Chinese carmakers will continue to offer discounts well into the second half of the year as the debilitating price war shows no signs of slowing down in the world’s top market, industry insiders said at the Shanghai Auto Show.

It came as Asian equities extended declines on Tuesday, led by weakness in financial stocks as investors tried to gauge the fallout from the collapse of SVB and fellow US lender Signature Bank.

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Three years after the coronavirus pandemic triggered a global shortage of semiconductor chips and crippled car manufacturing, Ford, GM and others are raking in huge profits.

Geely Automobile has been talking to Renault about potentially buying a controlling stake in the combustion-engine business that Renault is looking to spin off, according to people familiar with the matter.

Plan offered by seven dealers of 17 car brands, such as BMW and Toyota, is likely to be approved by Competition Commission.

Tesla’s crash rate per 1,000 vehicles is substantially higher than data from other carmakers given to the Associated Press.

The disgraced car tycoon has been living in Lebanon since he fled Japan in 2019, where he was facing trial for financial misconduct.

A Tokyo court sentenced the former Ghosn aide to a six-month sentence in prison suspended for three years.

The 65-year-old American, arrested in Japan in 2018, is awaiting verdict in a case in which he is accused of helping his former boss under-report his income.

British scientist Zi-qiang Zhu says Chinese companies are producing less valuable innovations on permanent magnet motors, an important component of electric cars, despite Beijing’s push to become a technological leader.

The former CEO turned international fugitive says he is done with corporate life but is still keeping a close eye on the world of business as he fights legal battles and releases his memoir to clear his name and ‘re-establish’ his legacy.

Strict government mandates to combat climate change are driving demand in Europe and China, where automakers and consumers face rising financial penalties for selling and buying traditional petrol and diesel-fuelled cars.

The men face up to three years in prison if convicted of helping Ghosn, who is currently an international fugitive living in Lebanon.

Michael and Peter Taylor were formally charged with helping a criminal escape after they hid Ghosn in a large box and flew him from Osaka to Istanbul in 2019.

Michael Taylor and son Peter Taylor, who are accused of helping the ex-Nissan boss flee Japan in a box, have lost a months-long battle to stay in the US.

The former Nissan boss was smuggled in a musical instrument case from Japan to Lebanon via Turkey, but the pilots said they did not know he was on board.

A judge ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can be extradited to Japan for their role in helping the former Nissan boss escape prosecution in Tokyo.

Toyota, Subaru and Nissan are all using smart technology and even AI to make cars more user-friendly and safer.

Lockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting housebound shoppers to snap up more phones, game consoles, smart TVs and laptops, which in turn has fuelled demand for the chips used in those devices.

Tokyo’s move to detain the ex-Nissan boss four times was ‘fundamentally unfair’ and he deserves reparations, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says.

Americans Michael and Peter Taylor allegedly helped smuggle ex-Nissan boss out of country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes.

Ghosn, the former Nissan boss, fled Japan for Lebanon last year, leaving Kelly as the only person facing trial for hiding millions in compensation.

Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, are wanted by Japan for smuggling Ghosn out of the country in a box while he was out on bail.

Eleven other Filipinos are missing and the Australian embassy was badly damaged.

The payments went to Peter Taylor after he and his father helped ex-Nissan chief Charlos Ghosn flee Japan, US prosecutors say.

Lobbyists for Michael Taylor and his son Peter have asked lawmakers to sign a letter calling on the DoJ to support their request for release.

Michael Taylor and his son allegedly smuggled Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box while he was out on bail awaiting trial.

Michael Taylor, 59, and Peter Taylor, 27, are wanted by Japan for allegedly helping Ghosn flee to Lebanon to avoid trial for financial wrongdoing.