The Swedish battery maker filed for bankruptcy last week, dashing ambitions for the European electric vehicles sector – and leaving significant EU loans outstanding View on euronews

It was Europe's flagship battery production. At least, it wanted to be. The Swedish company Northvolt was placed under bankruptcy protection. The dream thus becomes a nightmare. Founded in 2015 by former Tesla executives and renamed Northvolt in 2017,

Volkswagen , Northvolt's top shareholder, has significantly written down its 21% stake in the Swedish battery cells maker that filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States last week, two people familiar with the matter said.

Volkswagen has written down the majority of its 21 per cent stake in Northvolt over the past year ahead of the Swedish battery maker’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to people close to the German carmaker.

Volkswagen (OTCPK:VWAGY) has taken a major writedown of its 21% stake in the Swedish battery company, Northvolt, Reuters reported Monday, citing two sources. The writedowns at the German automobile giant were done throughout the current financial year,