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Mercedes-Benz Faces US Market Ban Over Chinese State Ownership Stake
Bipartisan legislation targets Beijing's 9.98% holding in the German automaker, forcing EU alignment with Washington's ownership-based decoupling strategy.
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BMW Completes 11-Month Humanoid Robot Trial as Manufacturing Automation Race Accelerates
Figure AI's robots handled 90,000 parts in BMW's Spartanburg plant, marking the first sustained deployment of general-purpose humanoids in high-volume automotive production.