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Electric Car Stocks Jump as China Signals Lull in Subsidy Cuts

(Bloomberg) — Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle makers including Warren Buffett-backed BYD Co. jumped after the government signaled it won’t continue reducing subsidies for the industry at the same pace this year.Miao Wei, the minister for industry and information technology, told an audience in Beijing on Saturday EV-purchase subsidies won’t be cut July 1, like they were on that date last year.“Please rest assured. There wont be a further cut on July 1 this year,” Miao said in a speech at an industry forum. The audience, which included representatives from major automakers, was thrilled enough to applaud.Though the minister later clarified …read more […]

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New Boeing chief executive takes over with 737 MAX crisis unresolved

Boeing Co’s new Chief Executive David Calhoun assumes the job Monday as the U.S. planemaker battles to recover from two fatal crashes of 737 MAX planes that killed 346 people in five months and led to the model’s worldwide grounding in March. Calhoun, 62, a long-time Boeing director named chairman in October after the board stripped Dennis Muilenburg of the title, was named chief executive on Dec. 23 following the board’s firing of Muilenburg amid growing concerns about the company’s relationship with regulators and its handling of the MAX. Boeing has estimated costs of the MAX grounding at …read more […]

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Renault shares fall on fresh worries about potential break with Nissan

Renault shares hit six-year lows on Monday after a media report that Nissan has accelerated secret contingency planning for a potential split from the French carmaker, the latest sign that the downfall of former boss Carlos Ghosn is roiling the 20-year alliance. At 1027 GMT, the shares were down 3.7%, languishing at the bottom of Paris’ CAC 40 and the pan European STOXX 600 index . The plans include war-gaming a total split in engineering and manufacturing, as well as changes to Nissan’s board, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Sunday citing several sources. …read more […]