Yasuhide Mizuno, the chairman and CEO of Sony Honda Mobility Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 13, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Sony-Honda joint ventur...
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Moody’s Mark Zandi sees relief within 6 months
The U.S. will see inflation cut in half within six months, according to Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics. His call, which comes on the cusp of another key inflation report, hinges on oil prices s...
GM’s Chevrolet Trax crossover comes with new tech, design, lower price
2024 Chevrolet Trax ACTIV GM DETROIT — General Motors on Wednesday revealed a new version of its Chevrolet Trax — the brand’s entry-level crossover — with new technologies and a more aggressive ...
Honda’s new $4.4 billion EV battery plant will be built in Ohio
An employee inspects the door of a 2018 Honda Accord vehicle during production at the Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Ty Wrig...
Lyft president still thinks driverless cars will dominate ride-share
Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angele...
GM, Ford shares tumble after UBS downgrades cite weakening demand
The General Motors world headquarters office is seen at Detroit’s Renaissance Center. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images DETROIT — Shares of General Motors and Ford Motor each tumbled Mo...
Here’s why UBS’s downgrade of Ford is misguided — and late
Ford Motor (F) shares plummeted Monday after UBS downgraded the Club holding — a call that strikes us as both belated and short-sighted given the stock’s considerable slide since January. With a...
How GM plans to convince car buyers to make the EV switch
Electric Chevrolet Silverado shown at the New York Auto Show, April, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC When people think of electric vehicles, their minds typically jump to Tesla. But Elon Musk’s company ...
Polestar Reported Strong EV Deliveries. Why the Stock Fell.
The latest delivery results from Polestar Automotive look solid, while the outlook for deliveries is even better. Investors seemed to be pleased before the September jobs number tanked the stock marke...
Polestar confirms it will deliver 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022
Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, has announced that the world premiere of its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, will be in October 2022. Polestar 3 is the compa...
New cars are finally back in stock, but they come at a steep price
Vehicles are displayed for sale at an AutoNation car dealership on April 21, 2022 in Valencia, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT — New cars are slowly becoming more widely available, as su...
U.S.-China tensions could ‘supercharge’ China’s innovation: JPMorgan
An employee works on the production line of semiconductor wafer at a factory of Jiangsu Azure Corporation Cuoda Group. China has stepped up investment into its chip industry in a bid to be self-relian...
Climate investor who made right Exxon bet on how to beat the market
A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Jennifer Grancio was among the leaders at Engine No. 1, the upstart investing firm focused on climate and energy transit...
Mercedes-Benz CEO says EV transition will be helped by luxury drivers
A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. Mark Blinch | Reuters Mercedes-Benz CE...
Rivian 2022 EV production targets will mean a sharp ramp-up
A Rivian R1T truck body lowered onto a chassis in the assembly line at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal, Illinois. Georgia is giving the company $1.5 billion in subsidies to bring a new $5 ...
Ford ups starting price of electric F-150 Lightning to $51,974
Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks are shown at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor is increasing the sta...
Ford to end production of $500,000 GT supercar with special edition
2022 Ford GT LM Edition Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor will end production of its $500,000 GT supercar later this year with a special edition model paying tribute to the vehicle’s racing heritage. Th...
Ford’s EV Sales Nearly Tripled in September. The Stock Is Surging.
Ford Motor sales fell 9% in September but electric-vehicle sales almost tripled with the auto maker’s F-150 Lightning remaining the best-selling EV pickup truck in the U.S. The automaker said total ...
Ford’s sales up 16% in third quarter, despite September decline
Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor on Tuesday said its sales in the third quarter increased about 16% compared with a year earlier, despite a l...
Logistics Not to Blame for Tesla’s Deliveries Miss. There Is a Bigger Reason.
Tesla stock was getting hammered after weaker-than-expected third-quarter delivery numbers. Wall Street seems to believe the shortfall was due to logistics. That isn’t what investors are worried about...
GM third quarter sales rise 24% over 2021 totals
People look at the Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle at the Cadillac booth at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan on September 14, 2022. Geoff Robins | AFP | Getty Images DET...