Jan. 29, 2023 11:33 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Toyota’s chief executive always said he wasn’t a skeptic about electric vehicles—he was a realist. Longtime CEO Akio Toyoda called himself a spo...
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Tesla’s $7,500 Discount Is Great for Buyers. Less So for Investors.
Tesla is upping the discount car buyers can get if they take delivery of a new electric vehicle by the end of the year. It’s great for car buyers. It’s a test for investors. Tesla ‘s U.S. website now ...
Toyota Changing EV Strategy in Bid to Catch Tesla: Report. It’s Way Behind.
Toyota Motor has been slow to develop all-battery electric models. Now it wants to pick up the pace, as it tries to keep pace with Tesla and other EV makers, and suppliers will be key to its efforts. ...
Tesla Stock Could Rebound in 3 Months. Here’s What it Would Take.
Elon Musk says that Tesla could someday be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco, combined. First, it needs to get through the next few months. Before Tesla (ticker: TSLA) reported third-quarter earn...
Rivian Recalling Nearly All of Its Vehicles
Rivian Automotive is recalling nearly all of its vehicles to address a potential problem that could cause customers to lose steering control, the company said Friday. The electric truck and SUV maker ...
Toyota Softens Toward Critics of Its EV Push
Sept. 25, 2022 5:33 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Toyota Motor wants to meet with critics who say it is behind rivals in the race for greener cars, nearly a year after the auto maker pledged to ...
Ford and Rivian Recall Some EVs
Text size Rivian and Ford have recalled some of their EVs including the R1S, R1T and Mustang Mach Es. Courtesy of Rivian Ford Motor and Rivian Automotive recalled some electric vehicles. EV recalls ar...
Toyota Is Upping Its EV Game to Catch GM, Ford, and Tesla
Text size An all-electric 2023 BZ4X from Toyota. The company sold only 14,000 all-electric vehicles in 2021. Courtesy of Toyota The automotive giant Toyota Motor is starting to pivot away from hybrid ...
Tesla Stock Takes Hit From Nvidia’s Warning About Business With China
Text size Production at Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory could face another supply problem in coming months. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Nvidia ’s new chip problem can impact shares of some chip custome...
Tesla, EV Makers Stand to Get Billions for Factories From Senate Bill
The Senate climate bill passed over the weekend offers billions of dollars for electric-vehicle and battery factories, and includes rules that the auto industry says will make it tougher for some cons...
Tesla, Ford, and GM’s Plan to Unlock EV Battery Capacity
Text size Panasonic will put up an EV battery plant in Kansas. It’s the latest of a long list of planned battery plants coming to North America. David Becker/Getty Images Lithium batteries are t...
Rivian Cranked Up Production in Second Quarter at Illinois Factory
Rivian Automotive Inc. said it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, the latest in the electric-vehicle maker’s efforts to overcome parts shortages and production snarls to fulfill orders for...
Toyota Stock Falls After It Cuts Production Again. Bad News for Car Prices.
Text size Toyota reduced its output forecast, citing parts shortages. Above, a dealership in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Toyota Motor updated its production plans, unveiling more cuts. Wednesda...
Caterpillar’s Headquarters Are Moving to Texas
Caterpillar has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s, according to the firm, but Illinois remains the largest concentration of Caterpillar employees. Dreamstime Text size Caterpillar is moving head...
Tesla Needs Batteries. This Buffett-Backed EV Maker to Supply Them ‘Very Soon.’
Text size BYD launched its Blade battery in 2020. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg BYD shares rose on Wednesday after the Chinese electric vehicle maker said it was preparing to supply batteries to Tesla. “We are...
Toyota Is Cutting Car Production Again. It’s Bad News for Inflation.
Text size A scene from a Toyoya production line in India. Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg Global car production has been hampered for months because of a plethora of supply-chain and logistics issues. Investor...
Toyota Revs Up Race With Tesla
Toyota TM 0.29% finally has a product to compete with Tesla. Despite an awkward name and mixed reviews, the bZ4X could be the most consequential electric vehicle launched this year. Toyota’s first pur...
Ford Takes More Capacity Offline Because of Trucker Blockade in Canada
Text size Demonstrators against Covid-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on Feb. 9. Geoff Robins / AFP via Getty Images Ford Mo...
Tesla Cash Hoard Could Hit Half-Trillion by 2030. What That Money Could Do.
Text size Could Tesla really have $500 billion on its books at the end of 2030? One analysts believes its possible. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Tesla ’s cumulative free cash flow could amou...