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UK-based startup Tevva launches hydrogen-electric truck
U.K.-based startup Tevva on Thursday launched a hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle, becoming the latest company to make a play in a sector attracting interest from multinationals like Daimler Truck...
Li Auto’s CEO asserts the EV firm will undercut German competitors in China
The rapid rise of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers is apparently posing a threat to German luxury automakers. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, June 29, Li Xiang, CEO of Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI), expres...
New car quality declined 11%, blame supply chain problems: J.D. Power
Billboards at the Ziegler Cadillac, Buick and GMC Dealership in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the United States. U.S. General Motors Co. Joel Lerner | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images New vehicle quality de...
General Motors EV Partner Sees Director Buy More Stock
Text size MP Materials shares have slipped 21% so far this year Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg MP Materials stock has slipped this year, and director Randall Weisenburger bought more shares of the rare-earth...
Hyundai Chief Targets Tesla As Company Breaks Ground On Government-Ordered Test Site
Groundbreaking for Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) at the Hyundai America Technical … [+] Center, Inc. in Superior Township, Mich. near Ann Arbor, June 27, 2022. Ed Garsten The h...
Tencent wants to be foreign automakers’ go-to company for EVs in China
BMW’s iX electric SUV in China was the first global car brand to include the automobile version of Tencent’s WeChat messaging app, according to the Chinese tech company. Tencent BEIJING — ...
General Motors Investment Could Bring In Instant Inspection Stations To Dealerships
Amir Hever, CEO and co-founder UVeye (L) and Dave Marsh, general manager customer service, … [+] satisfaction, General Motors Co., announcing the automaker’s investment in UVeye to bring i...
Electric vehicle raw material costs doubled during pandemic
Workers inspect a Rivian R1T electric vehicle (EV) pickup truck on the assembly line at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US., on Monday, April 11, 2022. Jamie Kelter Dav...
Polestar, a New EV Company, Arrives This Week. It’s Worth More Than Rivian.
Text size Polestar expects to ship 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 and 124,000 in 2023. Courtesy Polestar Polestar, the electric vehicle maker being spun out of Volvo Car , should begin trading on Fr...
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...
Daimler Trucks says it’s facing enormous supply chain pressure
Supply chain disruptions are still rippling across the globe, and the head of the world’s largest truck maker has warned that parts shortages are slowing the production of thousands of its vehic...
A New EV Company Arrives This Week. It’s Worth More Than Rivian.
Text size Polestar expects to ship 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 and 124,000 in 2023. Courtesy Polestar Polestar, the electric vehicle maker being spun out of Volvo Car (ticker: VOLCARB.Sweden), sh...
Tesla Stock Is Jumping Because Elon Musk Says Competition Doesn’t Matter
Text size Tesla stock fell when the company raised the prices on its website earlier this month. Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images Tesla stock is starting a new week on solid footing, at least in pa...
How GM, Ford, Tesla are tackling the national EV charging challenge
More people than ever are buying electric vehicles. There are about 2 million EVs on the road in the U.S., up six-fold since 2016, but the number of EVs is still a very small slice of the more than 28...
Inflation and recession fears are squeezing some industries more than others
A woman pushes a shopping cart through the grocery aisle at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow. Jim Watson | AFP...
How the massive EV transition is starting in the car rental industry
Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz airport location. Photo by E.R. Davidson Not long after Hertz Global Holdings emerged from bankruptcy last summer, reorganized after the Covid-19 pandemic st...
GM is raising the price of its Hummer EV starting this weekend
GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Michael Wayland | CNBC GM said Friday that it is increasing the price of its electric Hummer by $6,250, effective Saturday. The company blamed higher prices for parts, technolo...
Ford and GM Diverge on Dividend Policies. Here’s Why and What It Means.
Ford Motor and General Motors are in the same business and are based in the same state. But they couldn’t be more different when it comes to their dividend policies. Ford (ticker: F) reinstated its di...
Tesla Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity. Why This Analyst Is Still a Bull.
Text size A Tesla in Manhattan Beach, California. Patrick. T Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Tesla stock tends to generate strong opinions—in both the bull and bear camps. Bears have had the upper hand la...