Volkswagen commits to considering Canada for its first North American EV battery factory

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Apr 16

VW vote in Chattanooga: "No longer second-class people": Employees at the American VW plant in Chattanooga are voting on whether the union should move in ...

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China’s GDP grows 5.3% in the first quarter of 2024: China’s economy grew stronger than expected at the start of this year, partly thanks to robust factory ...

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Quick Glance: China's Economy Surprisingly Strong in Q1 2024

China's economy experienced stronger growth than anticipated in the first quarter of this year, primarily due to the thriving high-tech manufacturing sector.

In the initial quarter, industrial production saw a 6.1% increase compared to the previous year, driven by the flourishing high-tech industry. Notably, the manufacturing of 3D printing devices, electric vehicle charging stations, and electronic components surged by approximately 40% year-over-year.

A recent official report highlighted a rise in China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index during the first quarter, marking the first increase in six months. Moreover, the Caixin/S&P Manufacturing PMI, a privately conducted survey, achieved its highest level in over a year as foreign demand grew.

China's economy grew by 5.2% in 2023. Despite a significant improvement from the previous year, it still represented one of the country's weakest economic performances in more than thirty years.

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Lawsuit against Volkwagen: Who owns the "ID." brand?: Volkswagen wants to build on previous successes with the catchy word mark for its electric cars ...

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Rüttelsteig in Ingolstadt: How Gernot Döllner turns Audi into a Porsche offshoot: Audi boss Gernot Döllner is taking a management level out of development and ...

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Apr 10

Porsche is also giving up: VW is feeling the effects of a slowdown in electric cars

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Apr 10

VW Group delivers more vehicles from electric cars worldwide: The Volkswagen Group has presented its delivery figures for the first quarter. Overall ...

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Nigerian Breweries to shut down two plants: Job cuts are a strong possibilityamong the “operational efficiencymeasures” to be adopted by thecompany in the days ...

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Millions gather to watch total solar eclipse take place across North America: A total solar eclipse sees millions of people across North America watch as the ...

Quick Glance: Airplane Observes Solar Eclipse in Bloomington

An airplane flies near the total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana.

People watch the partial solar eclipse on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City.

Sophia Moccia, 4, from Queens views the eclipse with a homemade mask in New York City.

A solar eclipse is visible in Mazatlan, Mexico.

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Why this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South: Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the ...

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Quick Glance: Historic Vote at Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee

This week, 4,300 hourly workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union.

The significance of this vote lies in the potential shift in union dynamics in the South, with the UAW launching a strong campaign to penetrate non-union auto factories in the region.

The outcome of this vote could either significantly strengthen or hinder the union, with the UAW needing a majority of yes votes to win.

Southern politicians warn of job losses if unionization occurs in the region, while Volkswagen emphasizes respecting employees' right to choose and its substantial investments in the plant.

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Volkswagen to launch new EV platform in China to slash costs and compete with BYD

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Apr 16

‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein: The long read: It is taking fast fashion to ever faster and ever cheaper extremes ...

theguardian.com/fashion/2024/apr/16/super-cute-please-like-the-unstoppable-rise-of-shein

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Apr 10

VW cuts price of EV and combustion engine cars to boost deliveries to China: Success in Asia contrasts with decline in electric vehicle sales in Europe after end ...

ft.com/content/cd69126e-2d0c-4766-b033-b7e704d49f9a

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Apr 05

Partial retirement at VV: Human Resources Director Kilian gives figures for the first time

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Apr 12

Used car check: VW e-Golf is the winner in the compact class: Buying a second or third-hand electric car? Many prospective used car buyers are unsure ...

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Apr 17

At Chinese trade fair, exporters despair their goods are 'as cheap as cabbage': Wu Huazhan's Chinese television factory used to impose minimum orders to manage ...

reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinese-trade-fair-exporters-despair-their-goods-are-as-cheap-cabbage-2024-04-16/

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Apr 10

Falling population in Wolfsburg: Comparison with other cities: The population is shrinking: According to an analysis by the Bertelsmann Foundation ...

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Apr 15

Trademark dispute: Does Volkswagen have to rename its VW ID models?: A small company from Hildesheim insists that it has older rights to the product name “ID ...

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Apr 06

Seat boss Wayne Griffiths: Questioning electromobility makes no sense: Seat does not yet have a purely electric car in its portfolio. Nevertheless ...

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Apr 03

E-mobility in crisis: the former VW flagship plant is in the doldrums: The Volkswagen Group factory in Zwickau, Saxony, was the first car plant in Europe to ...

Quick Glance: E-Mobility Crisis: Slowdown in VW's Flagship Zwickau Plant

VW's Zwickau plant faces significant challenges as the production of electric cars stagnates.

