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BYD extended its dominance over Tesla in the second quarter, outselling its American rival by roughly seventy-seven thousand electric vehicles. Wall Street analysts see no near-term reversal, raising serious questions about Tesla's global strategy and whether Elon Musk's political profile is weighing on brand loyalty in key international markets.
Shifting to tech hardware, Apple's foldable iPhone Duo arrives at one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars and immediately reframes the premium smartphone conversation. The larger screen and novel form factor come with real engineering trade-offs compared to the iPhone eighteen Pro, including display crease concerns and battery compromises that early adopters will need to weigh carefully before committing.
And in European infrastructure, Alstom has secured contracts worth one point two billion euros with TransPennine Express to supply and maintain a new fleet of battery-electric trains. The deal breaks down into roughly nine hundred thirty million euros for rolling stock covering twenty-nine five-car sets, with long-term maintenance bundled in, giving Alstom a meaningful revenue anchor as rail electrification accelerates across the continent.
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