Charges that the Volkswagen Group and BMW had colluded with Daimler to cause delay in the development of technology that could have reduced levels of emission from their vehicles was upheld by the European Commission and has consequently slapped a fine of $1 billion on Volkswagen Group and BMW. The three German carmakers, along with…
The biggest restaurant chain of the world kin terms of the number of stores it operates – Subway, is completely revamping its menu while also significantly increasing its investments in marketing with the aim of attracting back customers with its new sandwiches. The menu changes include a combination of upgraded ingredients and a slew of…
37 states in the United States is set to sue Google over discriminatory policies it implements on its Android app store, Google Play. The US based tech giant used “monopolistic leverage” to rake in huge profits from purchases that are made within its own store, claimed the lawsuit. It also alleged that its competitors had…
A new hiring has been made by the e-commerce giant Amazon.com for running of the physical stores of the company. The United States based company said on Friday that it has roped in a veteran of British supermarket chain Tesco – Tony Hoggett, for the position. Currently, Hoggett is the chief strategy and innovation director…
Investments of more than €30bn for developing electric vehicles between now and the end of 2021 will be made by Stellantis, an entity that was formed by the merger of Italian-American group Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA, the company has said. The aim of the company is to make the cost of purchasing an electric…
A new battery cell factory could be built in the United States by South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co to support the push of the country’s auto industry to shift to electrification, said reports quoting sources of the company with knowledge of the matter. Negotiations with automakers including Stellantis, Amazon and Ford Motor-backed electric vehicle startup…
Following a crackdown on the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global in China, US shareholders of the company sued it which resulted in a slump in its shares. It was just a week ago that the company had made a debut at New York Stock Exchange. Since the company was ordered by a Chinese regulator…
A likely 53 per cent surge in its operating profit for the second quarter was ported by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd which was much higher than the estimates of the market – driven by strong chip prices and surge in demand despite lower smartphone sales. Higher by 33 per cent compared to the first quarter,…
A A$22.26 billion ($16.7 billion) purchase of Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd has been proposed by a group of infrastructure investors which will be largest ever buyouts of Australia. According to analysts, this proposal was based on longer-term view of the travel sector that has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently the interest…
The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) said that the bourse has asked Toshiba Corp to make “prompt and appropriate” disclosure about the expanding governance scandal and such a disclosure should include the persons responsible for the scandal. Hiromi Yamaji said that one of the major consistent problems for the company was transparency in…
