LG profits take a hit from Bolt from the blue
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Down by more than a fifth

LG Electronics has revised down its second quarter operating profit by more than a fifth to reflect a provision for recall costs for General Motor Bolt electric vehicles.

Qualcomm tries outbid Magna for Veoneer
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Battle in the car industry 

Qualcomm is having a crack at outbidding Magna in its battle to buy Automotive outfit Veoneer.

Mercedes-Benz to go all electric by 2030
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Invests $47 billion to make it so

Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than 40 billion euro, or $47 billion, between 2022 and 2030 to develop battery-electric vehicles, and be ready for an all-electric car market by 2030.

Intel's Mobileye tests AVs in Gotham City
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If it can make it there, it can make it anywhere

Mobileye, the company that specialises in chips for vision-based autonomous vehicles, is now testing its AVs in New York City.  This is a bit tricky because New York has harsh restrictions around such testing. 

Boeing suffers problems with its Dreamliner
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It is all a nightmare

"A new production problem has surfaced with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, further delaying deliveries of the popular wide-body jets.