiwan Tech Giant Targets 5% Of EV Manufacturing By 2025
Oct 25, 2022 10:02 PM
Foxconn said it hopes to one day make cars for Tesla as it ramps up EV manufacturing, in a strategy to diversify its business.
Hyundai To Launch $5.5 Billion U.S. EV Plant, As New Law Dims Sales Outlook
Oct 25, 2022 09:32 PM
Hyundai will break ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in the United States, as South Korea's biggest automaker grapples with an uncertain outlook for its EV sales in its top market.