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Volkswagen CEO says 50,000 more job cuts may be needed to close competitive gap

Published 13 Jul, 2026 02:59pm

The company must work on reducing costs further, having calculated a cost disadvantage versus comparable companies of 20%, says Blume

Backlash on ethanol-blend fuel intensifies in India, puts carmakers in the dock

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:30pm

Hundreds of motorists have posted complaints on X alleging reduced fuel efficiency and increased wear and tear of car parts from E20

EV envy - US car buyers want the Chinese models they can’t have

Published 25 Mar, 2026 08:18pm

15% of car dealers told Cox Automotive in a recent survey that they support the entry of Chinese auto brands into the US market

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles expects JLR recovery, maintains margin target

Published 05 Feb, 2026 06:36pm

A cyberattack on JLR, Tata Motors’ luxury unit and Britain’s largest carmaker, hit sales and led to a $177.2mn one-time charge

India to slash tariffs on high-end EU cars to 30% in boost for luxury carmakers

Published 28 Jan, 2026 09:13pm

India is the third-largest car market globally by sales after the United States and China

India’s top carmakers post August sales drop to dealers, await tax cut verdict

Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:58pm

India’s top carmakers reported lower sales to dealers for a fourth straight month in August amid weak demand, with...

India’s push for ethanol-mixed fuel sparks driver backlash, leaves carmakers scrambling

Published 29 Aug, 2025 05:59pm

NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: The Indian government is facing a backlash from motorists after the nationwide rollout of fuel...

BYD’s July production falls for first time in 17 months as expansion spree slows

Published 01 Aug, 2025 08:27pm

BEIJING: BYD’s vehicle production fell 0.9% in July from a year earlier, ending a 16-month growth streak that has...

India’s Mahindra logs 20% jump in July SUV sales to dealers, rivals stumble

Published 01 Aug, 2025 05:12pm

Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra logged a 20% year-on-year jump in sales of sports utility vehicles to...

Carmakers in India plan EV onslaught in 2025 despite slowing global demand

Published 16 Jan, 2025 11:21am

NEW DELHI: Automakers operating in India plan to launch close to a dozen new electric car models this year, many in...

Renault, Nissan boards approve ‘rebalanced’ alliance

Published 06 Feb, 2023 12:53pm

LONDON: The boards of French automaker Renault and Japanese partner Nissan have approved a major overhaul of their...

Most automakers fall short on climate goals

Published 23 May, 2022 08:02am

PARIS: Only two of the world’s 12 top automakers plan to make enough electric vehicles by 2030 to stay in step ...

Autos: The more things change…

Published 17 Nov, 2021 07:44am

The more they remain the same. It was inevitable that car makers would raise prices as their costs increased (price...

Carmakers shift up a gear in race to go electric

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:35am

LONDON: With electric car sales soaring and regulations increasingly favouring zero-emission vehicles, a flurry of...

VW's Skoda to halt Czech plants for a week due to chip shortage

Published 16 Sep, 2021 06:41pm

Recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia, for example in Malaysia, are forcing semiconductor manufacturers to close their factories again

Carmakers warn chip shortage putting brakes on recovery

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

PARIS: The automobile industry is being hit hard by a shortage of computer chips that has slowed production and is...

Carmakers warn chip shortage putting brakes on recovery

Published 01 Aug, 2021 11:12am

But as automakers overcome the chip shortage another problem awaits, Dudenhoeffer warned

Workers in Tamil Nadu for global automakers such as Renault-Nissan, Hyundai and Ford plants had halted work for several days in May over coronavirus-related safety concerns.

Carmakers in 'India's Detroit' allowed to operate

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

CHENNAI: Carmakers in the Indian automobile hub of Chennai will be allowed to keep operating, the state government...

GM profit shrugs off chip shortage with high-priced pickups, SUVs

Published 05 May, 2021 06:18pm

Barra added that the No. 1 US automaker's "supply chain and manufacturing teams are maximizing production of high-demand and capacity-constrained vehicles."
In a conference call with reporters, Barra said that the chip shortage will worsen in the second quarter before starting to improve in the second half of the year.

Ford, BMW lead $130mn investing round in solid-state battery startup

Published 03 May, 2021 06:51pm

The partnerships and the capital that comes along with it are really going to put us on a good footing to execute on our road map, which simply speaking is qualifying this technology for vehicle use and getting them into vehicles in the not-too-distant future.
Carmakers are racing to develop EVs amid tightening CO2 emission standards in Europe and China.

Volkswagen considers succession for board member Osterloh

Published 22 Apr, 2021 05:38pm

One source said that Osterloh had been offered the position of personnel director at Traton, Volkswagen's truck unit that was spun off and separately listed in 2019.
Osterloh, 64, has since 2005 been a member of Volkswagen's supervisory board, half of which is composed of labour representatives under Germany's system of corporate governance.

Japan shares tumble as fire at chip factory hits Renesas, carmakers

Published 22 Mar, 2021 11:36am

Fast Retailing dropped 3.2% while Fanuc lost 3.1%.

Tesla short-sellers sitting on $3.5bn weekly profits-Ortex

Published 25 Feb, 2021 06:30pm

The electric carmaker's shares slumped 17% the week through Wednesday off record high levels, as Bitcoin, in which Tesla invested $1.5 billion, pulled back sharply.

Taiwan to increase chip production after shortage hits carmakers

Published 28 Jan, 2021 09:32pm

Taiwan's chip foundries are some of the world's biggest and most advanced, and so European car manufacturers have been reaching out to Taipei for help.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,143.05
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	83.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	78.92
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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