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Nov 23, 2020, 6:46 PM

Oil Prices Extend Gains On COVID-19 Vaccine Hopes, OPEC+

Oil prices extended gains on Monday as traders eyed a recovery in crude demand thanks to successful coronavirus vaccine trials, although prices were contained by renewed lockdowns in several countries.

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  Reuters | Nov 21, 2020

  California's New Coronavirus Curfew Does Not Apply To Tesla Workers

  Asked whether the order applied to workers at Tesla's Fremont factory, the California Department of Public Health in a statement said it did not apply to employees deemed essential workers, with manufacturing listed as an essential workforce.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 18, 2020

  Japan's Long Run Of Falling Exports Slows As Auto Demand Perks Up

  Japan's exports extended declines in October but at the slowest pace in almost two years, helped by improvement in Chinese- and U.S.-demand for cars and other items as the world's third-largest economy emerged from its worst postwar slump.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 9, 2020

  Nissan Plots Digital Course For Car Sales In A Post-Pandemic World

  As COVID-19 threw a wrench into the cogs of car retailing, a senior Nissan board member challenged the chief operating officer to explain what the automaker was doing to adapt to a new era where customers may be reluctant to roam showrooms.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 6, 2020

  Toyota More Than Doubles Profit Outlook As China Sales Rebound From Pandemic

  Toyota Motor Corp more than doubled its full-year operating profit forecast on Friday, as vehicle sales rebound in China from a coronavirus pandemic squeeze earlier this year that contributed to a 24% slide in second-quarter earnings.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 6, 2020

  Honda Doubles Profit Forecast, Boosted By China Rebound

  Honda Motor Co on Friday more than doubled its full-year operating profit forecast as it reported second-quarter earnings grew 28% amid a rebound in China after auto sales were squeezed by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 6, 2020

  Suzuki Expects Annual Profit To Shrink By A Quarter As India Sales Slump

  Suzuki Motor Corp on Thursday forecast operating profit to fall by a quarter to 160 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in the year to March as sales, including in its key Indian market, shrink amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 2, 2020

  Oil Prices Slip 3% As Europe Widens Lockdowns

  Oil prices fell more than 3% on Monday on worries a swathe of coronavirus lockdowns across Europe will weaken fuel demand, while traders braced for turbulence during the U.S. presidential election week.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 2, 2020

  India's October Petrol, Diesel Sales Exceed Pre-Coronavirus Levels

  India's diesel consumption in October rose 6.6% from a year earlier, the first such increase since COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in late March, preliminary data showed on Sunday, signalling a pick-up in industrial activity.

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