Lordstown Motors’ Sales Were Dreadful. The Stock Is Rising Anyway.

Sales and earnings from electric vehicle start-up Lordstown Motors show just how hard it has been to launch a new electric truck. Results look rough, but the beaten-up stock is rising in early trading...

Several Top Rivian Executives Depart After Production Miss

Rivian Automotive the startup maker of electric trucks, has parted ways with several of its top executives after production targets were missed over the past year. Those who left include Randy Frank, ...

Buy Paccar Stock. The Truck Company Can Ride Out a Recession.

Before Steven Spielberg reached blockbuster success with Jaws, he made Duel, about a driver terrorized by a massive tanker truck. The story didn’t end well for the homicidal Peterbilt rig that the dir...

Nikola Tries to Ignite Market for Its Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Trucks

As Nikola founder stands trial on securities-fraud charges, a revamped management team is pushing to make the company the first to market hydrogen-powered commercial trucks in the U.S.—and to overcome...

Rivian’s Losses Nearly Triple to $1.7 Billion

Rivian Automotive Inc. reported its net loss in the second quarter nearly tripled to $1.7 billion, further pressuring the electric-vehicle startup to conserve cash and move quickly to fill customer or...

California Truckers Struggle to Comply With New Employment Law

Trucking companies and truck owner-operators are scrambling to figure out how to operate under a new California law that toughens definitions of nonemployee drivers, upending decadeslong practices tha...

Rivian’s Great EV Expectations Meet the Harsh Reality of Manufacturing

At Rivian Automotive Inc.’s factory in Normal, Ill., life is anything but. Car factories around the world routinely churn out models around the clock. About eight months after production on Rivian’s e...

Ford Hurries Out F-150 Lightning to Grab Share of Electrics Market

The latest electric vehicles offer the power to charge household devices or other EVs using the energy stored in the car’s battery. WSJ’s George Downs explores how some companies are developing vehicl...

Oil is the hottest sector, and Wall Street analysts see upside of up to 48% for favored stocks

Energy is the best-performing stock-market sector this year. Given today’s strong economic growth and inflation, many believe oil prices could remain at current levels for years or maybe even move hig...

Ford to book $8.2 billion fourth-quarter profit on Rivian investment

Ford Motor Co. said late Tuesday it will post an $8.2 billion gain in the fourth quarter related to its investment in Rivian Automotive Inc. following the electric-vehicle maker’s November initial pub...