Ford, Renault team up on low-cost electric cars to counter Chinese rivals
• Dec 10, 2025, 9:30 AM
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Automotive heavyweights Renault and Ford are to join forces to develop a line of compact, more affordable Ford-branded electric vehicles and commercial vans in a bid to curb a wave of cheaper Chinese electric models gaining ground in Europe. Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a joint statement: “We will combine Renault Group's industrial scale and EV assets with Ford's iconic design and driving dynamics to create vehicles that are fun, capable and distinctly Ford in spirit." Also in this edition: Microsoft announces $23 billion in AI investments in Asia.
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EU rolls back 2035 internal combustion engine ban
• 10:08 PM
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The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cutting CO2 emissions by 100% from 2021 levels, carmakers would be required to reduce them by 90%, meanin
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Ford to take $19.5 billion writedown as it scraps flagship EVs
• 11:14 AM
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Ford is abandoning top EV models like the F-150 Lightning as weak demand and hostile policies from the Trump administration weigh on sales. We take a closer look. Also in this edition: the EU prepares to water down its own upcoming ban on sales of new in
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