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U.S., EU can still talk trade after tariffs, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says
30 May 2018, 08:00The United States and European Union could still negotiate a trade deal even if Washington imposes import tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.
India delays plan to roll out 10,000 electric cars to 2019
30 May 2018, 08:00India has pushed back a deadline to put thousands of battery-driven cars on the road by nearly a year, in a setback to its ambitions of having electric vehicles comprise about a third of its fleet by 2030.
May U.S. sales expected to rise behind extra selling day, holiday deals
30 May 2018, 08:00Forecasts from Cox Automotive, Edmunds and LMC Automotive/J.D. Power call for U.S. light-vehicle sales to rise about 3 percent to around 1.56 million vehicles in May. It would be the industry's third increase in the first five months of 2018.
Tesla CEO says challenging India regulations preventing entry into country
30 May 2018, 08:00India has been wooing Tesla to set up a factory on its soil, but CEO Elon Musk isn't falling for it. At least not yet.
Panasonic plans to develop cobalt-free car batteries
30 May 2018, 08:00Panasonic is aiming to develop automotive batteries without using cobalt in the near future amid soaring prices of the key battery ingredient.
Daimler's Annette Winkler to step down as head of Smart
29 May 2018, 08:00The CEO of Daimler's Smart business, Annette Winkler, is stepping down after eight years as head of the automaker's microcar brand.
Fatal Uber crash highlights a blind spot for self-driving cars: Night vision
29 May 2018, 08:00Since the fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber vehicle in March, autonomous car researchers' eyes have been opening to the need to teach robots how to drive in the dark and avoid people who wander into the road.
EPA's own science advisers to rebuke agency over auto rollback
29 May 2018, 08:00Some of the EPA's science advisers say the agency is ignoring its own research in moving to relax vehicle emission requirements, a signature element of the Trump administration's campaign to roll back environmental regulations.
Japan prime minister defends its automakers against U.S. import probe
29 May 2018, 08:00Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would seek to convince President Donald Trump of the crucial role his country's automakers play in boosting the U.S. economy.
Canada's Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks
29 May 2018, 08:00Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will go to Washington on Tuesday to meet with the United States' trade chief as officials press for a deal on reworking NAFTA.