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The Independent
25 minutes ago
- Automotive
- The Independent
Fiat and Vauxhall maker expects £2bn loss after US tariffs hit production
Fiat and Vauxhall carmaker Stellantis is expecting losses to hit £2 billion for the first half of the year as Donald Trump's tariffs squeezed US deliveries and the company grapples with heavy charges. The Dutch business, which is one of the world's biggest automakers, told investors that shipments dropped in recent months partly due to tariff-related pauses in production. It reported a preliminary net loss of 2.3 billion euros (£2 billion) for the first half of 2025. This would mean it swinging to a significant loss after reporting a 5.6 billion euros (£4.9 billion) net profit the same time last year. It said it was expecting some 3.3 billion euros (£2.9 billion) worth of pre-tax net charges in relation to factors including a recent US law scrapping penalties for producing polluting cars, and the company's restructuring efforts. Donald Trump announced on imported vehicles, which has been in place since April" data-source=""> The early cost effects of Mr Trump's higher tariff rates on US imports was estimated to be 300,000 million euros (£260,000), including the impact of lost production. Stellantis halted production at plants in Canada and Mexico after the US president announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles, which has been in place since April. The UK reached a deal with the US to reduce the levy on its car exports, but other countries remain in negotiations with officials. The firm has also been navigating an overhaul following the abrupt departure of former boss Carlos Tavares in December, and new boss Antonio Filosa appointed in May to oversee the group's turnaround. The carmaker, which also owns brands Jeep and Peugeot, revealed that shipments – meaning the volume of vehicles delivered to dealers and customers – declined over the latest period. In North America, shipments fell by about 109,000, or 25%, between April and June compared with the same period last year. This partly reflected the impact of reduced manufacturing and shipments of imported vehicles, driven by tariffs, it said. Totals sales also declined by a 10th year-on-year in the US, according to its preliminary figures.
Int'l Business Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
'A Trap' - Asylum Seekers Arrested After Attending US Courts
In gloomy corridors outside a Manhattan courtroom, masked agents target and arrest migrants attending mandatory hearings -- part of US President Donald Trump's escalating immigration crackdown. Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to deport many migrants, has encouraged authorities to be more aggressive as he seeks to hit his widely-reported target of one million deportations annually. Since Trump's return to the White House, Homeland Security agents have adopted the tactic of waiting outside immigration courts nationwide and arresting migrants as they leave at the end of asylum hearings. Missing an immigration court hearing is a crime in some cases and can itself make migrants liable to be deported, leaving many with little choice but to attend and face arrest. Armed agents with shields from different federal agencies loitered outside the court hearings in a tower block in central New York, holding paperwork with photographs of migrants to be targeted, an AFP correspondent saw this week. The agents arrested almost a dozen migrants from different countries in just a few hours on the 12th floor of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. Brad Lander, a city official who was briefly detained last month by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents as he attempted to accompany a migrant targeted for removal, called the hearings "a trap." "It has the trappings of a judicial hearing, but it's just a trap to have made them come in the first place," he said Wednesday outside the building. Lander recounted several asylum seekers being arrested by immigration officers including Carlos, a Paraguayan man who Lander said had an application pending for asylum under the Convention Against Torture -- as well as a future court date. "The judge carefully instructed him on how to prepare to bring his case to provide additional information about his interactions with the Paraguayan police and make his case under the global convention against torture for why he is entitled to asylum," Lander said. After his hearing, agents "without any identifying information or badges or warrants grabbed Carlos, and then quickly moved him toward the back stairwell," he said. Lander, a Democrat, claimed the agents were threatening and that they pushed to the ground Carlos's sister who had accompanied him to the hearing. The White House said recently that "the brave men and women of ICE are under siege by deranged Democrats -- but undeterred in their mission." "Every day, these heroes put their own lives on the line to get the worst of the worst... off our streets and out of our neighborhoods." Back at the building in lower Manhattan, Lander said that "anyone who comes down here to observe could see... the rule of law is being eroded." Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, Homeland Security agents have adopted the tactic of waiting outside immigration court rooms and arresting migrants as they leave AFP Agents arrested almost a dozen migrants from different countries in just a few hours AFP
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Family, coworkers plead for safer driving after Miami-Dade landscaper killed by passing vehicle in Cutler Bay
Family members and coworkers gathered in grief Thursday at the Cutler Bay site where a 39-year-old man, identified by his mother only as Carlos, was struck and killed while landscaping along the side of the road near U.S. Highway 1 and Southwest 186th Street. Carlos was working as part of a landscaping crew when he was fatally hit by a passing vehicle. His coworkers, who witnessed the crash, are devastated. "He loved his father, loved his mother… He had just gotten off the phone with his mom," said coworker Tay Anderson. Carlos' mother, overwhelmed with grief, was seen carefully collecting his hat and other personal belongings before the scene was cleared. Speaking off-camera, she described her son as a kind and hardworking man and the devoted father of two young daughters. Coworkers told CBS News Miami that the crash points to a growing problem: distracted driving. "Drivers don't look out for us," Anderson said. "They don't see us. All they see… is their phones." "There's no safety for us landscapers working in the middle of the road," added Alex Yingo, another coworker. "They're always rushing by. The guy was a good man. It's just so sad for one of us to pass away like that, out of nowhere." As Carlos' mother sorted through the remnants of her son's belongings, his coworkers had a clear and urgent message for drivers. "Just please… slow down. Be aware of our safety too," Yingo said. "We have families. And we're out here working hard." The identity of the driver has not been released.
