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The two firms are testing 20 robotaxi vehicles in Shanghai's Jiading district to further gauge their viability for commercial use in a trial that will expand to a second Chinese city next year.

Volkswagen said tight chip supply would continue to pose challenges to Europe's largest carmaker during at least the first half of 2022.

The agreements with MP Materials Inc and privately-held Vacuumschmelze are the latest push by GM to domestically source EV materials for its Ultium platform, a goal it hopes to achieve by 2025.

Minda Industries and FRIWO AG have entered into a joint venture agreement to manufacture and supply various electric vehicle components in the Indian subcontinent. The JV plans to incur a capex of around Rs. 390 crore over the next 6 years.

The software service, called VIIZR, will be offered starting next year by the automaker's Ford Pro commercial vehicle and services unit.

The current global shortage of electronic components has taken a hit on production, leading to delivery backlogs. Effectively, the waiting period on Maruti Suzuki cars has also gone up. For petrol cars it's up to 12 weeks and around 18 weeks for CNG models.

In a letter to US senators, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Ottawa is "deeply concerned" by an electric vehicle tax credit proposed in the Build Back Better Act that it says violates the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The company, owned by China's Geely, has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party.