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More upheaval may await Europe’s carmakers

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EU

Speculation that Europe’s carmakers might be exploring partnerships to produce more affordable electric vehicles (EVs) and withstand global competition, particularly from China…

Weaker demand to test automakers amid industry change

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INTERNATIONAL

Automakers are cutting costs to invest in the electric, connected and autonomous technologies on which they are staking their future. Risks are high: new firms are challenging…

Brazil's auto sector faces multiple challenges

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BRAZIL

Disruption in global supply chains first and, more recently, slow demand recovery have prompted large automakers to cease production temporarily and to put employees on collective…

Battery production to influence politics in eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

The global shift to a green economy coupled with the EU’s decarbonisation policy is creating new opportunities for business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Low labour costs…

Industry robots will lift productivity and inequality

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INT

In 2021, the last year for which data are available, a record 517,000 robots were installed in manufacturing facilities globally. A new study focusing on the United States finds…

Foreign automotive investment is still key for Turkey

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TURKEY

Ankara is trying to strengthen its automotive industry at a time of rapid technological change, ever-tighter environmental regulations and growing competition from China. It…

Russia’s car industry will struggle to recover

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RUSSIA

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions caused a severe crisis in the automotive sector. Supply chains were severed, output collapsed and exports…

Geopolitical rifts benefit South-east Asia tech sector

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

However, as the major technology producers attempt to diversify and reconfigure their supply chains -- particularly to redirect investment away from China -- interest in…

Export controls on metals will benefit Chinese firms

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CHINA

The new regulation’s "national security" justification reflects the increasing resort worldwide to weaponising international trade for political goals and will reinforce efforts…

Japan’s semiconductor industry hits a turning point

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JAPAN

The government wants to expand and deepen ‘semiconductor cooperation’ with the United States in a context of geopolitical and technological rivalry with China. Japan is also…