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            <title><![CDATA[Stellantis Deal Gives China’s Leapmotor Plant, EV in Europe]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Daimler Truck Flags Tariff Risks and Uncertainty Around Iran War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:15:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Carmakers Gloomy on Middle East Disruption, Survey Shows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:35:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mercedes Sees New Models, Solid Orders Countering China Drag]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s SAIC to Pick Spain Over Hungary for Electric Car Plant]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mercedes Sees Prolonged Slump in China Demand on Poor Economy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mercedes Steps Up China Comeback With Sporty Electric C-Class]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stellantis Eyes Dongfeng Carmaking Deal in Europe, China]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albertina Torsoli]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:55:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lufthansa Pilots’ Union Calls Two More Strike Days This Week]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tesla’s FSD Comes to Europe Four Years Late and With Its Wings Clipped]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Regulators in the Netherlands have approved Tesla’s partial-automation system]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen Car Sales Drop on Steep Declines in China, US]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Porsche Sales Tumble on China Slump, Model Changeovers]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/porsche-sales-tumble-on-china-slump-model-changeovers</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mercedes Sales Drop as China Luxury-Car Slump Deepens]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Volvo Says Iran War Hit US Demand, Signaling Wider Auto Pain]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:44:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Carmakers Return to Growth in Europe With EV Sales]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[William Wilkes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Customers look at electric vehicles at a BYD Co. showroom in Berlin, Germany.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Auto Suppliers Brace for Losses This Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ferrari, Maserati Halt Middle East Deliveries on War Fallout]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniele Lepido]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:46:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A China Remedy for Europe’s Auto Overcapacity Faces Uphill Task]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniele Lepido]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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