Toyota becomes the largest seller of automobiles in the US for the first time in its history.

Samsung is expected to post its best-ever fourth-quarter profit thanks to strong chip demand.

A Mercedes(Daimler) electric prototype passes the 1,000 km range mark.

China fines Alibaba and Tencent for not reporting transactions.

Walmart will hire more than 3,000 drivers in the U.S. to expand home delivery.

BMW achieves record sales of more than 2.2 million vehicles in 2021.

Tencent will sell a 2.6% stake in Singapore-based e-commerce company Sea.

Sony is to launch an electric car subsidiary. Tesla's stock was down more than 1% in pre-market trading after Sony announced its plans.

China Huarong falls 40% as trading resumes after 9-month hiatus.

Ford doubles production target for F-150 electric pickup.

Nikola drops its intellectual property claims against Tesla. It also gained 1.6% in pre-market trading after USA Truck agreed to buy 10 electric trucks from it.

Google strengthens in security by acquiring Siemplify.

The Boeing Company - U.S. low-cost airline Allegiant Air is close to ordering 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft worth $5 billion at list price, sources close to the matter told Reuters. Boeing shares are up 0.5 percent in premarket trading, while Allegiant Air is down 0.7 percent.

Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, asked to appeal a decision by the British competition authority forcing it to sell the Giphy animated image platform.

The owner of fast food chain KFC announced Tuesday night that it will offer Beyond Meat's "veggie chicken" menu items in the U.S. starting Jan. 10 for a limited time. Beyond Meat shares are up 10% in pre-market trading.

AT&T announced Wednesday that it attracted 800,000 monthly paying subscribers to its phone services in the fourth quarter.

Deere & Co - The U.S. farm equipment maker unveiled on Tuesday an autonomous tractor it plans to market in North America this year, the result of years of efforts to automate farm work and dispense with an in-cab operator.

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