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SK Innovation To Split Off Battery Unit, Shares Fall
The battery unit, which is aiming to turn profitable next year, accounted for nearly 6% of the company's revenue in the second quarter.

HPCL To Operate Expanded Mumbai Refinery At Full Rate By Mid-October
Aug 6, 2021 05:55 PM
HPCL shut the 150,000 bpd Mumbai refinery from April 1 for maintenance and capacity expansion. It has started one crude unit post maintenance and the second unit, which is being revamped to add 40,000 bpd, is in pre-commissioning stage

Chinese EV Maker Li Auto To Raise $1.52 Billion In Hong Kong Listing
Aug 6, 2021 05:44 PM
The deal follows that of rival Xpeng Inc, which raised $1.8 billion in its dual primary listing in late June.

2021 Honda Amaze Facelift Spotted Ahead Of Official Launch
Aug 6, 2021 05:01 PM
Images of the upcoming Honda Amaze facelift have surfaced online, giving us an early look at the car ahead of its official launch.

Kia India Achieves 3 Lakh Units Sales Milestone; Fastest Carmaker To Do So
Aug 6, 2021 02:32 AM
The Korean carmaker manged to clock 2 lakh sales milestone in just one year since it started operations and within two years has sold over 3 lakh units in our market, courtesy increasing demands for the Kia Seltos and Sonet which have been a blockbuster hit in our market.

U.S. Automakers To Say They Aspire To Up To 50 Per Cent Of EV Sales By 2030: Reports
Aug 6, 2021 02:22 AM
Biden will deliver remarks at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT) on Thursday on the steps his administration is taking to strengthen American leadership on clean cars and trucks, the White House said. It did not say who would attend the event.

World's New Highest Motorable Road Constructed At Umling La, Ladakh
Aug 6, 2021 01:01 AM
The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has built the world's highest road at Umlingla Pass in eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 19,300 feet.

Uber Posts $509 Million Adjusted Loss On Driver Incentives Even As Trips Rise
Aug 6, 2021 01:00 AM
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday reported widening losses as it spent more to entice drivers to return to its platform, sending shares of the ride-hail and food delivery company down in after-hours trade.

Taiwan's Foxconn Buys $90.8 Million Wafer Plant From Macronix, Eyeing EV Chips
Aug 5, 2021 11:34 PM
In a joint news conference, Foxconn and Macronix said the sale of the 6-inch wafer fabrication plant (fab) in Taiwan's chip-making hub of Hsinchu will be finalised by the end of this year. The plant is not currently in operation.

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