SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

* Now sees EVs accounting for 20%, not 30%, of sales by 2030 * Cuts planned investment in electrification and software by 30% * To launch 13 next-generation hybrid models in the four years from 2027 By Daniel Leussink TOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Honda Motor ( HMC ) said on Tuesday that it was scaling back its investment in...

05:04 AM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Group 1 Automotive ( GPI ) said late Monday it has acquired three luxury brand dealerships in Florida and Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed. The dealerships include a Lexus and an Acura dealership in Fort Myers, Florida, and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in South Austin, Texas. ...

05:06 AM EDT, 05/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- BW LPG ( BWLP ) reported Q1 earnings Tuesday of $0.30 per diluted share, down from $1.07 a year earlier. Revenue from shipping and product services for the quarter ended March 31 was $862.1 million, down from $1.04 billion a year earlier. Analysts' estimates were not readily available for comparison. ...