Former enthusiasm has turned into fear for the future, with the night shift being canceled and job cuts taking place.

Market trends have shifted, leading to underutilization of the factory and uncertainty for employees.

The discussion about ending the sale of combustion engine cars by 2035 is fueled by political and economic uncertainties.

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Apr 15

The South has few unionized auto plants. Workers say this one could be next. : Volkswagen workers in Tennessee could choose to make their plant one of the first ...

washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/15/vw-uaw-tennessee-union-vote/

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Apr 12

New emissions standard: plug-in hybrids facing the end: Large combustion engines with charging cables that hardly need any fuel and emit CO₂? The values for ...

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VW to roll out new architecture with Xpeng to cut China EV costs: Volkswagen said on Wednesday it has developed a new architecture for intelligent and electric ...

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Apr 10

BMW just hit a major EV milestone as Q1 electric vehicle sales surge, outpacing rivals

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Apr 09

Chang Asian Supermarket opens in Hamilton: A new supermarket has opened in Hamilton catering to residents with a love of Asian food. Chang Asian Supermarket is ...

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Apr 10

VW and Porsche’s electric car sales dipped, but the new Macan EV and ID.4 spark hope

electrek.co/2024/04/10/vw-porsches-ev-sales-dip-new-macan-ev-id-4-spark-hope/

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Apr 09

Argentina's Milei to visit Tesla factory, meet Musk this week: Argentine President Javier Milei is set to visit a Tesla factory in Texas and meet with the firm's ...

reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/argentinas-milei-visit-tesla-factory-meet-musk-this-week-2024-04-09/

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Apr 08

German factory production expands at fastest rate for a year: Construction and carmaking drive stronger than expected performance in February

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Apr 05

VW is losing touch with electric cars in China: This is how Oliver Blume wants to catch up

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Apr 15

Management downsizing: VW wants to get rid of employees with severance payments and turbo bonuses

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Apr 10

63,263 new car registrations since the beginning of 2024 - market stagnating: VIENNA. 63,263 new passenger cars were registered from January to March 2024 ...

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Apr 16

Volkswagen announces R4bn investment in Kariega plant: Volkswagen Group Africa on Tuesday announced a R4bn investment in its manufacturing plant in Kariega ...

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Apr 10

Volkswagen- and Porsche boss Blume about electric cars, the VW Golf, football and the AfD

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Man buys VW Campervan for £180 and drives it nearly one million miles: Steve Green is the proud owner of the multipurpose VW Campervan, now 52-years-old ...

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Apr 17

Gigantic walkers are back in Helldivers 2 with a vengeance, and you're gonna want to bring a 380mm barrage

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Apr 15

Some Tesla workers get badge scan, realize layoff: Tesla told staff it doing layoffs on Sunday night, but some workers realized they were out of a job when ...

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Apr 05

Bayer over 50 euros again? Turnaround at VW? This is what a Kostolany companion says

boerse-online.de/nachrichten/aktien/bayer-wieder-ueber-50-euro-turnaround-bei-vw-das-sagt-ein-kostolany-weggefaehrte-20354278.html

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Focus (Polish magazine)

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Apr 15

China pushes thousands of electric cars onto the market now they are parked in German ports

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Apr 04

US employment boom leaves factory workers behind: Dan Ariens laid off workers, cut shifts, and halted nearly all hiring last summer after sales slumped at his ...

reuters.com/markets/us/us-employment-boom-leaves-factory-workers-behind-2024-04-04/

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Apr 14

E-car sector: With this policy, we are losing jobs in the car industry to China: First e-cars were in, now they're out again. While politicians here are fighting ...

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euronews.com/business/2024/04/11/volkswagen-electric-car-sales-plunge-why-are-europeans-returning-to-petrol

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Apr 11

VW electric car sales plunge: Why are Europeans returning to petrol?: Sales of Volkswagen electric vehicles in Europe fell by almost a quarter in the first three ...

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Apr 15

Filling up with chip fat: The first gas pump is in Hamburg: With great media interest, Thomas Garbe (VW drive development) fills up his blue VW Arteon: “All of ...

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Apr 10

Transformation double interview with VW boss Blume and Wolfsburg mayor Weilmann: The Volkswagen Group is in the middle of the biggest transformation in its ...

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Apr 16

Five firefighters injured: Braunschweig: Major fire after explosions in factory: Several explosions occur in a chemical factory in Braunschweig ...

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Apr 16

Donald Trump’s empty promises on jobs: The policies of the Trump administration played an important role in this decline of U.S. manufacturing capacity and ...

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Notes From Poland Apr 05

Levi Strauss closes factory in Poland after over three decades: The company and city have announced support for the 650 people who will lose their jobs.

