In a significant milestone for Tesla Inc, the company has become the first U.S. publicly listed carmaker to be valued at $100 billion. The development also underscores Wall Street’s confidence in an all-electric future. Tesla shares were last up by 1.4% at $555 after the bell, building on a 7.2% gain during trading when brokerage…
In a statement, Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving car unit said, it has unveiled an electric vehicle without any steering wheel or pedals for use in its planned autonomous ride-sharing service. Cruise did not disclose when the car will go into production. The vehicle, named “Cruise Origin”, was developed with Honda Motor Co Ltd following the…
Midst growing debate over the future of money, major central banks across the globe are looking at a possibility of issuing their own digital currencies, said the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. “The central banks of Britain, the euro zone, Japan, Sweden and Switzerland will share experiences in a new group headed…
In a statement, Facebook’s Libra Association said, Britain’s Vodafone Group PLC has left its global digital currency initiative. In recent months, Facebook’s digital currency has seen an exodus of its backers midst increased regulatory scrutiny, including financial companies such as Mastercard Inc and Paypal Holdings Inc. In June 2019, Facebook had announced a plan to…
In a statement, Tesla Inc responded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statement saying there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles. The development comes in the wake of the U.S. regulator saying it would review a petition and release a redacted version of a complaint which alleged that 500,000 “Tesla vehicles experience…
In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron stated he has had a “great discussion” with U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the introduction of a digital tax planned by France; both countries have agreed to collaborate and avoid further rise in tariffs. According to aa French diplomatic source, Macron and Trump have agreed to hold off…
In a statement, Toyota Motor Corp said it will be moving its production of the mid-size Tacoma pick-up truck from the U.S. to Mexico. Toyota Motor Corp, Japan’s biggest automaker, stated by 2022, it will stop the production of its Toyota Sequoia in Indiana since that plant focuses on minivans and mid-size SUVs. By late…
On Thursday, in a joint statement, South Korea’s Hyundai Group and its sister firm Kia Motors Corp stated, they are backing a UK electric vehicle startup that plans on selling battery-powered delivery vans in 2021. They plan on investing $110 million (100 million euros) in Uk-based Arrival Ltd. Founded in 2015, London-based Arrival has developed…
On Wednesday, two sources stated, the U.S. government is nearing the publication of a rule that would significantly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to Huawei. The development comes in the wake of the U.S. Commerce Department placing Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on a trade blacklist in May 2019, citing national security…
On Wednesday, Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said, the world’s largest online retailer will invest $1 billion in digitizing small and medium sized businesses in India and expects to export $10 billion worth of India-made goods by 2025. Speaking at a company event in New Delhi, Bezos opined the 21st century is “going to…
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