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Nintendo unveils new Switch console
Nintendo pushes reset and Mario's back. The new Switch console is unique in allowing gamers to use their controller in a conventional manner, switch it into a mobile gaming…
Fiat Chrysler to invest $1 billion in two US plants
US President-elect Donald Trump has the auto industry in an uproar, suggesting a possible 35% border tax against cars built in Mexico and sold in the US. Meanwhile Fiat Chrysler…
Google signs self-driving car deal with Chrysler
Google's parent company Alphabet has signed a deal with Fiat Chrysler to more than double its fleet of self-driving cars. It's the first time Google has partnered with a carmaker…
Chrysler recalls 1.4 million hackable cars
Fiat Chrysler ordered on Friday the recall of 1.4 million vehicles to upgrade their security systems after two researchers revealed that they took control of a jeep SUV over the…
Alstom profits slide as bidding war continues
It’s at the centre of a bidding war between General Electric and Siemens, but profits at French engineering firm Alstom fell 28 percent in the year to the end of March. The…
French count cost of New Year tax hikes
French consumers are double-checking their change this week as a raft of new tax rises come into effect. The biggest change is in Value Added Tax on goods and services, which is…
Chrysler to bank $2 billion as sales surge, CEO says
Chrysler, the smallest of the Detroit "Big Three" carmakers, has made an impressive return to form since it filed for bankruptcy in 2009. CEO Sergio Marchionne says it will rake…
No plans to merge with Chrysler, but Fiat may increase stake
Fiat has now officially split its industrial vehicle business from its automobile unit, and the newly stripped back Fiat Industrial was floated in Milan Monday. The CEO…
European Commission approves Fiat-Chrysler tie-up
A month after the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Italian automaker Fiat to acquire assets of the bankrupt US carmaker Chrysler, the European Commission has also given its…
Steven Rattner quits US automobile task force amid corruption probe
Steven Rattner, appointed head of the US automobile task force by President Barak Obama, will quit the job as his name and his former media-focused private equity fund …
Chrysler to resume production at seven plants
A week after it sealed a tie-up with Fiat and emerged from bankruptcy protection, US auto giant Chrysler has announced that it will restart production at seven of its North…
