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Rivian is building an in-house insurance agency

Rivian is hiring an insurance agency data manager, a job posting that suggests the all-electric automaker is planning to offer its own insurance to customers.The job was first posted by RivianForums,

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Macron announces 8-bln-euro support plan for French car industry

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced an 8-billion-euro (8.8-billion-U.S.-dollar) plan to support the country's automotive industry which was hit hard

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China's consumption recovering, more measures underway: official

China's consumption is on recovery path and further measures are underway to boost consumption upgrading and optimize supplies, an official with the country's top econ

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11 bodies, 15 injured shifted to hospital after passenger plane crashes in Pakistan's Karachi

Photo taken with a mobile phone shows local residents gathering at the plane crash site in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on May 22, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua)At least 11 bodies and 15 others wh

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New York Auto Show canceled for 2020, pushed to spring 2021

Organizers of the New York International Auto Show, once hoping to hold the rescheduled event to August, have decided to scrap the entire year. The show has been officially canceled for 2020 due to th

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Watch Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch a milestone Space Station resupply mission live

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is launching a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIB rocket carrying the last of its H-II transfer vehicles. This cargo spaceship has enjoyed a long

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European auto market plunges 76.3% in April: Automakers

The logo of French car rental company Europcar is seen at Bordeaux Airport in Merignac, France, February 4, 2016. /Reuters Europe's auto market plunged further in April, with sales down by 76.

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Shanghai closed-loop management effective in preventing COVID-19 importation

Shanghai has seen no local infections caused by imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Sunday. This is due to the city's closed-loop manageme

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GM chief confirms job cuts at autonomous car company Cruise

General Motors Co. Chevrolet Traverse sports utility vehicles (SUV) assembly line at the company's Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., February 21, 2020. /VCG Aut

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Beijing to ban low, slow, small flying vehicles during key meetings

Beijing will ban the flying of low, slow and small aerial vehicles around the upcoming annual sessions of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies later t

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China's auto market rebounds in April as work resumption quickens

A promotion of automobile held in Minhou County, southeast China's Fujian Province, on April 30, 2020. (VCG) China's auto production and sales rebounded in April thanks

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China's Shenzhen to ban outdoor barbecue, control exhaust emission

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will ban outdoor barbecue across the city, in a bid to prevent and control air pollution, according to the municipal ecology and e

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China's largest SUV maker sees strong month-on-month sales growth

Great Wall Motors, China's largest sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pickup manufacturer, saw vehicle sales rise 35 percent month on month to 80,828 units in April. Hava

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Shanghai to invest 270 bln yuan in "new infrastructure" in next 3 years

Shanghai is expected to invest a total of around 270 billion yuan (about 38.1 billion U.S. dollars) in its first batch of 48 major "new infrastructure" projects in the

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China records 121 mln passenger trips during May Day holiday travel rush

China saw its passenger trips top 121 million during the five-day May Day holiday that ended Tuesday. An average of 24.3 million trips were made every day during the h

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Shanghai Disneyland to reopen with controlled capacity

Shanghai Disney Resort announced Wednesday that the Shanghai Disneyland theme park will reopen to the public on May 11. This follows the reopening of Disneytown, Wishi

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China has 768 mln online payment users: report

The number of online payment users in China had reached 768 million as of March this year, up by 168 million from the end of 2018, according to a report on China's int