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        <title><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz blockade to boost EV demand]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Global sales of electric vehicles are likely to receive a boost from the war in Iran, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, as persistently high oil prices enco...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[RO 96 million Korean EV, battery plant planned in SEZAD]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 09:01:53 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[TOKYO: Toyota expects the fallout from the Iran war to cost ​it around $4.3 billion this financial year, ​the world's largest automaker said on Friday, in one of the biggest warnin...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:16:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The mighty engine that Jaguar built, and built Jaguar]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With German bombs falling around them during World War II, Jaguar engineers on fire-watch duty atop the roof of the automaker’s factory in Coventry, England, planted the seeds for...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:17:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mideast war revs up electric car demand in Asia]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hanoi, Vietnam - Electric vehicle sales have jumped in Southeast Asia as cost-conscious buyers have poured into dealerships looking to dodge the fuel price spikes driven by the Mid...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:18:36 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Used EV sales jump in Europe as Iran war drives up petrol prices]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Petrol price spikes triggered by the war ​in Iran are boosting used electric vehicle sales across ​Europe, online car platforms told Reuters, in an early sign that pain at the pum...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:03:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Kentucky, people blame Ford for lost factory jobs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ELIZABETHTOWN— The electric vehicle battery factory that Ford Motor and a South Korean company opened on 1,500 acres of Kentucky farmland last year was the biggest thing, economica...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:31:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[US carmaker Ford reports heavy losses]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[New York - Ford closed the last quarter with heavy losses of$11.1 billion, according to results released by the US car giant on Tuesday.The decisive factors were the restructuring...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:11:59 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Toyota names new CEO, hikes profit forecasts]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[TOKYO: Toyota has named a new CEO to "accelerate" decision-making, the Japanese auto giant said on Friday as it hiked its profit and sales forecasts for the current fiscal year des...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:36:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stellantis plunges on $27 billion bill for EV pullback]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Stellantis announced $27 billion of charges on ‌Friday as it scales back its electric-vehicle ambitions, hammering its shares as automakers pay the price of misjudging the switch t...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:35:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tesla profit slumps, but investors may not care]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tesla reported a steep decline in annual profit Wednesday as it cut car prices to try to fend off growing competition from established automakers like Volkswagen and newer rivals f...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:57:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[India to slash tariffs on cars to 40% in EU trade deal]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[India plans to slash tariffs on cars imported from the European Union to 40% from as high as 110%, sources said, in the biggest opening yet of the country's vast market as the two...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 04:37:34 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sony Honda unveils prototype EV]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sony Honda Mobility unveiled its new prototype ‌electric vehicle at the CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday, even as most U.S. automakers hit the brakes on EVs.**media[3248110]**...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:21:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tesla car sales dropped 9% in 2025, falling behind China’s BYD]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:02:22 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[SINOTRUK hosts successful 2025 Global Partner Conference]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[No1 ranking truck company in the Middle East outlines expansion plans, targets $1 billion in overseas aftermarket revenueSINOTRUK, the Chinese state-owned manufacturer of heavy-dut...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:58:30 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tesla reveals cheaper versions of its cars]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tesla on Tuesday unveiled new versions of its two most popular models that will sell for around $5,000 less than previous versions.The new Model Y will sell for $40,000, and the Mo...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:56:54 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Jaguar faces a prolonged shutdown after a cyberattack]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest carmaker, said its production would remain halted until at least Oct. 1 because of a cyberattack that has disabled many of its systems for week...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 05:44:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China is sending its world-beating auto industry into a tailspin]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[CHENGDU: On the outskirts of this city of 21 million, a showroom in a shopping mall offers extraordinary deals on new cars.Visitors can choose from some 5,000 vehicles. Locally mad...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:39:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[German carmakers, hit by Chinese rivals, stage a comeback]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUNICH — German carmakers are using their home-field advantage at Europe’s largest auto show this week to present new models designed to rival their Chinese competitors and attract...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:31:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ford recalls 1.9 million vehicles over faulty rear-view camera]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Ford is recalling 1.9 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty rear-view cameras, the latest in a series of callbacks over the issue, the automaker said Tuesday.The re...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:01:05 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tesla taps Samsung for AI6 Chips in $16.5 billion deal]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Seoul - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that tech giant Samsung Electronics will provide his company with its next-generation AI6 chips, following the South Korean firm's announcem...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:35:55 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tesla to sell Model Y cars in India, starting at $69,770]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tech billionaire Elon Musk&#39;s Tesla has priced its Model Y at about $69,770 in India, the highest among major markets, its website showed, as the electric carmaker geared up to...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles died a century ago. Could that happen again?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BURBANK, Calif. — More than a century before Tesla rolled out its first cars, the Baker Electric Coupe and the Riker Electric Roadster rumbled down American streets. Battery-powere...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The front of a 1928 Auto Red Bug, an open-air two-seated electric vehicle manufactured by the Automotive Electric Service Corporation, in the exhibit “Alternating Currents: The Fall and Rise of Electric Vehicles,” at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, April 29, 2025. (Maggie Shannon/The New York Times)</media:title>
