I guess counting all that money he makes has driven him crazy
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Damn, didn't know sikh separatists were this based.
I think it might be more related to risk reduction in the middle east, making sure Israel doesn't use any of their illegally acquired few dozen nukes under any circumstance, and also working to manage whatever Iran will do with their illegal nuclear program.
"Japan’s new PM dissolves the lower house of parliament to set up a snap election
New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dissolved the lower house of parliament Wednesday to set up an Oct. 27 snap election, asking people to trust the governing party’s policies even as critics said the vote comes far too soon.Ishiba took office last week as resigned after leading the governing Liberal Democratic Party for three years while it was dogged by corruption scandals.
With the early election, Ishiba seeks to secure a majority in the lower house, the more powerful of the two chambers, for his governing party before the congratulatory mood fades.
The move has been criticized as prioritizing an election rather than policies and for allowing little debate. But Japan’s opposition has remained too fractured to push the governing party out of power, which it has held almost without interruption in postwar times" AP
If I know the jaihinds-somehow the vishwaguru Modi will be in town just coincidentally at that time and invite himself to sit amongst the big boys and pontificate on how to run things-hahaha
He wants to invite "external powers"?
"ray powell" is tagged on his post, below the photo?
"ray powell" is tagged on his post, below the photo?
No one is more heartless than Ursula VanDerLeyden as you've told me she wanted/had the wolves in her forest shot because they bit her favourite pony!!Suppose in China if the snow leopards had bit her pony-would she had them shot as well??.What a "She-Wolf of the SS" just like grandpa,grandma circa 1932-1945 and still now .
Translation: drop those Chinese EV tariffs MF, or else.
"Porsche's deliveries in China slumped 29% to 43,280 vehicles in the first nine months from a year ago, the German sports car maker said today. Global sales fell 7% to 226,026, with Panamera deliveries down 20% and Taycan shipments halving."
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"China's Car Market Revs Up in September as #NEV Sales Soar 51%"
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Honda Motor’s sales tumbled by more than 40 percent in China for the third consecutive month in September, as fuel-powered cars increasingly cede ground to new energy vehicles in the world's largest auto market.
Honda's retail sales fell 43 percent to 62,586 units in China last month from a year earlier, the Japanese carmaker said yesterday. Year-on-year sales have declined for nine consecutive months, sinking 29 percent to just over 588,000 in three quarters ended Sept. 30.
Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are becoming increasingly popular due to government incentives, better infrastructure, and consumer demand for green mobility. Chinese brands such as BYD, Nio, and XPeng lead the market, posing a major challenge to foreign automakers, especially those that still rely heavily on internal combustion engine vehicles.
The market share of joint venture fuel vehicle makers is gradually being eroded. Leading JVs sold only 480,000 autos in August, down 27 percent from a year ago, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Japanese marques suffered the biggest decline among foreign brands, with their market share dropping 4.2 percentage points to just 12.6 percent.
All three major Japanese automakers -- Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, and Honda Motor -- have seen their China sales shrink over the past three years. The market share of Japan’s car manufacturers fell to 14.9 percent in the first half of this year from 17 percent last year, 20 percent in 2022, and 22.6 percent in 2021.
To adapt to China’s fast-growing NEV market, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda have focused on developing EVs. Honda is building NEV factories in the country. That of Dongfeng Honda Automobile, the firm’s JV with Dongfeng Motor Group, went live last month, while that of GAC Honda Automobile, its JV with Guangzhou Automobile Group, is scheduled to start up next month.
Honda has already launched several NEV models in China, including the e:NS1, the e:NS2, the e:NP1, and the e:NP2, but sales have disappointed. In the first half of this year, it sold around 13,000 EVs, accounting for only 0.7 percent of its total sales.
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"China's Car Market Revs Up in September as #NEV Sales Soar 51%"
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Honda Motor’s sales tumbled by more than 40 percent in China for the third consecutive month in September, as fuel-powered cars increasingly cede ground to new energy vehicles in the world's largest auto market.
Honda's retail sales fell 43 percent to 62,586 units in China last month from a year earlier, the Japanese carmaker said yesterday. Year-on-year sales have declined for nine consecutive months, sinking 29 percent to just over 588,000 in three quarters ended Sept. 30.
Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are becoming increasingly popular due to government incentives, better infrastructure, and consumer demand for green mobility. Chinese brands such as BYD, Nio, and XPeng lead the market, posing a major challenge to foreign automakers, especially those that still rely heavily on internal combustion engine vehicles.
The market share of joint venture fuel vehicle makers is gradually being eroded. Leading JVs sold only 480,000 autos in August, down 27 percent from a year ago, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Japanese marques suffered the biggest decline among foreign brands, with their market share dropping 4.2 percentage points to just 12.6 percent.
All three major Japanese automakers -- Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, and Honda Motor -- have seen their China sales shrink over the past three years. The market share of Japan’s car manufacturers fell to 14.9 percent in the first half of this year from 17 percent last year, 20 percent in 2022, and 22.6 percent in 2021.
To adapt to China’s fast-growing NEV market, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda have focused on developing EVs. Honda is building NEV factories in the country. That of Dongfeng Honda Automobile, the firm’s JV with Dongfeng Motor Group, went live last month, while that of GAC Honda Automobile, its JV with Guangzhou Automobile Group, is scheduled to start up next month.
Honda has already launched several NEV models in China, including the e:NS1, the e:NS2, the e:NP1, and the e:NP2, but sales have disappointed. In the first half of this year, it sold around 13,000 EVs, accounting for only 0.7 percent of its total sales.
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