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  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    InterviewSemiconductors
    Chip supplier says China will struggle to develop advanced technology

    Japanese semiconductor materials maker JSR warns Beijing lacks necessary infrastructure to catch up

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Batteries
    ABB and Siemens back Norwegian battery start-up

    European industrial heavyweights lead €100mn funding round in Morrow Batteries

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    News in-depthMercedes-Benz AG
    Mercedes-Benz faces steep road to reach ‘luxury’ status

    Muted response to strategy change underlines lengths to which traditional automakers must go to generate enthusiasm

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Lex
    Daimler Truck: heavy vehicle is engineered for weighty challenges Premium content

    The Ukraine conflict will weigh heavily on customers for at least the year ahead

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Mercedes-Benz AG
    Mercedes axes cheaper models in bid for luxury brand status

    Chief Ola Källenius targets profit margins closer to those of rivals Porsche and Ferrari

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    LexElectric vehicles
    China electric vehicles: fresh grants would provide a welcome recharge Premium content

    Extension of subsidies likely to boost foreign automakers as well as homegrown manufacturers

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Britishvolt
    Monaco shipping group takes stake in battery start-up Britishvolt

    Scorpio investment a sign of manufacturers looking beyond car industry into new markets

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Cobalt
    Electric vehicles overtake phones as top source of cobalt demand

    Rare metal’s price surges on supply concerns and proliferation of battery-powered cars

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Unilever and Sanofi pile on pressure over 2035 EU petrol ban

    Cross-section of companies want to ‘ensure laggards don’t delay the market shift’

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    LexRenault SA
    Renault/VW: De Meo shows greater realism than Diess with Russia exit Premium content

    French carmaker’s sale of a promising division underlines hard choices faced by western businesses

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Israeli electric vehicle group REE to build $15mn UK factory

    Site in Coventry will produce up to 10,000 vehicle bases a year

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Renault SA
    Renault sells Russia business and stake in Lada maker for 2 roubles

    French car group had greater exposure to the country than many rivals

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    News in-depthElon Musk
    Is Elon Musk too big to regulate?

    Tesla chief’s recent tweets may have left him open to more severe punishment — if the regulators choose to pursue it

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Batteries
    Northvolt and Norsk Hydro to expand battery recycling JV in Europe

    Scandinavian groups scouring locations in big vehicle markets such as Germany and France

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Car bosses warn of supply chain threat to electric vehicle rollout

    Tesla and VW lower delivery expectations because of chip shortages and raw material costs

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    US & Canadian companies
    Musk pauses, Twitter sinks

    Technoking harpoons fail whale

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Transport6 min
    Are electric air taxis and commuter planes really getting closer? | FT Rethink

    The FT’s Charlotte Middlehurst reports that there are still major hurdles to overcome to get manned electric vertical take-off and landing craft airborne

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    InterviewElon Musk
    Transcript: FT interview with Elon Musk

    Tesla chief executive talks about his ambitions for electric vehicles, Twitter, SpaceX and life on Earth

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    #techFT
    Tesla depends on Lithium-Elon Premium content

    Coinbase’s crypto winter, Toshiba’s new suitors, the end for the iPod

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Electric vehicles
    Electric vehicle maker Arrival turns back on Russia despite founder’s links

    UK-based group set up by former Russian deputy minister shuts operations in country over Ukraine war

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    LexJune Yoon
    The Lex Newsletter: China’s lockdowns mean fewer cars for the world Premium content

    Disruption in manufacturing hubs has reduced output and caused logistics woes for carmakers

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Toyota Motor Corp
    Toyota warns of ‘unprecedented’ rise in raw material prices

    World’s largest carmaker forecasts 20% drop in annual operating profit

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    News in-depthElon Musk
    Elon Musk plays down fears Twitter deal will jeopardise Tesla focus

    From geopolitics to corporate risk-taking, billionaire acknowledges challenges facing his growing empire

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Brooke Masters
    Profits not purpose still dominate at VW

    Diess’s call for a quick end to war in Ukraine reflect what many in German industry are thinking privately

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    InterviewElectric vehicles
    Elon Musk speaks to the FT

    Chief executive of Tesla and Space-X gives exclusive interview at Future of the Car conference

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