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Idan Ofer’s Kenon offloads shares to majority owner Baoneng in $237m deal

Soueast Motor and GAC take advantage of rules favouring locally made vehicles

Big carmakers say small companies must be protected from collapse or factories may remain shut

FTSE 100 plumbing supplier runs into opposition from shareholders over switch to US

Ministers’ challenge to manufacturers sets basic specifications that are not suitable to task, say experts 

Japanese conglomerate expects rebound in construction industry as cities end lockdowns

German supplier scraps outlook and warns smaller contractors could go out of business

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World’s biggest carmakers reveal costs of pandemic shutting down factories around world

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PSA and Fiat Chrysler to shut factories as demand tumbles and supply chains disrupted

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Battery maker Livent says industry is looking to diversify away from China

Jingye to keep close contact with Paris as it completes takeover and saves 3,200 jobs

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Early winners and losers emerge as carmakers scramble to hit tough new targets

US carmaker raises spending on EV and autonomous vehicles to $20bn by 2025

Blume says industry faces supply constraints because of production ‘bottleneck’

Herbert Diess wants to sell 26m emission-free vehicles in 9 years, overtaking rivals including Californian electric pioneer

World’s largest auto group enjoys earnings boost and increases dividend

Chinese group writes to French government as it seeks to reassure over the future of Hayange plant

French group braced for revenue losses this quarter despite reopening most of its China factories

German conglomerate hopes to offload lossmaking division to focus on steel

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Row escalates between Elizabeth Warren, Blackstone and KKR after coronavirus crisis prompts cuts

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Countries in region issue debt at close to fastest rate in a decade due to pandemic

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Slick stock-trading apps skip over the risks for inexperienced investors

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Sale of German broadband provider rescues buyout firm’s performance

Calastone reports record inflows throughout April after heavy redemptions in March

Debate about flight scandal has detracted attention from strategic changes and oversight at world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund

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