Bloomberg Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. allocated a contract number to Trillian Capital Partners, a company to which it said it has made ‘unlawful’ payments, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. Eskom has consistently denied that it has ever held a formal agreement with the company. The South African state-owned power utility said it will ask McKinsey & Co. and Trillian, …

Bloomberg Renault SA will double electric-car offerings in the next five years and widen its presence in China to protect its global ranking in building battery-powered autos as competitors including Volkswagen AG expand in the segment. Electrified models will comprise half of Renault’s line-up by the end of 2022 as the carmaker rolls out eight new or revamped wholly battery-powered …

Bloomberg Japan’s Denso Corp. is placing a $1 billion bet that the US auto sector’s future is electric. Toyota Motor Corp.’s top parts supplier said it’ll invest that much to expand its factory in Maryville, Tennessee, to make components for electrified, connected and self-driving cars. The factory’s customers include the Detroit Three and Japan-based carmakers, said Bill Foy, senior vice …