Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America - without TeslaChinese car makers are widening their footprint across South America with both traditional vehicles and EVs. EVs are still a small slice of...
17 Nov, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
A Chinese EV delivers the host, and a message, at the global climate summitChinese electric vehicles are increasingly powering Brazil's transition to a low-carbon economy, as highlighted by their use at the COP30 c...
07 Nov, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
The other side of the world's largest EV maker: China's Byd sued by Brazil for slave-like conditions at its plantBrazil is taking legal action against Chinese EV maker BYD and two partners over alleged mistreatment of Chinese workers at a factory site....
28 May, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas-inspectorElectric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation reveal...
08 Jan, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
What is China's Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?China's Jinjiang Group faces accusations by Brazil's labor authorities of human trafficking and slavery-like conditions at a BYD factory in...
27 Dec, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human traffickingChinese workers at a BYD factory construction site in Brazil are victims of human trafficking, according to Brazilian labor authorities. BY...
27 Dec, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
BYD contractor denies 'slavery-like conditions' claims by Brazilian authoritiesJinjiang Group, a contractor for BYD, refuted Brazilian authorities' allegations of 'slavery-like conditions' for 163 Chinese workers in Br...
26 Dec, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in BrazilBYD's spokesperson denies reports of poor conditions and 'slavery-like' work at their construction site in Brazil, claiming the allegations...
26 Dec, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD construction site in BrazilBrazilian officials discovered 163 Chinese workers in "slavery-like conditions" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia. The workers we...
24 Dec, 2024, 06.54 AM IST
Charting the Global Economy: Factory output improving in AsiaChina’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in December, providing some relief to Beijing as the world’s second-largest economy contin...
02 Jan, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
Container shortage slows Indian sugar exports, fuels price rallyThe scarcity is likely to persist for the first half of 2021, when traditionally India does most of its sugar exporting, a Mumbai-based dea...
26 Feb, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
General Motors says in talks to invest $2.73 billion in Brazil till 2024GM has in recent weeks warned its employees in Brazil that "sacrifices" would be necessary for the company to return to profit in the count...
03 Feb, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
Pricol inaugurates new plant in Pune, eyes incremental business of Rs 200 croreThe new investments in Pune will cater to the growing electronic cluster business for two wheeler, commercial vehicle, off road and tractor...
03 Feb, 2017, 04.10 PM IST
Kia Motors expected to pick site for first India plant next monthThe move would enable Kia to leverage the existing supplier base of its affiliate Hyundai Motor Co, India's second-biggest automaker by sal...
22 Jul, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
Microsoft's global job cut next year to have marginal impact in IndiaMicrosoft plans to complete retrenchment and transformation of its handset business by June 30, 2015, most of which will be done by end of ...
18 Jul, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Daikin to set up centre to develop India-specific products
Japanese air conditioner-maker Daikin today said it will set up a development centre in India as part of plans to roll out products special...
13 Jun, 2011, 03.51 PM IST
- Cane pricing & tragedy of commons
Our administered mechanism of statutory minimum price (SMP) for sugarcane suffers from a serious flaw - the flaw Hardin describes as the tr...
16 Nov, 2007, 12.00 AM IST