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Uber, Carrefour Expand Partnership To Speed Up Deliveries In Paris
Carrefour Sprint will offer a 15-minute grocery delivery service to Parisians exclusively via the Uber Eats mobile app from nine "dark stores" - shops closed to customers where workers prepare orders for delivery - operated by Carrefour's partner Cajoo.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Achieves 100 Per Cent Carbon Neutrality At Bidadi Plant
Nov 1, 2021 01:41 AM
Toyota has installed solar plants, developed its own recycling and waste management system, as well as conserved water at the Bidadi plant to achieve carbon neutrality.
GM, Ford See Semiconductor Shortage Lasting Into 2022
Nov 1, 2021 01:33 AM
General Motors and Ford reported lower profits Wednesday as a global semiconductor crunch dented sales, prompting both US auto giants to caution that shortages would persist into 2022.
Automakers Funding New Tech Aimed At Making Greener Lithium For EVs
Nov 1, 2021 01:10 AM
Albemarle Corp and other traditional lithium producers say they have studied DLE technologies but feel they will not go mainstream until later this decade, given worries about high energy and water use.
Dutch Warn Against Global Decoupling In European Chips Act
Nov 1, 2021 01:01 AM
The European Commission, the EU executive, in September proposed a European Chips Act covering research and production capacity, prompted by the chip shortage that has disrupted the auto industry, medical devices makers and telecoms providers.
Chip Shortage Takes Shine Off Volkswagen's Third Quarter
Nov 1, 2021 12:42 AM
In the third quarter VW 'lost some 600,000 vehicles that could not be delivered to customers compared to the second quarter', chief executive Herbert Diess said in a conference call.
Lyft Records More Than 4,000 Sexual Assault Cases In Long-Overdue Safety Report
Nov 1, 2021 12:29 AM
The company report showed sexual assault reports on its platform had increased from around 1,100 in 2017 to some 1,800 in 2019.
Ford To Suspend Production At Mexican Plant Due To Material Shortages: Report
Nov 1, 2021 12:22 AM
Ford Motor Co. to suspend production at its Hermosillo factory in northern Mexico from November 1-5 due to material shortages.
LG To Reimburse GM $1.9 Billion Over Chevrolet Bolt EV Recall
Nov 1, 2021 12:06 AM
GM is building jointly-owned battery plants with LG in the United States and indicated Tuesday it views the South Korean company as a long-time partner in its EV push.
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