Bloomberg Apple Inc. has held talks with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. about building an electric vehicle, though the discussions paused, according to people familiar with the situation. Apple has also been discussing similar plans with other auto manufacturers, the people said. They asked not to be identified discussing private matters. The secret project has ramped up in ...

Bloomberg Porsche AG is setting up an assembly plant in Malaysia as the German automaker looks to make the nation its Southeast Asian hub, the Edge weekly newspaper reported. Porsche will partner with Inokom Corp., a unit of Sime Darby Bhd, in venture, which will be located in the northern state of Kedah, the Edge said. The facility will be ...

Bloomberg Ford Motor Co.’s gas-powered SUVs and trucks helped haul in an unexpected fourth-quarter profit, providing a down payment on the $29 billion the automaker plans to spend developing electric and autonomous next-generation vehicles. The manufacturer almost doubled its planned spending on EVs to $22 billion through 2025, a response to the bold initiative outlined by General Motors Co., which ...

Bloomberg Business activity in the Arab world’s two largest economies improved at the start of 2021, with the United Arab Emirates seeing growth in its job market. Non-oil private sector activity in Saudi Arabia soared during January as new work levels increased and operating conditions improved in the UAE, helped by an expansion in new orders and output. Purchasing Managers’ ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s real estate market continued to be attractive to local and global investors in 2020, with the sector recording 51,414 transactions representing a value of over AED175 billion, according to the annual transaction report issued by the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The report revealed that real estate sales reached AED72.5 billion with 35,423 transactions, while mortgages recorded ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) on Wednesday signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Government of Turkmenistan aimed at strengthening economic and development cooperation through investment in vital sectors that would benefit economies of both countries. The first MoU involved the establishment of an investment company in Turkmenistan with a target capital of AED370 ...

Bloomberg Oil extended gains after closing at the highest level in more than a year as declines in US and Chinese crude stockpiles added impetus to a rally driven by tightening global supplies. Futures in New York climbed to trade above $55 a barrel. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude inventories fell by 4.3 million barrels last week, people familiar ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE’s automotive trade, including cars, tractors and other vehicles, amounted to around AED68.8 billion from January through September 2020, figures by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) have shown. One of the largest automotive markets (including cars, parts and accessories, trailers and semi-trailers, trucks, public transport vehicles, tractors, other) in the GCC, UAE has over ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai trade with Indonesia stood at AED5.4 billion: AED4.42bn of imports, AED600mn of exports, and AED380mn of re-exports, according to Dubai Customs’ Director-General. “Major commodities included jewellery, mobile phones, textiles and aluminium,” Ahmed Mahboob Musabih said, during his meeting with Hussein Baqis, Indonesian Ambassador to the UAE. The meeting was aimed at discussing means to develop mutual ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that the “National Environment Day” marked for the twenty-fourth year in a row is an important occasion in which the country renews commitment to preserve the environmental resources and natural wealth. In a speech marking the 24th National Environment Day, Sheikh Khalifa said, “We celebrate ...