Senators blast regulators and law enforcement over illegal e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senators on Wednesday criticized top health and law enforcement officials for not doing more to combat the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the US, a multi-billion dollar business that has thrived amid haphazard enforcement. Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed frustration and exasperation as they questioned officials from … Read more

Cost reductions, China is put in focus

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares holds a press conference after meeting with unions, in Turin, Italy, March 31, 2022. Massimo Pinca | Reuters DETROIT – From the beginning of a union to create Stellantis in 2021, CEO Carlos Tavares has been on a cost-cutting mission. This is starting to pay dividends for the company and investors. … Read more

EU hits electric vehicles from China with higher tariffs

The European Union said on Wednesday it would impose additional tariffs of up to 38 percent on electric vehicles imported from China into the bloc, in what EU leaders called an effort to protect the region’s manufacturers from unfair competition. The move, a month after President Biden quadrupled US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to … Read more