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China’s Baidu plans robotaxi expansion to Europe and Turkey

The Chinese company has been in discussions with Swiss Post unit PostAuto to debut its robotaxis in Switzerland and aims to begin testing the technology by the end of this year, Bloomberg reported.

Tesla board explores new pay deal for Elon Musk, report says

Musk, who is Tesla’s largest shareholder with a 13 percent stake, is seen as shifting the company away from its automaking roots to more of an AI and robotics company.

Peter Schreyer, designer who piloted path from Audi’s hometown to Korea, recognized with AN Centennial Award

The Bavarian designer became a leader in Korea — first at Kia and eventually for Hyundai and Genesis, too.

Polestar trims losses on cost cuts, sales of high-margin models

Polestar has also scaled back its presence in China and is expanding in Europe and the U.S. in a bid to boost its sales.

Porsche faces mounting problems, rattled by China slump, weak EV demand and U.S. tariffs

Porsche is in crisis mode as a failed EV strategy, slumping China sales and Trump's tariffs weigh on its share price and earnings.

German dealers lose faith in Chinese brands amid marketing confusion

China’s latest generation of cars are marketed as affordable and technically advanced alternatives to legacy automaker’s EVs, but Chinese brands are struggling to gain traction with German buyers and dealers.

Stellantis to launch EV test fleet with Factorial solid-state batteries

Solid-state batteries are seen as a game-changing technology for electric vehicles, as automakers seek ways to cut costs and boost their range amid stagnating EV sales.

Jaguar Land Rover will end own-brand China production in reset of struggling Chinese business

Jaguar Land Rover's China JV with Chery has an annual loss of $19 million. The U.K. automaker hopes to turnaround its Chinese business with the Freelander brand that will use Chery technology.

Jaguar Land Rover reassesses profit forecast on U.S. tariffs

Jaguar Land Rover met its 8.5 percent margin target for the fiscal year to March 31 but U.S. tariffs will impact profitability this year. The U.K.-India trade deal will give the automaker a boost.

Nissan’s U.K. factory is safe from company’s latest plant closures

Nissan's only European factory is not part of CEO Ivan Espinosa's plan to close seven plants globally. New electrified models will be added at the plant in Sunderland, England, he said.

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