GM to halt pickup truck production in Indiana due to chip shortage

Trucks come off the assembly line at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018.  John Gress | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors will halt pi...

FedEx tests electric carts for last-mile delivery in U.S. and Canadian cities

FedEx EP1 cart by Brightdrop Source: Brightdrop FedEx plans to test electric carts to make deliveries on its signature Express routes in 10 U.S. and Canadian cities throughout 2022. The company hopes ...

Rivian Stock Gets a Target Price Cut. Wall Street Is Trying to Catch Up.

Text size Most analysts still rate Rivian shares Buy, despite the stock’s recent decline. Courtesy Rivian Analysts are adjusting their price targets for Rivian Automotive stock to reflect its ex...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Honest Company and more

: The Honest Company founder and chief creative officer Jessica Alba and The Honest Company CEO Nick Vlahos ring the Nasdaq Stock Market opening bell to mark the company’s IPO at NASDAQ MarketSi...

NIO Q4 2021 earnings preview

Nio plans to begin deliveries of its ET7 electric sedan in 2022. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC Nio‘s sleek and powerful electric vehicles have captured the attention of investors – and rival automakers – ...

ChargePoint and Toyota Team Up on EV Charging

Text size Toyota’s bZ4X is due to hit U.S. roads in mid-2022. Courtesy Toyota Electric-vehicle charging company ChargePoint announced a new partnership with Toyota Motor on Tuesday. The agreemen...

Nikola begins production of battery electric Tre semitruck

Nikola Motor’s Tre semi-truck. Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck startup Nikola announced on Wednesday that it has begun production of the battery-powered version of its electric Tre sem...

Londoners should avoid unnecessary car journeys after pollution alert

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued a high pollution alert for the U.K. capital. Andrew Holt | Photolibrary | Getty Images LONDON — Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has issued a high pollution alert...

Stellantis, LG to invest $4.1 billion in Canadian EV battery plant

Chris Feuell, CEO of Chrysler brand of Stellantis, introduces the all-electric Chrysler Airflow Concept vehicle during a Stellantis press event at CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Januar...

The All-Electric Cadillac Lyriq Is Here. What It Means for GM Stock.

The Lyriq has 300 miles of driving range, via a 100-kilowatt-hour battery. Cadillac photo Text size General Motors began retail production of its all-electric luxury crossover vehicle, the Cadillac Ly...

Ford F-150 Lightning’s range beats Rivian electric pickups, lags GMC

2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s 2022 F-150 Lightning pickup will have an electric range of up to 320 miles, according to final Environmental Protection Agency estimates rel...

GM creating new import business of iconic vehicles from U.S. to China

GM President Mark Reuss announces a $2.2 billion investment in the automaker’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Michigan for new all-electric trucks and autonomous vehicles on Jan. 27, 2020. ...

The Routing Company lets you hail a ride on public transit

The Routing Company powers on-demand bus and shuttle service for public transit agencies. Courtesy: The Routing Company The Routing Company is rolling out apps that bring the convenience of on-demand ...

EV Stock Workhorse Has Tumbled. CEO Rich Dauch Bought Up Shares.

Text size A Workhorse vehicle Courtesy Workhorse Workhorse Group stock hit a nearly two-year low a few weeks ago, and CEO Rich Dauch and executive Stan March just bought up shares of the electric-vehi...

Soaring Nickel Will Drive Tesla, EV Players to Do This With Batteries

A basket of metals that go into lithium ion batteries is up 64% so far in 2022, which theoretically raises the sticker price of an average electric vehicle. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images Text si...

VW recalls 246,000 Atlas SUVs due to issue with airbags, brakes

Volkswagen recalled 246,000 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because of a wiring issue that could cause problems with the airbags, windows and brakes of the cars. Damage to the ...

Why companies spend millions on crash test dummies

A car buyer may never see crash test dummies, but they are a crucial piece of what keeps pushing automotive safety forward. The latest crash test dummies are loaded with sensors and new tech, and they...

Cost of charging EV vs. gas prices

A driver uses a fast-charging station for electric in the cell phone lot at John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport on April 02, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images It has been true for years: M...

Tesla Stock Could Be Headed for a Fall. Why It’s Time to Buy Some Insurance.

Text size A Tesla Model S. Konstantin Grigorev/Dreamstime.com One short-term issue facing Tesla stock is off the table, but enough remain that investors may want to think about hedging their Tesla pos...

Self Driving Stock TuSimple Jumps On a Kind Of New Buy Rating.

Text size TuSimple provides self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks Courtesy of TuSimple Shares of TuSimple Holdings , a provider of technology for self-driving vehicles, are up in Thursday trad...

GM to buy SoftBank’s stake in Cruise self-driving unit

A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive. Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity own...

Tesla’s Elon Musk Is Working On Master Plan 3. The Stock Is Jumping.

Text size Elon Musk. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A Thursday tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be helping the stock. All it says is “working on Master Plan Part 3,” but people who follow the ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is Working On Master Plan 3. Investors Are Excited.

Text size Elon Musk. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A Thursday tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be helping the stock. All it says is “working on Master Plan Part 3,” but people who follow the ...

Toyota, major chip supplier to cut production due to Japan earthquake

A car dealership’s window is broken following a strong earthquake in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 17, 2022. Kyodo| via Reuters DETROIT – A major ea...

EV mechanic Carl Medlock found a niche fixing Teslas

There’s an opportunity for entrepreneurs in the electric vehicle market. Electric vehicles are sweeping the auto industry, and while all the attention is directed at flashy car unveilings and au...

Porsche increases EV targets, confirms 911 hybrid sports car

The all-electric Porsche Taycan Turbo. Source: Porsche AG DETROIT – As the all-electric Porsche Taycan sedan outsells the German carmaker’s iconic 911 sports car, the company is increasing its E...

Stick With Tesla Stock Even if Wall Street Is More Bullish on Other EV Names

Text size A Lucid Air. Courtesy Lucid Motors Electric-vehicle stocks have been, well, horrible so far in 2022. Barron’s tracks about 20 EV makers from around the globe. That group overall has given up...

Audi expects war in Ukraine to cause ‘tremendous interference’

DETROIT – Audi expects the war in Ukraine to cause “tremendous interference” to the global supply chain, an executive with the German luxury brand said Thursday. The comments come as autom...

Maserati to go all-electric starting with 1,200 horsepower GranTurismo

The new GranTurismo Folgore will be the first car in Maserati history Maserati Luxury auto brand Maserati plans to offer electric versions of its entire lineup by 2025, starting next year with a new G...

Tesla, EV Stock Valuations Make No Sense. Time to Recalibrate.

Text size A man plugs in his electric vehicle for charging Jacques Demarthon/AFP via Getty Images Wild trading, due to a plethora of issues, has made it nearly impossible to track valuation of electri...

Russian-Ukraine war to lower car production by millions of units

A worker attaches a wiring harness to the chassis of an X model SUV at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, November 4, 2019. Charles Mostoller | Reuters DETROIT – The war in Ukrai...

Tesla Plant Halted by Covid. The Stock Rises Because There Also Is Good News.

Text size An aerial view of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory. Xiaolu Chu/Getty Images Tesla is halting production at its Shanghai plant for a couple of days. It isn’t because of parts shortages. Tes...