The Go-To-Market Strategy For Autonomous Vehicles: “Launch Somewhere”

ENGLAND: Two autonomous, delivery robots pass on the pavement as they make home deliveries of … [+] groceries. Created by two of the co-founders of Skype in 2014, Starship has developed the self...

U.S. Firms In Shanghai Cutting Revenue Forecasts, Investment Plans After Lockdowns — Survey

A police patrol vehicle monitors the crowd along Shanghai’s iconic Bund on June 1. Lockdown … [+] restrictions have eased in much of the city this month but residents face stringent travel...

Yellen and Biden Wonder Why People Are Down on the Economy. Here’s the Reason.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said yesterday that “it’s amazing how pessimistic” Americans are about the economy, “given that we have the strongest labor market we’ve had in the entire postwar perio...

California PUC Grants Cruise Permission To Charge For Robotaxi Rides In SF. Now What Will They Charge?

Passenger gets in a Cruise robotaxi with no driver aboard. Soon, Cruise will start charging for … [+] rides. Cruise Today the California Public Utilities Permission unanimously voted to grant GM...

Relief at the Pump Could Come Soon. Thank Saudi Arabia.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Text size Oil prices fell Thursday after the Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia was ready to increase output as more sanctions on Russia threaten global oil supply...

GM vs. Ford Stock: Both Are Down, but One Has Near-Term Upside

Text size Ford vehicles are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Ford in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Price targets for Ford Motor and General Motors have been coming down latel...

Musk Wants Tesla Workers to Return to the Office. The Move Might Backfire.

Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Maja Hitjj/Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants employees to come back to the office—and they will probably listen. The move, however, is not without its risks. On Wed...

The Canary In The Coal Mine In The Race To Net Zero

Carbon trading, a practice established in the 1990s, is now at a turning point; one where blockchain technologies has the power to make a lasting impact. Already, crypto-backed trading of carbon credi...

If Google’s Dominance Concerns You, the Only Solution Is Continued Google Dominance

It’s a presidential tradition that serious, tier one candidates for the office speak at the Detroit Economics Club. Young people must wonder why since Detroit is almost never the city mentioned as the...

Tesla Stock Has Fallen Below $700. Why $540 Might Be Next.

Text size Tesla stock hit $1,200 early in the year and almost $1,150 in April. Then it started dropping. Mario Tama/Getty Images Tesla stock has been badly battered in recent weeks. It’s breaking key ...

Robinhood and 4 Other Broken IPO Stocks That Could Be Buys

After a bubbly year for initial public offerings, 2022 looks like a bust. Shares of many companies that came public last year are down 80% or more from their peaks. “This is the IPO market’s worst sel...

Why Consumers Will Buy Ford’s F-150 Lightning, According to Analysts

Text size The stakes are high for Ford’s new F-150 Lightning. Courtesy Ford The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is one of the most significant vehicle launches in U.S. history. Americ...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reveals new stakes in Paramount, Citigroup

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company on Monday revealed all the investment moves it made in the first quarter, when it spent more than $51 billion on stocks. But Buffett had already shared the bigge...

Soros fund doubles down on Rivian bet, buys stakes in Lucid, Nio

Billionaire George Soros’s investment fund has doubled down on its bet on Rivian Automotive Inc. and taken new positions on EV makers Nio Inc. and Lucid Motors Inc., according to a filing late Friday....

GM and Ford Get Double Downgrades to Sell. Wells Fargo Sours on EVs.

Text size Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck Courtesy of Ford The auto industry is all-in on electric vehicles. Wells Fargo isn’t so sure that’s a great idea. Wednesday evening, analyst Colin Langan ...

Buy GM Shares, But Not Ford or Tesla. Here’s What One Analyst Says.

Text size GM looks to be the preferred U.S. auto maker pick among Wall Street analysts, with about 85% of analysts covering the stock rating it a Buy. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Investors are bearis...

Many EV Startups Need More Cash. Rivian Isn’t One of Them.

Text size Door panels at Rivian’s assembly plant. Courtesy Rivian Trading in shares of electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive is starting to make no sense. The stock was down almost 20% Mon...

