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Mercedes to drop EQ electric badge, paper says

BERLIN -- Mercedes-Benz is set to drop the EQ badge it uses for electric cars, a German business paper said. The decision is based on CEO Ola Kallenius' focus on electric-only cars, making the EQ brand redundant as Mercedes turns away from…

Tesla China plant expansion in doubt

An expansion of Tesla Inc.'s plant in Shanghai has been delayed, according to people familiar with the matter, over data concerns that risk putting a roadblock in the way of the U.S. EV maker's ambition to keep growing in China. The…

Tata to make EV battery cells for JLR in Europe

Tata Group aims to accelerate Jaguar Land Rover's shift to electric cars by setting up battery cell manufacturing operations in Europe. JLR and Tata Motors will be the anchor customers for the facility, which will also sell battery cells…

EV share continues to rise but has hurdles to clear

Electric vehicle share of U.S. light-vehicle sales has reached the "hockey stick" moment analysts have been forecasting for decades, but there are hurdles to clear before the industry achieves significant EV scale, said Kristin Dziczek of…

Ford labor VP retiring as UAW talks loom

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.'s top labor executive is retiring ahead of contract talks with the UAW later this year. John Savona, vice president of Americas manufacturing and labor affairs for Ford Blue, will step down in March, the automaker…

Why Audi needs to pick up speed in 2023

These problems will ease this year. But Audi still will lack a new top model to catch up with the competition in China, and also in Europe and the U.S. The e-tron full-electric model, launched in 2019, has been upgraded and renamed the Q8…