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Apr 16

$10 million solar panel plant announced for north Alabama, to create 70 jobs: OMCO is leasing Building 100 in the Huntsville West Industrial Park at 7620 ...

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Apr 08

Used car check: "Jack of all trades" VW Tiguan - generation two is better: If you are looking for a used VW Tiguan, you should go for the second generation if ...

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Apr 10

After issuing factory capacity warning to China, Yellen faces tariff decisions: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hammered home a stern warning to China's ...

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Fox Shocks Will Sell This Skunkworks Silverado With 700 HP and Wild Suspension: Fox developed the F-150 Raptor rival that Chevy won't, and it's an ...

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Apr 14

Audi S3 gets product upgrade with more performance: The Volkswagen subsidiary Audi has given the S3 a product upgrade and once again increased the vehicle's ...

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Apr 14

The Food Chain - The real Willy Wonkas - The real Willy Wonkas - BBC Sounds: Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here ...

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stern.de

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Apr 08

Why East Germany is experiencing a green revolution: Billions are currently being invested in chip factories and green technologies in eastern Germany ...

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Apr 04

Drone shots show milestone in build of new frigate factory: The building will be one of the largest in Scotland when completed.

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The Drive Apr 10

The C8 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Is Finally Confirmed and It's Coming This Summer: It could be the first factory 'Vette to pack a twin-turbocharged V8 ...

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Apr 09

How Tesla Planted the Seeds for Its Own Potential Downfall: Elon Musk’s factory in China saved his company and made him ultrarich. Now, it may backfire.

nytimes.com/2024/04/09/podcasts/the-daily/tesla-china-ev.html

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Apr 14

Sudan's uprooted millions pay price for year-long war: After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting ...

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Quick Glance: Sudan's Displaced Millions Suffer One-Year War Consequences

After fleeing the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail's aspirations are limited to providing food for his five children from a meager monthly salary earned at a paper factory.

A seven-year-old son sleeps in his arms due to trauma from explosions before fleeing Khartoum in January.

Financial challenges lead some to return to the war-torn capital.

Sudan's war began on April 15, 2023, over a planned political transition where the army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, were competing to protect their interests.

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Apr 08

More space, bigger screens, and Ford power for next VW Transporter: New specs and interior pictures give us our best look at the next VW Transporter until the ...

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Apr 16

How clinker plant will change lives in West Pokot: New factory will see several roads in the region upgraded to ease transport.

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Apr 04

Do they still make pinball machines? They do, in a huge new factory near O’Hare — with most selling to the 1 percent

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Apr 03

Difficult times for e-cars: "We're talking e-mobility to death": While the VW plant for electric cars in Zwickau is struggling with short-time working ...

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Frankfurter Rundschau

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Apr 08

Company from southern Germany files for bankruptcy - 140 employees affected: Another company from southern Germany has filed for bankruptcy. Around 140 employees ...

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Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

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Apr 15

Accident in Halberstadt: Kripo Live on MDR - Cyclist in a coma with cerebral haemorrhaging - daughters search for accident driver

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Apr 04

VW promises autonomous on-demand shuttles by end of year: New technology from Mobileye could speed up development

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Apr 08

Former Golden Flake site sells for $6 million: Birmingham property set for redevelopment

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Apr 17

Singapore-built Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi passes its driving test in the US: The robotaxi version of the Ioniq 5 electric crossover is assembled by Hyundai's ...

asiaone.com/lifestyle/singapore-built-hyundai-ioniq-5-robotaxi-passes-its-driving-test-us

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Apr 09

Political merchandise sales spike days before nearly a billion Indians vote: Garment makers are temporarily converting factories into production hubs for ...

aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/8/political-merchandise-sales-spike-days-before-nearly-a-billion-indians-vote

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Apr 08

Western leaders reject e-TIMS in sugarcane sector: The leaders are demanding that the new tax law be suspended claiming that the directive will hurt sugarcane ...

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Apr 03

Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy: The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's ...

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Apr 05

Head-on accident on B39 near Weinsberg - Three people injured, some of them life-threatening

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Apr 04

Illinois Hit by Mass Layoffs as Four Factories Close: Major manufacturers in the state of Illinois have announced a slew of job losses only four months into 2024 ...

newsweek.com/illinois-mass-layoffs-factory-closures-1886788

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AeroTime Hub Apr 04

Boeing 737 MAX production slows down as FAA step up factory audits: report: Production of Boeing 737 MAXs has fallen sharply in recent weeks as the FAA steps up ...

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Apr 05

Quartararo extends Yamaha contract until 2026: The 2021 MotoGP™ World Champion has confirmed he will remain with the Iwata factory for at least another two years

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Apr 03

Accident in Stuttgart-West - emergency ambulance crashes into VW - one minor injury and extensive damage

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