Bloomberg Mercedes-Benz Group AG has committed to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in Thailand after signing an agreement to import its battery-powered cars — part of a government plan to bolster the Southeast Asian nation’s status as a clean automaking hub. The luxury carmaker will receive a slew of benefits including lower import duties and excise taxes for each fully electric ...

  Bloomberg Stellantis NV plans to idle a Jeep-making factory in Belvidere, Illinois, citing challenges such as cost burdens due to the shift towards electrification of more models. The automaker said in a statement that the “difficult but necessary action,” effective Feb. 28, will result in layoffs of an unspecified number of workers, which will likely extend for more than ...

  Riyadh / WAM Mubarak Al Nakhi, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Youth (MCY), participated in the 23rd session of the Conference of Arab Culture Ministers, which was held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, under the patronage of His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture and Chairman of the National Committee for ...