Snowstorms in Germany's Bavaria region caused havoc on motorways on Sunday morning.
10cm of snow caused problems for many drivers who had switched to summer tyres, leaving them slipping or stuck.
The A9 motorway between Bayreuth and Pegnitz was particularly affected.
There were a few accidents on this stretch of the road, though most were minor. Police were on duty to regulate traffic.
In early October, Nissan Motor managers dialed in for a regular online meeting with boss Makoto Uchida only to hear a grim message: business was worse than expected and the Japanese car maker had to cut jobs and production. They listened as the 58-year-old chief executive described a deteriorating financial situation that he put down largely to weak sales and profitability in North America and China, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. In the Q&A, some of the few hundred managers peppered Uchida with questions about responsibility for the decline of a company that five years ago had the world's top EV model by lifetime sales.
"I'm an airline pilot; ask me anything. I'll answer anything except which airline I fly for."
A Russian woman who stowed away on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris last week is expected to face at least one federal charge after she returned to the United States Wednesday, according to multiple law enforcement officials.
STORY: General Motors told investors on Wednesday it would take a more than $5 billion hit on its joint venture in China, sending its shares lower in morning trading.GM's China division, once a profit engine, is now losing money.The non-cash charges include $2.6 to $2.9 billion for restructuring costs, and $2.7 billion for reduced joint-venture value.GM has struggled to compete with carmakers in China, the world's largest auto market, as they are partly buoyed by government subsidies.GM partners with SAIC Motors in China to build Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac vehicles.CEO Mary Barra has been transforming GM's China operations, and told investors in October that by the end of the year, there would be "a significant reduction in dealer inventory" and "modest improvements" in sales and [market] share.The automaker lost about $350 million in the region in the first three quarters of this year.Stiff competition and a price war in China have had visible effects on other automakers as well.Volkswagen, while now the best-selling brand in China, is trying to deepen ties with Chinese partners, including SAIC, for EV technology to offset flagging sales. The German automaker and SAIC agreed to extend their joint venture to 2040.And GM rival Ford is transforming its presence in China to become a vehicle export hub - though some analysts have urged all of Detroit's automakers to cut their losses and exit China altogether.
Across Europe, car companies are cutting jobs and shutting factories - to the extent that some question their very existence. As the world shifts from petrol and diesel cars to their electric counterparts, a seismic shift is taking place in the global motor industry. The lines for the traditional car-making countries - Japan, Germany, South Korea - are more or less flat, save for the period around the pandemic.
Automakers in China are ramping up exports of hybrid vehicles to Europe and planning more models for the key market, exposing the limits of the European Union's electric vehicle tariff scheme. The bloc's latest EV tariffs to protect its auto industry from a flood of cheap Chinese imports do not apply to hybrid cars. Some manufacturers are also shifting production and assembly to Europe to lower the cost around tariffs.
Piloting this prototype of Kalmar’s 9x9, built on a 993-gen 911, we also discovered elements of Porsche’s Turbo and GT3 RS variants.
Maruti's shares rose as much as 1.7% to the day's high of 11,375.95 rupees after the announcement, its second one this year. Hyundai India on Thursday also said it would raise prices across its models by up to 25,000 rupees ($295.37). Indian automakers are grappling with higher costs from rising global commodity prices, high import duties on raw materials, and disruptions in supply chains.
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China has invested at least $1.4 billion in the nearby country’s auto plants.
An Iranian fighter jet crashed in the south of the country Wednesday, killing the two pilots, state media reported. State television identified the pilots as Col. Hamid Reza Ranjbar and Col. Manouchehr Pirzadeh, saying they were on a test flight after the plane was overhauled. Video on the semiofficial Fars news agency, which is close to the military, showed columns of white smoke billowing from the remains of the aircraft.
The 1,000ft plunge of an SUV off a cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu in California on December 1 has left investigators scratching their heads. One passenger survived the crash with injuries to his arm, but failed to report it for a full day. Police have not been able to find or identify the two missing passengers.
"I need help," the pregnant woman said during the 911 call
A relative of Vladimir Putin has accidentally let slip secret Kremlin data that reveals Russia’s losses in its war in Ukraine.
The singer wants his two kids to learn that they have to work for what they want
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
Ahn Gwi-ryeong faced off with armed soldiers who were sent to stop lawmakers from entering parliament in Seoul.
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News