Metro
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Major WWE star teased for TNA Slammiversary as 'nothing's off limits'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Fans could see some big WWE and TNA Wrestling names crossing over with nothing 'off the table'. The two promotions announced an unprecedented partnership earlier this year, which has seen the likes of Joe Hendry appear at WrestleMania, while NXT superstar Trick Williams is the current TNA Wrestling World Champion. Days before Slammiversary on July 20, TNA president Carlos Silva exclusively told Metro that he believes anything is possible before sparking rumours AJ Styles could appear. He teased: 'When you can have Joe Henry run into WrestleMania with the TNA belt, you know that nothing's off limits. 'And you know that everyone at all the different levels are just thinking about, 'What can we do to create great fan experiences?' And, and I really think that's the thinking there. 'I don't think there's anything off the table… And, and it's nice to see, because so far it's been easy, and so far it's been great. So we're gonna keep it rolling together.' When Trick won the TNA World Title, WWE had Raw star and TNA legend AJ Styles narrate a video package on the history of the championship. Just days after our interview, he even referenced the Phenomenal One's nickname as he wrote on X: 'We're moving the stage back to accommodate more fans. This event will be TNA's greatest achievement and trust me it's going to be PHENOMENAL. #Slammiversary #TNA @ThisIsTNA' Fans are clamouring for Styles to return to his roots before his retires. Is Carlos looking at talks about using that calibre of WWE superstar? '100% It's all part of the partnership, and how wrestlers, you know, move up, down, sideways,' he admitted. 'We'll continue to do it.' Carlos took over TNA in December 2024, following over two decades working in combat sports and television. He was more of a 'casual wrestling fan' earlier in life, namedropping the 'Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant era', and Goldberg, who officially retired over the weekend. 'I still came [into TNA] as a bit of an outsider,' he admitted. 'I didn't follow [wrestling] week in and week out, like so many others. But now that I'm inside of it, the feeling it's giving me is really incredible.' Carlos made some big changes, and was met with fierce backlash after firing TNA mainstay Gail Kim, who spent years championing the Knockouts Division. 'Every team, when a new coach or a new leader comes in, it's super hard,' he acknowledged. 'But if you want to get better, you've got to be willing to make some changes.' 'Winning here is letting more people see TNA, it's bringing in new sponsors. It's growing the brand,' he added. 'You have to continue to turn the dials to make some changes.' Carlos is in charge of overseeing TNA Wrestling as a brand, and he's backstage at every show, happy to step up in a more direct way. 'People might miss a show, they might have a family issue, or they might have a wedding they need to go to. We have a great team,' he explained when asked how hands-on he is creatively. 'If one person can't make it, you can always fill in. I love being at every show.' Although it's a tough schedule with frequent overnight flights, it's all worth it to see the fans' reactions. 'It makes everyone work harder and for me, it's just been great to be part of it,' he smiled. 'Hopefully I've helped to add a little bit to what was already a great team and a great foundation, and just helped get a little extra out of everybody.' A key aspect of Carlos' stint so far has been the blossoming arrangement with WWE. While the companies had already been working with each other to a certain degree, they announced an official partnership weeks into his tenure. Carlos has been inspired by the way the WWE has matched TNA's 'openness to try things'. 'I have to tell you, it's been such a great road, and very easy working through creative, operations, logistics [with them],' he said, while he outlined his approach as the smaller company. 'I don't know that you can really use the word assurances,' he pondered. 'When you approach partnerships like this, with the leader in the space… you want to partner with the leader, and make sure that it's a two way street in everything you do.' He has enjoyed an 'open' working arrangement, but insisted it's TNA's role to 'uphold' their end and make the most of the 'marketing and exposure' the WWE partnership gives them. That was most obvious at WrestleMania, when then-TNA Champion Joe Hendry was Randy Orton's surprise opponent. More Trending 'It was all very, very intricate,' he added. 'Everyone at WWE was so helpful to make it work perfectly. And so it all came off just right. Everyone hit their marks.' This weekend, TNA takes centre stage at Slammiversary, and Carlos has high hopes as he chases a new TV deal to take the company even further. 'Slammiversary is going to be another big inflection point for TNA,' he teased. 'It's going to be a great night. I mean, it's going to be our biggest night ever.' View More » Watch TNA Slammiversary on Sunday, July 20 at 1am on the TNA+ app. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: The first look at the new Harry Potter confirmed my worst fears MORE: Celine Dion fans shocked by 'how badly Ellen DeGeneres show has aged' after resurfaced clip MORE: WWE SummerSlam in chaos as things 'don't look good' for top star
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Daily Mail
Arsonist gets painful dose of instant karma after setting shop on fire
A clumsy arsonist set himself on fire while trying to burn down a grocery store in Argentina. The suspect was caught on camera approaching Villa Fox Market in Zárate, Buenos Aires and dousing the entrance with a flammable liquid, surveillance footage showed He then began to pour the liquid from the canister over a canopy and lit a lighter over the wet canvas. The flames covered canopy and the ground and spread towards the entrance as the suspect stepped forward. The video showed the suspect, who disguised his identity with a hat and hoodie, running away while his hand, foot and the container were on fire. Moments later, the owner of a neighboring shop was seen on video tossing water on the flames before the fire department arrived. The incident took place the evening of July 6 but the suspect remained on the run as of Monday. The owner of Villa Fox Market, who was identified as Carlos, told Somos AMBA TV, that he was grateful for his quick neighbor's response. 'When I arrived, there were neighbors there, and the firefighters were on their way,' he said. 'A neighboring business owner threw buckets of water at the fire to control it. Luckily, it didn't get inside the store.' Law enforcement sources told online news portal Infobae that the store owner mentioned that he had been involved in a dispute with his former girlfriend and her son. The prosecutor handling the case is looking into whether the quarrel between both parties may been related to the arson attack. It's unclear how badly injured the arsonist was in the blaze.