            <media:text>The front of a 1928 Auto Red Bug, an open-air two-seated electric vehicle manufactured by the Automotive Electric Service Corporation, in the exhibit “Alternating Currents: The Fall and Rise of Electric Vehicles,” at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, April 29, 2025. (Maggie Shannon/The New York Times)</media:text>
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        <description><![CDATA[Duqm - Karwa Automotive Company (Karwa Motors), through its factory in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZAD), has launched its latest product for logistics, military, and publi...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING — For decades, the world’s largest car factory was Volkswagen’s complex in Wolfsburg, Germany. But BYD, the Chinese electric carmaker, is building two factories in China, e...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury automaker, said Saturday that it paused shipments to the United States in April, days after President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs wen...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Autos lead market losses after Trump&#039;s latest tariffs salvo]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A plunge in automakers hit Asian and European equities on Thursday after Donald Trump announced painful tariffs on all imported vehicles and parts as he presses hardball trade poli...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from trading partners ahead of further promised trade levies next...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:43:22 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why do SUVs look like trucks again?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Before the world heard of “sport utility vehicles,” they were called trucks: Jeeps, Land Rovers, and Fords, many born as military vehicles, as square-jawed and capable as a drill s...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Jessica Hart, an Australian model and founder of LUMABeauty, and her Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, a prized AMG G 63 version from the makers performance division, at Elysian Park in Los Angeles, Jan 21, 2025. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)</media:title>
            <media:text>Jessica Hart, an Australian model and founder of LUMABeauty, and her Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, a prized AMG G 63 version from the makers performance division, at Elysian Park in Los Angeles, Jan 21, 2025. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:09:25 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s tariffs could reorder Asia trade]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[HONG KONG — As President Donald Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And it’s not just because o...]]></description>
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            <media:title>A Honda dealership in Osaka, Japan, on Dec. 25, 2024. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:35:02 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Karwa Motors contributes RO2.5 million to local purchases]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: Karwa Motors said in a statement that the total value of local purchases since the start of its commercial operations amounted to more than RO2.5 million, enabling Omani co...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:20:16 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nissan may call off merger talks with Honda]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Japan&#39;s Nissan may call off its merger talks with Honda, and Nissan&#39;s board is due to meet shortly to decide a course of action, according to a person familiar with the mat...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Corporation, and Toshihiro Mibe, Director, President, and Representative Executive Officer of Honda, attend a joint press conference on their merger talks on December 23, 2024. </media:title>
            <media:text>Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan Motor Corporation, and Toshihiro Mibe, Director, President, and Representative Executive Officer of Honda, attend a joint press conference on their merger talks on December 23, 2024. </media:text>
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        <title><![CDATA[Pact signed to revolutionise EV charging in Oman]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT, JAN 8Oman-based EV Technology (a subsidiary of Sur International Investment Group) has partnered with GO TO-U, a global leader in smart EV charging solutions, to transform...]]></description>
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            <media:title>This strategic collaboration aims to redefine the EV charging ecosystem with advanced technology and innovative solutions, fostering greater efficiency, convenience, and sustainability.</media:title>
            <media:text>This strategic collaboration aims to redefine the EV charging ecosystem with advanced technology and innovative solutions, fostering greater efficiency, convenience, and sustainability.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:24:48 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[TOKYO: Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan&#39;s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, ha...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Suzuki Motor Corp Chairman, Chief Executive Osamu Suzuki greets during his visit to Gujarat, India. - Reuters File</media:title>
            <media:text>Suzuki Motor Corp Chairman, Chief Executive Osamu Suzuki greets during his visit to Gujarat, India. - Reuters File</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:08:01 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why mergers of carmakers such as Honda and Nissan often falter]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan are discussing a possible merger, in a bid to share costs and help themselves compete in a fast-changing and increasingly competitive industry....]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 05:38:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Honda, Nissan to list new company in 2026]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[TOKYO - Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan said Monday they aim to list a new holding company in August 2026 as the pair announced they are entering talks on a merger. &quot;Sha...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo</media:title>
