In brief | 3 December '25

Reuters: Auto supplier Schaeffler and defence technology firm Helsing to cooperate on drone development

Firms sign memorandum of understanding.

Bloomberg: Vulcan raises $2.5 billion to fund lithium project in Germany

Project in Upper Rhine Valley will use geothermal heat to extract lithium from salty brine located underground, meaning the project will be carbon neutral, according to Vulcan.

Reuters: Germany not doing enough to halt economic 'free fall', says industry body

Government must do more to save industry from the country's economic "free fall", said industry association, as it slashed its production forecast for the year.

BCG: Green economy surpasses $5 trillion

China cements leadership by out-deploying, out-investing, and now out-innovating other countries.

Agora Verkehrswende: Electric mobility presents an opportunity for Africa

It can advance its industrialisation goals and climate ambitions, by building new industries, creating jobs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving urban air quality, think tank argues.

Reuters: China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home 

Beijing's legacy automakers are saturating emerging and second-tier markets with fossil-fuel vehicles — often undercutting their foreign partners.