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 ...
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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...
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 ...
The stocks of these Super Bowl advertisers didn’t fare so well
New England Patriots fans erupt as the Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson’s pass is intercepted at the goal line to ensure the victory for the New England Patriots in Super W 49. Bob Berg | Moment ...
EV carmakers work to fit auto dealers into their future plans
Customers wearing protective masks looks at the interior of a vehicle for sale at a Ford Motor Co. dealership in Colma, California, Feb. 1, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT —...
The outgoing CEO of Toyota told his successor: Don’t be like me
After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business philosophy. Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | ...
Why Toyota is battling criticism it has been too slow to invest in EVs
The world’s largest automaker, Toyota, is battling criticism it is behind rivals on electric vehicles, and is even working to try and block the transition to zero-emission electric fleets. But t...
10 auto industry predictions for 2023
A customer looks at a vehicle at a BMW dealership in Mountain View, California, on Dec. 14, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Wall Street and industry analysts remain on hig...
2022 U.S. auto sales are worst in more than a decade
New Jeeps on display at a New York City car dealership on Oct. 5, 2021. Spencer Platt | Getty Images DETROIT — Automakers are hopeful last year’s new vehicle sales — the worst in more than a dec...
General Motors (GM) sales Q4 2022
2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate GM DETROIT – General Motors reclaimed its U.S. sales crown from Toyota Motor last year as the Detroit automaker eked out a slight gain in annual U.S. vehicle sales...
Ferrari outshines EV makers like Tesla
The Ferrari SP38 seen at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022 on June 23rd in Chichester, England. Martyn Lucy | Getty Images This year wasn’t about which auto manufacturer stock performed the best. ...
Auto execs less confident in EV adoption amid economic fears: KPMG
A NYC charging station seen in the Yorkville neighborhood of New York City. Adam Jeffery | CNBC DETROIT — Global automotive executives are less confident about the rate of adoption of electric vehicle...
Electric Ford F-150 Lightning named MotorTrend’s truck of the year
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Ford DETROIT — The electric Ford F-150 Lightning was named MotorTrend’s 2023 truck of the year Tuesday, topping traditional pickups with internal combustion engines fro...
GM, Stellantis rank worst for fuel efficiency, even amid EV push
GMC vehicles sit on display at the Sterling McCall Buick GMC dealership on February 02, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors may be transitioning to an all-elec...
Toyota secures funding to develop hydrogen fuel cell version of Hilux
A Toyota logo displayed on a vehicle in Poland. The Japanese automotive giant started working on the development of fuel cell vehicles back in 1992. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images LONDON — A co...
Hyundai’s best years in the U.S. face an Inflation Reduction Act test
Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images SAVANNAH, Ga. — Hyundai Motor Group is having its best years ever in the U.S. The South Korean automaker has successfully moved from bargain economy veh...
Toyota unveils new Prius hybrids amid skepticism of its EV strategy
2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid electric vehicle Toyota Toyota Motor is not giving up on its flagship Prius hybrid anytime soon, despite investing billions in all-electric vehicles amid critici...
Lyft president still thinks driverless cars will dominate ride-share
Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angele...
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda talks EV skepticism, ‘happy dance,’ his legacy
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda speaks during a small media roundtable on Sept. 29, 2022 in Las Vegas. Toyota LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor CEO Akio Toyoda last week simply stated what he would like his legacy to b...
Toyota CEO doubles down on EV strategy amid criticism it’s not moving fast enough
A Toyota bZ4X on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC LAS VEGAS – Toyota Motor is standing by its electric vehicle strategy, including hybrids like the Prius, following...
How Berkshire Hathaway Energy Escaped ‘The Coal Trap’
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – JULY 15: Employees of SunEdison install photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of … [+] a Kohl’s Department Store on July 15, 2008 in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Comp...
Chinese EV giant BYD plans to build a passenger car factory in Thailand
Chinese electric car company BYD has expanded rapidly overseas, including announcements in recent months of plans to enter Thailand’s and Japan’s passenger car markets. Pictured here is a ...
Toyota says it will invest extra $2.5 billion in North Carolina plant
A Toyota dealership in Yokohama, Japan, photographed on Feb. 7, 2021. The firm is trying to make headway in the increasingly competitive electric vehicle market. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images ...
Automakers investing in the South as EVs change the auto industry
Jack Weaver, an 82-year-old retired dairy farmer whose house sits on a Civil War battlefield, lives near General Motors’ Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. Michael Wayland / CNBC SPRING HILL, Tenn....
Inflation Reduction Act EV tax credits could hurt sales
Tesla cars charge next to a traditional Texaco gas station on July 17, 2022 in Nephi, Utah. With more electric cars on the road, lack of charging infrastructure is becoming more of a problem for EV ow...
Eli Lilly, Cigna, Restaurant Brands and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Eli Lilly (LLY) – The drug maker’s stock fell 3.6% in the premarket after it missed estimates with its quarterly results and cut its f...
Ford stock posts best month since the Great Recession
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor’s stock on Monday added to its best month since the Great Recession in 2009, signaling a significant swing for the Detroit automaker this year....
Ford Maverick Tremor off-road package 2022
2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Source: Ford Ford Motor is adding a new off-road-ready package to its Maverick pickup in a bid to extend the sales success of its hot-selling small truck. The new Maverick ...