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Lyft plans to build a hybrid network of autonomous and driver vehicles, co-founder says
Lyft’s vehicle fleet will remain largely commandeered by drivers even as the company continues to develop its autonomous driving capabilities, co-founder and president John Zimmer told CNBC̵...
Solid Power begins pilot production of solid-state EV battery
Solid Power’s 22-layer, 20Ah all solid-state lithium metal cell compared to the company’s first-generation 10-layer, 2Ah cell. Solid Power Solid Power, a Colorado-based battery start-up ba...
Ford’s US sales decline narrows in May amid tight supplies
The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first new all-electric vehicle under an $11 billion investment plan in electrified vehicles through 2022. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor said Thursday that its U....
Ford to add over 6,000 U.S. jobs as it boosts electric vehicle production
Ford Mustangs go through assembly at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant August 20, 2015 in Flat Rock, Michigan. Getty Images Ford Motor said Thursday that it will add about 6,200 union jobs in the Midw...
Ford CEO expects industry consolidation as electric-vehicle transition fuels costs
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses next to a model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, April 26, 2022. Rebecca Cook | Reut...
Stellantis, Samsung to invest $2.5 billion in Indiana EV battery plant
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares holds a news conference after meeting with unions, in Turin, Italy, March 31, 2022. Massimo Pinca | Reuters Automaker Stellantis plans to invest more than $2.5 billion in...
Electric vehicles are in short supply. Here’s what you can find as gas prices soar
Charging port for a Ford Motor Co. Mustang during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images As gas prices hit record highs, some Ameri...
Why the first autonomous vehicles winners won’t be in your driveway
An Apollo Robotaxi runs at Shougang Park as Baidu launches China’s first driverless taxi service in the city on May 2, 2021 in Beijing, China. He Luqi | Qianlong.com | Visual China Group | Getty...
Electric vehicle prices rise at Tesla, Rivian, GM and other carmakers
Tesla’s Model 3 at the Tesla store in Washington, D.C. Salwan Georges | The Washington Post | Getty Images Automakers from Tesla to Rivian to Cadillac are hiking prices on their electric vehicle...
EV battery costs set to spike as raw material shortages drags on
Attendees look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck at the Washington Auto Show in Washington on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The cost to ...
Toyota ramps up efforts to look at potential of hydrogen vehicles
One of Toyota’s Sora busess photographed in Japan on Nov. 5, 2021. Toyota started working on the development of fuel-cell vehicles back in 1992. Korekore | Istock Editorial | Getty Images Toyota...
Argo AI robotaxis ditch human safety drivers in Miami and Austin
Argo AI begins driverless operations in Miami and Austin. Courtesy: Argo AI Robotaxi start-up Argo AI said Tuesday it has begun operating its autonomous test vehicles without human safety drivers in t...
Spirit Airlines, Eli Lilly, Signature Bank and more
Spirit Airlines planes on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on February 07, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making h...
Spirit Airlines, Carvana, Warby Parker and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Spirit Airlines (SAVE) – Spirit Airlines surged 19.3% in premarket trading after JetBlue (JBLU) launched a $30 per share tender offer for it...
How to buy stocks on the brink of a bear market
It seemed like everyone was in a buying mood on Friday, except Elon Musk. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke a six-day losing streak, the Nasdaq Composite turned in its second positive session in ...
Electric vehicle stocks surge
Rivian R1T all-electric truck in Times Square on listing day, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 in New York. Ann-Sophie Fjello-Jensen | AP Beaten-up shares of several electric-vehicle start-ups moved sharpl...
Carvana, GameStop, AMC, General Motors and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Carvana — Shares of the online used-car retailer popped nearly 30%, alongside other heavily shorted stocks. Nearly 29% of Carvana s...
GM shares hit new 52-week low following Wells Fargo downgrade
Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images ...
Ford, General Motors, Tapestry and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Ford (F), General Motors (GM) – Ford fell 2.8% in premarket trading while GM slid 3.4% after Wells Fargo double-downgraded both stocks to &#...
Rivian (RIVN) Q1 2022 earnings
Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive on Wednesday maintained i...
Toyota warns raw materials costs could cut profits by 20%
Toyota 2023 Sequoia on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Toyota Motor on Wednesday warned investors that “unprecedented” increases in materials and logis...
How electric pickups stack up in price, range
SAN ANTONIO — Ford Motor’s new F-150 Lightning is an electric pickup truck. That may seem obvious given it looks like a truck and has electric motors and a battery pack instead of an engine, but...
Shanghai production plunged in April after Covid lockdown
Although Shanghai began in mid-April to prioritize several hundred companies for resuming work, foreign business organizations have said that doesn’t mean the factories can operate at full capac...
Rivian (RIVN) Q1 2022 earnings preview
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe inside the company’s customer experience center outside of its plant on Aptil 11, 2022 in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive will...
Rivian stock plummets as Ford sells shares of EV start-up
Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Shares of Rivian Automotive opened Monday at a new low following a...
Palantir, Rivian, Uber and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Palantir Technologies (PLTR) – The data analytics software company’s shares plunged 15.1% in premarket trading after posting a mixed q...
Ford is selling 8 million Rivian shares, sources say
Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor is selling 8 million of its Rivian Automotive shares, w...