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Luxottica and Essilor agree 46 billion euro merger to create eyewear giant

By Valentina Za and Sudip Kar-Gupta MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor have agreed a 46 billion euro ($49 billion) merger to create a global powerhouse in the eyewear industry with annual revenue of more than 15 billion euros, they…

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Trump threatens German carmakers with 35 percent U.S. import tariff

Shares in German carmakers BMW , Daimler and Volkswagen fell after United States President-elect Donald Trump warned he will impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported from abroad to the U.S. market. All three carmakers have invested heavily in factories in Mexico, where production costs are lower than the United

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Lockheed Martin CEO meets Trump, says deal to lower F-35 costs is close

Lockheed Martin Corp is close to a deal to significantly lower the cost of its F-35 aircraft, Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson said on Friday after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. “I certainly share his views that we need to get the best capability to our men and women in uniform, and we have to get it at the lowest possible price,” Hewson said to reporters in Trump Tower. Hewson had previously assured Trump she would drive down…

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EU, U.S. strike deal to boost transatlantic insurance market

The European Union and the United States agreed on Friday to reduce legal and capital barriers to boost the $3 billion transatlantic insurance and reinsurance market. Under the deal, EU and U.S. authorities will lift requirements for reinsurers to hold more capital against risks if they operate from the other side of the Atlantic, eliminating one key hurdle for cross-border expansion. “This is a major deal that is set to benefit insurers, reinsurers and policy holders…

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Takata to plead guilty, pay $1 billion U.S. penalty over air bag defect

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan's Takata Corp on Friday agreed to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing and to pay $1 billion to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into ruptures of its air bag inflators linked to at least 16 deaths worldwide. The deal was announced hours after prosecutors in Detroit charged three former senior Takata executives …

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Emission probes could widen beyond Renault in France: Minister

A judicial investigation into diesel emissions testing in France could widen beyond Renault after tests showed other carmakers had exceeded the authorized levels, the French environment minister said on Sunday, without elaborating. Shares…

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South Korea bans sales of some Nissan, BMW and Porsche models

South Korea has banned the sale of 10 models of Nissan, BMW and Porsche vehicles after the carmakers were found to have fabricated certification documents, in the latest fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The government announced in August that it would ban all 10 models after conducting an investigation into whether foreign carmakers besides Volkswagen…

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Power surge: Chinese electric car battery maker charges for global market

A dusty village on the outskirts of Ningde, a third-tier city in China's southeast, seems an unlikely place for the headquarters of a potential global leader in future automotive technology. China's

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Japan car makers shuffle output, boost imports to meet U.S. SUV demand

By Naomi Tajitsu and Maki Shiraki TOKYO/MARYSVILLE (Reuters) – Japan's top automakers are shuffling their U.S. product portfolios and resorting to larger imports of popular models there as they scramble to meet booming demand for gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks in the world's No. 2 auto market. Honda Motor Co , Japan's third-largest automaker, said it will begin producing from early …

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Takata mulls bankruptcy for U.S. unit, filing will take time: source

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Takata Corp is considering a bankruptcy filing for its U.S. unit as the air bag maker looks for a sponsor to help pay for liabilities related to its faulty inflators, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters. Takata, which has retained investment bank Lazard Ltd as an adviser, has been working to choose a backer for its turnaround …

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