            <media:text>Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:18:18 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Honda and Nissan in talks to deepen ties, merger possible]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Japanese auto giant Honda and its struggling rival Nissan will reportedly begin talks on a merger to boost their strength in electric vehicles, where Chinese brands are racing ahea...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The emblem of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor is seen at a showroom in Yokohama. — AFP File</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:41:32 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Tokyo - Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks, according to media reports Wednesday, adding that a tie-up would aim to help them better compete agai...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Makoto Uchida, president and CEO of Nissan Motor, and Toshihiro Mibe, Honda Motor president and CEO, attend their joint press conference in Tokyo</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:19:08 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen India unit faces $1.4 bn tax evasion notice]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[India has issued a notice to German automaker Volkswagen for allegedly evading $1.4 billion in taxes by &quot;wilfully&quot; paying lesser import tax on components for its Audi, VW...]]></description>
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            <media:title>A Volkswagen logo is pictured in a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. - Reuters File</media:title>
            <media:text>A Volkswagen logo is pictured in a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. - Reuters File</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:57:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz plans substantial cost cuts]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[STUTTGART: German automaker Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday that the company plans to cut costs following weakening business. &quot;In the coming years, we will reduce our costs by...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:52:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico — Until a few years ago there was not much in this patch of desert 250 miles north of Mexico City but rattlesnakes, coyotes, and cactus. Today, it is gleami...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Workers inside the BMW factory near San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Oct. 29, 2024. (Benedicte Desrus/The New York Times)</media:title>
            <media:text>Workers inside the BMW factory near San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Oct. 29, 2024. (Benedicte Desrus/The New York Times)</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:26:24 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[EU climate chief holds firm on CO2 deadlines for cars]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS: The European Union&#39;s climate commissioner on Thursday reaffirmed EU plans to end sales of CO2-emitting cars in 2035 and tighten CO2 limits next year, after pressure f...]]></description>
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            <media:title>FILE PHOTO: Cars are displayed outside a showroom in west London October 4, 2013. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:11:12 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Musk unveils robotaxi, pledges it &#039;before 2027&#039;]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Los Angeles: Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled what he said was a robotaxi capable of self-driving, predicting it would be available by 2027 — about a decade after he first promised a...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:59:18 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[EU presses ahead with Chinese EV tariffs after split vote]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS: Brussels will stick to plans to impose hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc&#39;s leading economy Germany r...]]></description>
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            <media:title>China’s BYD opens its first electric vehicle factory in Southeast Asia </media:title>
            <media:text>China’s BYD opens its first electric vehicle factory in Southeast Asia </media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:38:06 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thinking about going green? discover the best vehicle for your needs gasoline, electric or hybrid]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[SponsoredBy David Swain, Managing Director at OMASCOAs we look back on World EV Day that was celebrated during September – a worldwide awareness campaign created to promote the shi...]]></description>
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                        <author>Portal@omaninfo.om (Izdehar) </author>
                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:32:51 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[China, EU seek EV tariff deal on pricing]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[BEIJING- The Chinese commerce ministry announced on Thursday that technical teams from China and the European Commission are actively negotiating a flexible price commitment soluti...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Electric taxis near the headquarters of BYD, a leading battery maker, in Shenzhen, China- NYT</media:title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:03:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is it better to buy or lease a car? It Depends.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Most people have two options when they want a new car: buy it with a traditional loan or lease it.
 

Either can make sense, depending on your situation.
 

If you’re looking for t...]]></description>
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            <media:title>Buying and keeping a car for a long time generally results in the lowest overall cost, but leasing can often mean lower monthly payments, and leasing an electric vehicle may come with a tax break. (Till Lauer/The New York Times) </media:title>
            <media:text>Buying and keeping a car for a long time generally results in the lowest overall cost, but leasing can often mean lower monthly payments, and leasing an electric vehicle may come with a tax break. (Till Lauer/The New York Times) </media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 06:05:44 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kia’s all-new EV5 launched in Morocco]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MOROCCO: The Oman Observer was delighted to attend Kia&#39;s launch event for the all-new EV5 electric vehicle. The event, organized by Kia Middle East & Africa, marked a significa...]]></description>
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                        <author>Hamam.albadi@omaninfo.om  (Hammam AL-Badi) </author>
                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:48:27 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fuel marketers expand EV charging network across Oman]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MUSCAT: Oman Oil Marketing Company SAOG (OOMCO), a subsidiary of OQ Group, has announced the successful installation of 12 EV charging stations at strategic locations around the Su...]]></description>
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            <media:title>An EV charging station in Muscat, one of many proliferating around the country.</media:title>
            <media:text>An EV charging station in Muscat, one of many proliferating around the country.</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 17:29:15 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chinese cars make inroads in Latin America]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Santiago - Chilean truck driver Claudio Perez was dubious about his first purchase of a Chinese-made family car two years ago.But the price and quick delivery time convinced him, a...]]></description>
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            <media:title>A Chinese-made car is tested at the Movicenter car showroom, in Santiago</media:title>
            <media:text>A Chinese-made car is tested at the Movicenter car showroom, in Santiago</media:text>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 05:41:38 +0400</pubDate>
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