Pins matching date:2026-01-02

On 2 January 2026 Berkshire Hathaway completed its acquisition of Occidental's chemical business OxyChem for US$9.7 billion in cash, subject to customary post-closing price adjustments.

BYD sold about 2.25 million battery-electric cars in 2025 against Tesla's 1,636,129, becoming the top BEV maker for a full year for the first time, confirmed when Tesla reported on 2 January 2026.

Kia India launched the second-generation Seltos on 2 January 2026 at Rs 10.99 lakh to Rs 19.99 lakh ex-showroom, with 1.5-litre petrol, 1.5 turbo-petrol and 1.5 diesel engines, a 447-litre boot and Level 2 ADAS.

Comcast completed the spin-off of CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, E!, Syfy and Oxygen into the new public company Versant on 2 January 2026; it began trading on Nasdaq as VSNT on 5 January.

Catalyst Commercial Development's Breaker Street Associates proposed six data centers (about 1.1 million sq ft, 600 MW) on 131 acres in Jessup, Pennsylvania; the borough Zoning Hearing Board unanimously denied its appeal on 23 December 2025 (written decision 2 January 2026). No cost has been published.

Tesla delivered 418,227 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2025, down 16%, bringing full-year deliveries to 1,636,129, an 8.6% fall and its second annual decline; storage deployments reached a record 14.2 GWh.