German car manufacturer Volkswagen announced plans to develop a platform for electric vehicles that will be sold in the Chinese market, Dow Jones writes. To this end, Volkswagen has entered into an agreement of intent with its Spanish brand Seat and Chinese company JAC, which involves the production of electric vehicles at the joint venture JAC Volkswagen. It is planned to introduce a Spanish brand by 2021 and launch the Seat electric vehicle model. The agreement also provides that the companies will begin joint construction of a center for research and development of self-driving cars and other technologies by the end of this year.
Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook’s chief executive officers faced Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday for the much-anticipated congressional hearing. The CEOs were questioned for alleged abuse of their market power ...
The self-driving car company Waymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) signed a partnership deal on Wednesday to fully develop self-driving cars, pickups, and SUVs. Waymo, an Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL.O) unit, and Fiat Chrysler said ...
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, stuck in narrow ranges as investors pinned hopes on fuel demand recovery amid renewed lockdowns due to rising coronavirus cases. Prices were supported by positive news on vaccine development as medical institutions ...
On Monday, U.S. international banking giant Goldman Sachs (G.S.) said that it would resume negotiations with the Malaysian government this week to hammer out a multi-billion dollar financial settlement lost in a scandal at sovereign fund 1Malaysian ...
The euro steadied at four-month highs on the dollar after investors pinned hopes on the EU economic rescue fund as European leaders are expected to break a deadlock and agree on a deal. EU leaders had differing stands on the proposed 750 billion ...