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TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) – Nissan (7201.T) has launched an investigation into claims by a senior adviser that Chief Executive Makoto Uchida carried out surveillance of his deputy Ashwani Gupta, four people with direct knowledge of the matter said.The surveillance claims, first reported by the Financial Times, were made by Hari Nada, 58, a senior… […]

BERLIN, June 23 (Reuters) – Germany aims to purchase 60 Chinook helicopters from Boeing (BA.N) in a package that would cost up to 8 billion euros ($8.71 billion), including necessary infrastructure for the aircraft, a parliamentary source told Reuters on Friday.The sum includes the procurement of the CH-47 heavy-lift helicopters for 6.27 billion euros, 700… […]

[1/2]A general view of Tesco, in Oldham, Britain, April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File PhotoLONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – German-owned discount supermarket Lidl can have an injunction to stop rival Tesco (TSCO.L) copying its logo, London’s High Court has ruled, despite hearing it will cost Tesco nearly 8 million pounds ($10.2 million) to remove them all.Britain’s… […]

June 22 (Reuters) – Quality of new vehicles sold in the United States is declining as factors such as growing use of technology and lower build quality of certain parts are making the models more “problematic”, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power.Build quality of certain parts such as audio systems and cup-holders have resulted in… […]

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (Reuters) – Forget about famed boxing bouts like the Rumble in the Jungle or the Thrilla in Manila — billionaire social media moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas.In recent days, Twitter owner Musk and Facebook parent… […]

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WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com (AMZN.O) of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and making it hard for them to cancel, the agency’s latest action against the ecommerce giant in recent weeks.The FTC sued Amazon in federal court… […]

MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia’s new generation of Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, which are capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads, would soon be deployed for combat duty.In a speech to new graduates of military academies, Putin stressed the importance of Russia’s “triad” of nuclear forces… […]

China to exempt NEV purchase tax in 2024-2025Purchase tax exemption will be halved in 2026-2027Auto shares rally after the announcementBEIJING/SHANGHAI, June 21 (Reuters) – China unveiled on Wednesday a 520 billion yuan ($72.3 billion) package of tax breaks over four years for electric vehicles (EVs) and other green cars, its biggest yet for the industry… […]

June 20 (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) scored a series of victories for its charging technology on Tuesday, capped by Texas saying it would require electric vehicle charging companies to include both Tesla’s standard as well as the nationally recognized CCS if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal… […]