Tesla slams Chinese report quoting its VP saying it is off targets
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We decide if we are off target not our own vice president

Tesla denied a report by Chinese think tank EV100 that quoted the US automaker's vice president as saying that its Shanghai factory was on track to meet its goal of making 500,000 vehicles this year as "inaccurate".

Samsung releases new VW chips
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For 5G infotainment system

Samsung has revealed new auto chips targeting demand for advanced chips in cars, including one mounted in Volkswagen's infotainment system made by its rival LG.

Volvo still badly hit by chip shortage
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Will continue until next year

Volvo Cars warned that the sector-wide semiconductor shortage would continue into next year, as its first quarterly report since listing on the stock market a month ago confirmed a dip in revenue and profit.

Boeing's dreamliner seems to be a flying turkey
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Not the sort of dreams anyone would want 

Boeing's manufacturing woes appear to be getting worse after engineers investigating a litany of manufacturing defects on the 787 Dreamliner found even more problems than they expected. 

Rolls-Royce electric plane breaks speed record
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Fastest battery powered aircraft in the skies

Rolls-Royce has announced that its all-electric plane, dubbed the "Spirit of Innovation," is the fastest of its kind in the world after it reached a maximum speed of 387.4 mph (623 k/h) in recent flight tests. Rolls-Royce, which is not the car company owned by BMW, claimed that the Spirit of Innovation set three new world records earlier this week.