Lithium stocks cratered on Friday. The reason was a mystery. Now investors have an answer—it was down to the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology , or CATL, ...
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Ford F-150 Lightning had separate battery issue before fire
Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup on Dec. 13, 2022 at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC). Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – A defective battery that ...
Markets fall on hot economy, chance of 0.5% rate hikes
James Bullard, president of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, at the Jackson Hole economic symposium, in Moran, Wyoming, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images...
Tesla, Toyota lead Consumer Reports top auto picks
A Toyota RAV4 Prime electric car is recharged October 3, 2022 at a charging station at the town hall in Charlotte, Vermont. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images After years of being touted as a smarter o...
Renault CEO questions wisdom of electric vehicle price cuts
Renault CEO Luca de Meo on Thursday questioned the wisdom of price cuts rivals have been implementing in a bid to bolster market share for their electric vehicle fleets. “We’ve seen compet...
U.S. stocks don’t seem bothered by inflation
People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, one of the nation’s premier shopping streets on February 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is fro...
U.S. stocks don’t seem concerned about inflation
People walk along 5th Avenue in Manhattan, one of the nation’s premier shopping streets on February 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC...
Ford F-150 Lightning EV production halted until end of next week
Ford CEO Jim Farley pats a Ford F-150 Lightning truck before announcing at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the world’s largest battery company, a China-based c...
Tesla commits to open 7,500 chargers in the U.S. to other EVs
The Biden administration wants to see at least 500,000 electric vehicle chargers on U.S. roads by 2030, and announced a slate of initiatives on Wednesday to help make that a reality, including commitm...
Ford halts F-150 Lightning production due to possible battery issue
Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup on Dec. 13, 2022 at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC). Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor has paused pro...
Ford’s EV blunder reinforces decision to drop stock if no progress
Ford Motor (F)’s decision to halt production and shipments of its electric pickup truck further undermines our confidence in the automaker. We have little patience left for more missteps and are...
George Soros Snapped Up Tesla, Peloton, Crypto Stocks. What He Dumped.
Tesla and Peloton were on George Soros’s shopping list in the fourth quarter of last year, as he also took new positions in Carvana General Motors and crypto names, while dumping Zoom and Twitter Sor...
Ford to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe in shift to electric vehicle production
Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Automaker Ford on Tuesday said it intends to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years to adopt a “leaner” s...
Inflation is more complex than markets believe
An aerial daytime view of a container ship on The Solent Sea, U.K. Karl Hendon | Moment | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNB...
January’s consumer price index might surprise markets
Michael H | Digitalvision | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they n...
Ford sets EV battery factory plan with China’s CATL
DETROIT – Ford Motor said Monday it will collaborate with a Chinese supplier on a new $3.5 billion battery plant for electric vehicles in Michigan, despite tensions between the U.S. and China. The ant...
Ram EV pickup debuts in Super Bowl ad spoofing sex drugs ads
Ram’s 2023 Super Bowl ad debuts the production version of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup that is expected to go on sale late-next year. Screenshot DETROIT – Stellantis will air a 60-second Sup...
Chinese EV brand Zeekr is now worth more than Xpeng
Pictured here is a Zeekr electric vehicle charging station in Dongguan, Guangdong province of China, on Nov. 14, 2022. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Geely-backed electric car brand...
GM, Jeep and Kia among only automaker advertisers
Automakers – historically among the largest Super Bowl advertisers – are mostly bypassing this Sunday’s NFL championship game to preserve cash or spend ad dollars elsewhere. The only automakers ...
Jeep Wrangler SUV at $115,000 is most expensive ever
Rubicon 20th Anniversary Level II by American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) upfit for 2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 Jeep CHICAGO – Jeep on Thursday revealed its most expensive Wrangler SUV ever, topping ...
Redwood Materials nabs $2 billion loan for battery recycling in Nevada
JB Straubel sits down with CNBC’s Phil LeBeau at Redwood Materials. Redwood Materials has attained a $2 billion loan commitment from the Department of Energy, the agency announced on Thursday vi...