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CFM wins approval for jet engine durability boost
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (245+ words) FARNBOROUGH, England, July 18 (Reuters) – Jet engine maker CFM International said it had won U.S. and European approvals for an upgrade that would improve durability of engines used on Boeing 737 MAX jets. The world’s largest engine maker by units sold, jointly…...
Truckmaker Volvo’s Q2 operating profit rises, orders jump
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (88+ words) STOCKHOLM, July 17 (Reuters) - Swedish truckmaker Volvo Group reported on Friday a rise in second-quarter operating profit that roughly matched expectations and said its truck order intake increased by 33% from a year earlier. (Repor... Truckmaker Volvo’s Q2 operating profit rises, orders jump…...
Volvo Cars posts smaller profit for the second quarter
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (143+ words) STOCKHOLM, July 17 (Reuters) - Sweden's Volvo Cars on Friday reported a decline in profits for the second quarter compared with the first three months while the automaker hopes to speed up its recovery with deliveries of the new EX60 electric ... STOCKHOLM, July…...
Misuse of driver-assistance systems biggest risk to road safety, survey finds
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (356+ words) MILAN/STOCKHOLM, July 15 (Reuters) – Motorists’ misuse of driver-assistance technology and drivers being distracted by in-vehicle features, rather than mechanical problems, are the biggest risks for road safety, according to a survey of transport specialists. The survey, published on Wednesday, reflects…...
Ford, Canada’s Unifor reach tentative deal on labor contract
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (188+ words) July 11 (Reuters) – Ford Motor said on Saturday it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian auto union Unifor on a three-year national labor contract. The contract covers more than 5,000 unionized employees in Canada, the company said. • Ford and Unifor did…...
German automakers hit by sharp China sales drop in second quarter
1+ week, 1+ day ago (374+ words) BERLIN, July 10 (Reuters) – German carmakers’ sales collapsed further in China during the second quarter, as a protracted slowdown in the world’s biggest auto market cranked up the pressure on legacy brands in a bruising battle with local competitors. Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz…...
BMW deliveries slide in Q2, as sales in China drop nearly a third
1+ week, 1+ day ago (121+ words) July 10 (Reuters) – BMW reported a 4.9% decline in global vehicle deliveries in the second quarter on Friday, hit by a sharp drop in sales in China. • The group sold 590,962 vehicles in the quarter • In China, deliveries plunged 30.2% year-on-year in the second quarter…...
Audi half-year deliveries fall on China competition, US tariffs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) July 10 (Reuters) - Audi, German carmaker Volkswagen's premium brand, reported on Friday a 7% year-on-year fall in global deliveries during the first half of the year, as competition in China and U.S. tariffs hampered demand. Deliveries fell by... July 10 (Reuters) â…...
Volkswagen Q2 deliveries fall 8.6% as demand in China slumps
1+ week, 1+ day ago (115+ words) July 10 (Reuters) - Volkswagen reported a 8.6% decline in global deliveries in the second quarter on Friday, dragged by a drop in demand in the Chinese market. While deliveries fell by 36.6% in China in the quarter, they rose 7.7% and 1.8%... Volkswagen Q2 deliveries fall…...
US traffic deaths fell sharply in early 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (136+ words) WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths fell to the lowest rate since 2014 in the first three months of the year after a sharp rise in road fatalities during the COVID pandemic. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sai... WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters)…...