3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (187+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) – Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a sixth consecutive month in August, with ​Europe leading the growth, data ‌from UK-based research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence showed on Friday. Sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles show growing…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (300+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – Marriott International’s Middle East hotel revenue declines narrowed significantly in July despite ongoing regional conflicts that continue to cause development project delays, chief ​executive Anthony Capuano said on Wednesday. Steady leisure and summer ‌travel demand have helped travel…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (280+ words) LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – British retail sales growth slowed to a four-month low in August as a surge driven by record-hot weather earlier in the summer ​faded, figures from the British Retail Consortium trade ‌body showed on Tuesday. The BRC said…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (353+ words) OSNABRUECK, Germany, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Israel’s Aurelius Capital and Volkswagen’s home state of Lower Saxony plan to take over the German automaker’s Osnabrueck plant and convert it to defence production, in a move ​labour officials said could preserve about 1,400 of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (348+ words) STOCKHOLM, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Tesla’s supervised self-driving technology recorded 4.1 times fewer collisions than manually driven Tesla cars in the five European countries where it is permitted, the automaker said on ​Tuesday, as it steps up lobbying efforts ahead of an ‌EU…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (106+ words) WTVB Volkswagen management proposes shutdown of four German plants by 2034, WiWo reports BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s management board plans to ​propose ending production at four German plants between 2031 and 2034, German business ​outlet ⁠WirtschaftsWoche reported on ⁠Tuesday. The Emden and Zwickau…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (139+ words) Sept 1 (Reuters) – Tesla’s registrations across several European markets in August painted a ​mixed picture on ‌Tuesday, with strong gains in France and Denmark contrasted by declines in Norway and Sweden. Registrations of ‌new ​Tesla vehicles, ⁠a proxy for ⁠sales, soared…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (355+ words) PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) – France started imposing penalties on the extreme end of fast fashion on Tuesday to try to curb a surge in sales of cheap clothing sold ​by e-commerce sites including Shein and Temu. The penalties – part of a ‌fast-fashion…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (221+ words) LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – British retailers raised prices by the most in more than two years last month, as higher ​energy prices pushed up the cost ‌of some processed food and the artificial intelligence boom raised the cost of consumer electronics…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (166+ words) HELSINKI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Sweden’s Volvo Cars said on Monday it will close its Stockholm ​office, where 450 people ‌currently work, relocating responsibilities to its Gothenburg headquarters as part of an effort to cut costs and boost efficiency. The ‌carmaker, ​majority owned…...