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energy and resources
Honda to launch six next-generation EVs in China by 2027
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 18: The Honda logo is displayed at the Howdy Honda dealership on March 18, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Honda Motor and Nissan Motor shares rose significantly after the companies announced a collaboration on electric vehicles. Nissan shares rose 5.6%, with Honda shares rising 2.7%. The collaboration is an effort to compete with other automakers both in the U.S. and China. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
energy and resources
Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029
A Nissan logo is seen at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
international business
Volkswagen says tough market to weigh on car sales growth in 2024
FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is seen on a Volkswagen ID.5 electric car on display at a showroom of a car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
international business
Volkswagen says it expects slower sales growth in 2024 as economic outlook dims
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A new logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is unveiled at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo/File Photo
opinion
The world could use a dose of guilt
Diane Flacks
opinion
Why does Canada’s industrial policy favour Big Business over Main Street?
Wendy Cukier and Morley Gunderson
world
Volkswagen to invest a further $1.8 billion in Brazil in next five years
Volkswagen's factory is seen in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil June 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto/File Photo
car review
Is Volkswagen’s new electric ID.7 sedan really The People’s Car?
The ID.7 has Volkswagen's new design language with its sculpted hood and rounded edges.
globe drive
At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race
FILE PHOTO: Attendees try out an Alpha-able future mobility concept in the LG booth at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
international business
Volkswagen says audit finds no sign of forced labour at Xinjiang site
A Volkswagen logo is seen on a Volkswagen ID.5 electric car on display at a showroom of a car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
british columbia
Crash kills Kamloops, B.C., university student, athletic director says
Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say a mechanical failure of a loaded logging truck set off a crash east of the community that killed three people in an oncoming vehicle. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
international business
Volkswagen cuts profit outlook on hit from raw material hedges
FILE PHOTO: Volkswagen logo is pictured at the 2022 New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
report on business
Sweden’s Northvolt picks Quebec for new multibillion-dollar EV battery factory
FILE PHOTO-Employees work at the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. Picture taken September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm.
politics
Governments’ $28.2-billion for EV plants will take 20 years to break even, not five as Ottawa suggested, PBO says
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before appearing at the Senate Committee on National Finance, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. The Parliamentary Budget Office has trimmed its forecast for economic growth this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
lou's garage
Learn how to get in and start your car without the key fob before it becomes a pricier fix
Web version Lou's Garage advice column logo Driving section credit illustration by John Sopinski/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Billions given to Volkswagen and Stellantis – what about oil and gas’s carbon initiatives?
Deborah Yedlin
car review
Volkswagen ditches V6 engine, volume knob in upgraded Atlas
For 2024, Volkswagen dumps the V6 option, meaning the only engine available is a two-litre turbocharged four-cylinder with 269 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque.
first person
Our VW Westfalia was slow and temperamental but driving it made me cool by association
opinion
Canada’s billions to Stellantis and Volkswagen make for a bad joke
David Moscrop
canada
With Stellantis, Volkswagen deals, Ontario eyes bigger role in battery plant subsidies
Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, accompanied by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, answers questions from the media at the Stellantis Research and Development Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook