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Brkic: Officers of so-called Kosovo Police arrested in full combat gear
BELGRADE - State Secretary at the Serbian Interior Ministry Zeljko Brkic said an anti-terrorist unit of the Serbian police had located and arrested three officers of the so-called Kosovo Police deep inside the territory of central Serbia earlier in the afternoon, and noted that the arrestees had been "in full combat gear."
GM reaches deal for access to Tesla's North American chargers
Tesla will open its North American electric vehicle charging network to cars from rival General Motors beginning in 2024, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and GM Chief Mary Barra announced on June 8.
Under the agreement, which is similar to a collaboration unveiled last month between Ford and Tesla, GM vehicle owners will have access to Tesla's 12,000 "superchargers," said a GM news release.
Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution have announced they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai's new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia.
The companies will split the investment, starting production as soon as late 2025.
Renault top-selling car in secondhand market
Renault was the top-selling brand in Türkiye's secondhand market last year, according to data from Quick Finans SmartIQ.
In 2022, a total of 3.35 million vehicles changed hands, of which 542,000 were Renault brand cars. Volkswagen came second at 457,000, followed by Fiat at 321,000.
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Hypercar records measured with Slovenian know-how
The Slovenian data acquisition company Dewesoft joined forces with the Croatian Bugatti Rimac to recently measure the acceleration and braking times of Rimac Nevera, currently the most powerful electric car in the world. Nevera broke 23 records in the hypercar category.
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Musk says will tweet regardless of business blowback
Elon Musk on May 16 said a new Twitter chief executive will let him devote more time to Tesla, but that he will continue to tweet his unfiltered thoughts even if it hurts his businesses.
"I don't care," the billionaire said during a CNBC interview when asked what he thought of his controversial tweets potentially hurting Tesla shares or making it harder to sell ads on Twitter.
China orders recall of 1.1 million Teslas
Chinese safety regulators have ordered Tesla to recall 1.1 million vehicles because drivers might step on the accelerator for too long, increasing the risk of a crash.
The State Administration for Market Regulation said in a notice that the recall involves imported Model S, X and 3 models as well as the Chinese-made Models Y and 3.
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Tesla profits fall on vehicle price cuts
Tesla reported a drop in first-quarter earnings on April 19 as price cuts at Elon Musk's electric vehicle company boosted demand but hit profit margins.
Profits came in at $2.5 billion, down 24 percent from the year-ago period on revenues of $23.3 billion, which were up 24 percent.
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Musk tells jury buying Tesla at $420 a share was no joke
Elon Musk on Jan. 23 told jurors that his 2018 tweet about taking Tesla private at $420 a share was no joke and that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund was serious about helping him do it.
Jury selected for Elon Musk trial about Tesla buyout tweets
A nine-person jury was seated Tuesday to hear a trial that will determine whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk cheated investors by asserting in 2018 tweets that he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private.