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2024.12.13

11:41

Google resumes hotel search in three EU countries

Google parent company Alphabet has restored the ability to show hotels in search results in Germany, Estonia and Belgium, according to the Wall Street Journal.

2024.11.04

08:55

Xpeng responds to being sued for patent infringement in Europe

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 4) -- Chinese electric car maker Xpeng Inc. made a response to a lawsuit filed against it in Europe for patent infringement.

2024.10.30

09:16

SAIC Motor plans to sue EU's EV anti-subsidy final ruling

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 30) -- Chinese automaker SAIC Motor intends to file a lawsuit in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the European Commission's final ruling on countervailing duties on imports of Chinese electric vehicles.

07:26

Ex-Stellantis UK head said to be joining BYD

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 30) -- Maria Grazia Davino, the former head of Stellantis' U.K. operations, will join Chinese electric-car maker BYD to oversee its expansion in Europe, according to Bloomberg.

03:50

EU announces definitive anti-subsidy duties on Chinese electric cars

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 30) -- The European Commission concluded its anti-subsidy investigation and decided to impose definitive duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China for a period of five years.

2024.10.29

07:32

ByteDance plans to set up AI R&D center in Europe

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 29) -- TikTok owner ByteDance is ready to set up an AI R&D center in Europe.

2024.10.28

08:21

ParTec files patent infringement lawsuit against Nvidia in Munich

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 28) -- German high-performance computing (HPC) provider ParTec AG, along with its exclusive licensing agent BF exaQC AG, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nvidia on Sunday at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Munich.

2024.10.17

09:50

Xpeng says it never privately reached any kind of EV tariff deal with EU

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 17) -- Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc. said on Thursday that it has never privately reached any kind of tariff agreement with the European Union.

2024.10.15

03:27

European carmakers cut earnings estimates amid electrification shift

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 15) -- European car companies, including Volkswagen, Stellantis, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, have lowered their profit expectations as they face multiple challenges in the transition to electrification.

2024.10.14

08:58

China's GAC explores EV production in Europe to avoid tariffs

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 14) -- GAC Group is exploring the possibility of producing electric vehicles in Europe to avoid tariffs, Wei Haigang, general manager of international business at the Chinese state-owned automaker, said in an interview with Reuters.

06:54

TSMC plans more chip factories in Europe, report says

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 14) -- TSMC is planning to build more factories in Europe, focusing on the artificial intelligence chip market, according to Bloomberg.

2024.09.25

09:12

Leapmotor-Stellantis JV opens orders for budget EVs in Europe

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 25) -- Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor and its partner Stellantis said that joint venture Leapmotor International will start taking orders for a city car and an SUV in Europe, expanding their budget EV offerings in the region.

02:56

Meta won't immediately join EU's AI Pact before new law takes effect

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 25) -- Meta Platforms will not immediately join the Artificial Intelligence Pact, an interim measure before the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act comes into full effect, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.

2024.09.24

08:52

Leapmotor launches two EVs in Europe

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 24) -- Chinese electric car maker Leapmotor announced on Tuesday the official launch of its electric cars C10 and T03 in Europe.

2024.09.19

09:43

EU said to warn Apple to open up iPhone operating system

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 19) -- Apple is about to receive a warning from the European Union to open up its highly secretive iPhone operating system to be compatible with rival technologies or face a hefty fine, according to Bloomberg.

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