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Prada Closes $1.4B Takeover of Fashion Manufacturing Rival
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The Stellantis sign is seen outside the Chrysler Technology Center, Jan. 19, 2021, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Stellantis on April 26, 2023.
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Italian artisans create knitwear for the Prada and Miu Miu brands at a recently expanded factory in the Perugia province of Italy Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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Prada Expands Production, Workforce in Italy
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Local Police officers check the scene of a passenger bus accident in Mestre, near the city of Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
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Battery Tech in Crashed Venice Bus Made It Less Prone to Catastrophic Fires
Officials are questioning the spread of EV technology following the deadly crash of a fully electric shuttle bus.
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CEO of PSA Groupe Carlos Tavares arrives for the presentation of the company's 2019 full year results in Rueil-Malmaison, west of Paris, Feb. 26, 2020
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Stellantis CEO Dangles Potential Factory Relaunch
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In this Sept. 27, 2021 file photo, steam billows out of the cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province. The world's facing an energy crunch.
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Energy Issues Hamper Global Recovery as Winter Approaches
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In this file photo taken on Jan. 19, 2021, the Stellantis sign is seen outside the Chrysler Technology Center, Tuesday, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Stellantis reported net profit of 5.9 billion euros ($7 billion) in the first half of 2021.
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In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 file photo a Ferrari logo is displayed on a wheel in the department Ferrari factory in Maranello, Italy. Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari has tapped Benedetto Vigna, an Italian executive at Europe’s largest semiconductor chipmaker, as its new CEO, the company announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
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Ferrari Taps Chip-Maker Executive as New CEO
Benedetto Vigna joins the company after Ferrari's announced its first fully electric supercar will be launched in 2025.
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In this Sept. 18, 2018 file photo, the Ferrari Monza SP1 car is displayed in Maranello, Italy. Luxury sports carmaker Ferrari on Monday, May 4, 2020, significantly lowered full-year earnings guidance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but acknowledged that the new outlook assumes a sharp recovery in the second half of the year.
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Ferrari Slashes 2020 Outlook
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In this Wednesday, May 8, 2013 file photo, a technician works at the Ferrari department factory in Maranello, Italy.
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Italy Shuts Most Factories
It took the drastic step to halt the virus.
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The CEO is more concerned about Hong Kong.
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In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, a Peugeot logo pictured on a car in Bayonne, southwestern France. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Peugeot announced Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, that their boards signed a binding deal to merge the two automakers, creating the world’s fourth-largest auto company.
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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot Sign Merger Deal
It will create the world’s fourth-largest automaker.
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Fiat Chrysler-PSA Deal Likely to Bring Fewer Brands
The two companies announced the merger Thursday that, if finalized, will create the world's fourth-largest auto company worth $50 billion.
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In this Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, a Fiat logo pictured on a car in Milan, Italy. Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 confirmed that it is in talks with French rival PSA Peugeot, its second bid this year to reshape the global auto industry facing huge challenges with the transition to electric and autonomous vehicles.
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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot to Merge
The new company would be worth $50 billion.
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