United States based aircraft making giant Boeing has restarted production of its 737 Max planes at a “low” rate, the company said earlier this week. The 737 Max planes were grounded globally by airline regulation authorities following tow traffic and fatal crashes involving the planes within a span of just give months between November of…
On Friday, in a statement Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC Motors) said, Europe’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen AG, has agreed to purchase 50% of its parent company Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Holding. The development sees VW further strengthening its grip on the electric vehicle market.
Dell Technologies Inc reported a rise in its quarterly revenues, which beat analysts’ estimates, on the back of a rise in demand for its workstations from companies which saw employees working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak. With the news reaching the market, Dell’s shares rose by 8.3% to $49.38 in extended trading. Revenues…
In a statement, citing a rise in demand, General Motors stated it will start boosting the number of vehicles produces in North America starting from next week. From June 1 GM’s crossover assembly plants in the United States and Canada will include two production shifts. Three of GM’s U.S. assembly plants which produce medium and…
The impact if the novel coronavirus pandemic on the global automotive industry is forcing the Formula One team owner and maker of supercars, McLaren Group, to cut 1,200 jobs. The Surrey-based company had a total workforce 4,000 people and there for the job cuts is equivalent to more than a quarter of its total employee…
According to news reports, United States plane making giant Boeing is poised to make an announcement of job cuts by this week. The company has last month announced its plans to reduce its global workforce by as much as 10 per cent. The total number of people employed by the company globally is about 160,000…
In a tweet on Wednesday, Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich said “Google collects detailed information about its users, including their physical locations, to target users for advertising. Often, this is done without the users’ consent or knowledge”. Arizona has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google alleging that the tech giant used “deceptive”…
On Thursday, China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd said, it has raised $6 billion in debt in what is the largest ever debt deal by an Asian company this year. According to a term sheet, the deal, which was finalized early on Thursday, saw Tencent raising $1 billion in five-year debt, $2.25 billion in 10-year, $2 billion…
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com Inc is in advanced talks to acquire self-driving startup Zoox Inc. The potential acquisition will expand Amazon’s reach in autonomous-vehicle technology. In a funding round in 2018, Zoox was valued at at less than the $3.2 billion, reported WSJ citing sources familiar with the matter…
On Tuesday, ride hailing service provider Bolt stated, it has raised $109 million (100 million euros) from London-based investment firm Naya Capital Management in a deal which values the company at 1.7 billion euros. Bolt said, it will use the funds to further increase its market share in a sector deeply affected by the coronavirus…
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