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Nissan is working with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promise to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said on April 8.

The all-solid-state battery will replace the lithium-ion battery now in use for a 2028 product launch and a pilot plant launch in 2024, according to Nissan.

The CEO of Ford Motor Co. says the automaker has no plans to spin off its electric vehicle or internal combustion businesses, but is reinventing itself by removing costs and ramping up for large-scale EV and software sales.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said "we are not closing our country" if the U.S. is hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections.

"People say that's a very distinct possibility, it's standard," Trump said when asked about a second wave during a tour of a Ford factory in Michigan.

Former Ford Motor Co. executive Hector Sibilla leaves a courthouse on Dec. 11 after he was sentenced to 12 years for crimes against humanity committed against 24 Argentine union workers during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, in Buenos Aires.

Ford-Otosan, a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and Turkey's Koç Holding, has unveiled its new tow truck, mostly developed domestically in Turkey by 1,500 Turkish engineers in five years.

Automakers Renault and Nissan say they will develop electric cars with a Chinese state-owned partner, adding to a series of tie-ups between global auto brands and local partners in the biggest electric vehicle market.

Carmakers were ranked as one of Turkey's largest three exporters in 2016, with Ford Otosan, a joint venture between Ford Motor Co. and Turkey's Koç Holding, topping the list with an export volume of $4 billion. 

Turkey's automotive maker Ford Otosan has signed a 150 million-euro loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to finance projects in the near future. 

Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot sue IBM Corp. and Ford Motor Co. in New York because they cannot show that the companies' alleged offending behavior occurred in the United States, a federal appeals court said on July 27.