'There is nothing I hate more, but it must be done,' says Elon Musk in letter seen by Reuters informing #Tesla employees that 10% will lose their jobs (no specifics on timing or locations/departments most affected): reuters.com/business/autos…

Tesla's Berlin plant will export cars to India from later this year - scoop by Reuters: reuters.com/business/autos… Aditi Shah Shivangi Acharya

The Don Lemon Show episode 1: Elon Musk

TIMESTAMPS:
(02:23) News on X
(10:07) Donald Trump and Endorsing a Candidate
(13:04) The New Tesla Roadster
(16:46) Relaxation and Video Games
(17:54) Tweeting and Drug Use
(23:19) The Great Replacement Theory
(30:03) Content Moderation…

“Foreign brands, too, are increasingly trying to export more from their Chinese factories.”

More than half of the Chinese cars imported to Mexico are GM, another sizable chunk belongs to Ford. on.ft.com/3TfuZZK

Germany's AfD calls immigrant members in court to dispel accusations of racism reut.rs/4a6sH5G

German dealership Sternauto opens BYD store in Berlin reut.rs/3Soo0Ns

Covering World Economic Forum this year was a whirlwind experience. Our stories covered everything from reconstruction plans for Gaza to Ukraine's plea for ongoing support and Argentina's Milei blaming the state & socialism for the West's woes.

Our key takeaways here: reuters.com/world/heard-da…

Brazil will need to resettle those hit by climate disasters, Minister Marina Silva told Victoria Waldersee in Davos.

'We have families that were affected by floods three times in one year. There's no point in rebuilding your house in the same place.'

reuters.com/world/americas…

🔊 Today on Reuters World News daily podcast:

- Phil Stewart on US attacks against Houthi militia
- Why New Hampshire is a new challenge for Trump with James Oliphant
- Victoria Waldersee on Milei’s Davos message reut.rs/3Ho9Maw

🔊Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is in Davos trying to drum up support for his peace plan. Victoria Waldersee is there and tells Reuters World News daily podcast the latest – listen now reut.rs/3HlfSbG

SCOOP: Tesla Berlin to suspend most production for two weeks over Red Sea supply gap

'The considerably longer transportation times are creating a gap in supply chains.'
reuters.com/business/autos…

I'll be at #Davos2024 next week, covering European political & economic issues alongside my usual autos beat - drop me a DM if you'll be around.

Ahead of then, here's a WEF survey showing what's topping risk experts' list of concerns in coming years:
reuters.com/business/envir…

🚨SCOOP: BYD to announce plans for Hungary EV plant as early as Friday🚨

🔋Talks with Hungarian gov at final stage

🔋EV/battery plant expected in Szeged

🔋BYD wants to be #1 in EVs in Europe by 2030

FT scoop by Marton Dunai & me:

ft.com/content/5a5b17…

German coalition faces difficult choices after budget hammerblow reuters.com/world/europe/g…

Tesla to build 25,000-euro car at German plant - source reut.rs/49BzaXd

Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah was killed and six other journalists injured in southern Lebanon when missiles fired from the direction of Israel struck them, according to a Reuters videographer who was at the scene reut.rs/3twTQ1T

“Support for the far-right AfD is already surging in Germany… imagine how it would be doing if the domestic car industry began to crumble as BYDs replaced BMWs on the autobahns”

The pros & cons of the China E.V. subsidy probe - by Gideon Rachman ft.com/content/0f37f5…

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