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"The Dynamic Has Shifted": Global Automakers Now Bet Heavily On China For Global Expansion Strategies Foreign automakers are rushing to debut China-developed models at a major auto show, recognizing they can’t afford to lose ground in the world’s largest car market, according to Nikkei. After years of declining sales, many legacy brands are shifting to an “in China, for global” strategy—using local innovation not just to regain domestic customers, but to compete abroad. Companies like Volkswagen and Nissan are leaning heavily on Chinese partnerships to accelerate development and integrate advanced tech. Volkswagen, for...

Zelensky's Interceptor Drones Deployed Across Eurasia, Now Shooting Down Iranian Shaheds Three weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian drone specialists were helping five Gulf states counter Iranian Shahed drones and build low-cost interceptor-based air defenses, he revealed Friday that Ukrainian military personnel had just recently shot down Shaheds in the Gulf theater. "Our teams are already working with five countries on countering (Iran's) 'Shahed' drones — we have provided expert assessments and are helping build a defense system," Zelensky stated on X in mid-March.  By Friday, AP News quoted Zelensky...

"They Threw It Away": Airline Lobby Chief Says Democrats Accelerated Spirit Airlines' Demise Summary: Airlines For America CEO Chris Sununu Blasts Democrats For Spirit's Death Spiral Duffy Pledges Relief For Customers, Workers Spirit Airlines Is Dead, Flights Canceled Head Of Airlines Lobbying Group Blasts Democrats For Spirit's Death Spiral Chris Sununu, president and CEO of Airlines for America, the lobbying group representing major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines, blasted Democrats under the Biden-Harris regime era for accelerating bankrupt Spirit Airlines' demise after the blocked Spirit-JetBlue merger.  This aged well! I've warned for months that a @JetBlue-@SpiritAirlines merger...