Coronavirus Lockdown News

Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely Holding, will temporarily stop production at its Swedish plant in Gothenburg due to the shortage of semiconductor chips.

Gulf Oil India has launched a new campaign, pledging to vaccinate more than 10,000 truckers across the country against COVID-19.

Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday reported widening losses as it spent more to entice drivers to return to its platform, sending shares of the ride-hail and food delivery company down in after-hours trade.

General Motors Co on Wednesday swung to a second-quarter profit from a loss last year when the COVID-19 pandemic shut operations and raised its full-year forecast despite an $800 million hit from the recalls of the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.

Toyota Motor Corp posted a record quarterly profit on Wednesday and Honda Motor Co raised its annual profit estimate as pandemic-hit sales rebounded, but the automakers saw no end in sight to the global chip shortage.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle, which opened the on-site vaccination centre at its plant in May 2021, has now is offering free COVID-19 vaccines to truck drivers of all brands, and over 60 drivers were vaccinated on the first day.

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday as investors bet that tight supply and rising vaccination rates will help to offset any impact on demand from surging COVID-19 cases worldwide.

The BharatBenz buses will get hands-free doors, sanitisers, and temperature sensors, which the company says will help revive the demand for passenger buses.