Renault posted a €721 million H1 2026 profit as EV sales jumped 47.6% in Europe. The rule behind it: no new EV is approved unless it earns like a full hybrid.
Exports hit a monthly record and drove a third straight month of growth. Run the arithmetic on the full-year guidance, though, and BYD finishes more than a million vehicles short of its own floor.
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Volkswagen Rivian Tesla Reuters obtained hundreds of pages on Volkswagen's failed V.MO flying car. The program died in June 2024, and the Chinese manager VW promoted as the face of its innovation is now the named suspect in a Shanghai trade-secrets investigation.
Reuters obtained hundreds of pages on Volkswagen's failed V.MO flying car. The program died in June 2024, and the Chinese manager VW promoted as the face of its innovation is now the named suspect in a Shanghai trade-secrets investigation.
Volkswagen Exports hit a monthly record and drove a third straight month of growth. Run the arithmetic on the full-year guidance, though, and BYD finishes more than a million vehicles short of its own floor.
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NHTSA approved Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built robotaxis annually for two years, with paid Las Vegas rides planned for August.
Robotaxi Court records show Angstrom, the supplier holding Tesla's Cybertruck tooling, lost a $30 million appeal in February and put a subsidiary through Chapter 11.
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