The Future of Transportation Is a Lot More Than Tesla. How to Invest.

We once thought the future of transportation meant George Jetson’s flying car. Instead, we got Elon Musk’s Tesla—the company and the electric car—whose twin successes jolted the global automotive indu...

Yes, GM Needs to Do More to Challenge Tesla. But the Stock Is a Buy.

General Motors has grand ambitions and a cheap stock. That could be a winning combination for investors. But to realize it, the pace of the giant car maker’s electric-car launches must catch up to the...

Toyota Is Trying to Catch Up in the Crowded EV Race. It May Be Too Late.

Toyota Motor became the world’s most successful car company through the spirit of kaizen, or continuous improvement. Now, with electric vehicles on the rise, kaizen might prove to be its undoing. Kaiz...

China’s U.S. Ambassador Talks Pew Poll, Trade, Air Travel: Exclusive Interview

Qin Gang, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. since July 2021. Forbes The Pew Research Organization unveiled a poll last Thursday saying 82% of Americans have an unfavorable view of China, a record high an...

General Motors Was a Bumpy Ride but Could Start to ‘Cruise’

General Motors (GM)  reported a solid quarter on Wednesday, affirming guidance for cash flow and earnings of $6.50 to $7.50 per share. Analysts mostly viewed the quarter bullishly, with Bank of Americ...

Ford Posts $3.1 Billion First-Quarter Loss, Maintains 2022 Outlook

Ford Motor Co. F 0.95% swung to a net loss of $3.1 billion in the first quarter, a reversal largely driven by a steep loss in valuation of its stake in electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc. ...

Ford’s Earnings Took a Huge Hit From Rivian. Wall Street Is Happy Anyway.

Text size Ford’s shares have moved about 7% or 8%, up or down, on average after the past four quarterly reports. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Ford Motor reported first-quarter earnings that mode...

More Scrutiny Needed Of U.S. Officials’ Business Ties To China, Says Princeton Professor

Aaron Friedberg, author of “Getting China Wrong,” says “the architects of engagement got China wrong because they underestimated the skill and tenacity” of its leaders. Aaron Friedbe...

Big Pension Sells GM and Nvidia Stock. It Bought Ford and Intel.

Text size GMC vehicles Brandon Bell/Getty Images Alabama’s pension has made some intra-sector trades among its bigger investments. Retirement Systems of Alabama slashed an investment in General Motors...

Building A Bridge While Crossing It: How The BrightDrop – GM

The BrightDrop Zevo 600 EV delivery van. Image courtesy BrightDrop Say you saw the opportunity for a new class of vehicles and decided that you would a) design the vehicle itself; b) design and build ...

Rivian Predicts a Shortage for EVs Far Bigger Than Chips—Batteries

Text size A battery pack heads to the chassis line at the Rivian plant in Illinois. Courtesy Rivian The menu of shortages is expanding for car makers. First, the appetizer: the chip shortage. The main...

Rivian CEO Warns of Looming Electric-Vehicle Battery Shortage

NORMAL, Ill.—Rivian Automotive Inc. Chief Executive RJ Scaringe is warning that the auto industry could soon face a looming shortage of battery supplies for electric vehicles—a challenge that he says ...

Opinion: Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter spells trouble for Tesla investors — here’s why

For years, Elon Musk has used hype to prop up Tesla’s stock. It’s worked so well that other companies have followed his lead. But now we think the world has seen that the emperor has no clothes. The a...

U.S. Car Sales Are in a Recession. One Analyst Is Bullish on GM and Ford Stock.

Text size U.S. car sales have tumbled Dreamstime Inflation is raging and the Fed is tightening monetary policy, creating a cycle that might push the U.S. economy into a recession. That isn’t great new...

Toyota launches all-electric bZ4X SUV, starting at $42,000

Toyota Motor Corp. TM, -1.76% announced Tuesday the launch of its all-electric bZ4X SUV, starting at $42,000. The bZ4X line will have two grades, XLE and Limited, and will be offered in both front whe...