Musk says he expects China to approve Full Self Driving by year-end

Musk says he expects China to approve Full Self Driving by year-end

Tesla China sales fell by 5.4% in the first half of the year, although the company retained third place in new energy vehicle sales, behind BYD and Geely, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has again touted the impending rollout of advanced … Read more

Chinese EV stocks drop after Tesla’s earnings miss, General Motors delays EV plans

Chinese EV stocks drop after Tesla’s earnings miss, General Motors delays EV plans

Spectators are looking at BYD Song L electric cars at the 21st Changchun International Automobile Expo in Changchun, Jilin province, China, on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of major Chinese electric vehicle companies dropped Wednesday after U.S. giant Tesla‘s earnings fell short of analysts’ … Read more

Elon Musk wants Tesla to invest $5 billion into his newest startup, xAI — if shareholders approve

Elon Musk wants Tesla to invest  billion into his newest startup, xAI — if shareholders approve

Musk is attending Cannes Lions this week with an aim to reassure ad groups and global brands over the future of X. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted an informal poll on social network X asking whether his publicly traded automaker should invest $5 billion into his newest startup, xAI. Specifically, … Read more

Tesla TSLA earnings Q2 2024

Tesla TSLA earnings Q2 2024

Tesla is set to report second-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 62 cents expected Revenue: $24.77 billion expected After a rocky first half of the year, in which Tesla cut more than 10% of headcount and saw its first- … Read more

GM slows its EV plans again even as sales grow

GM slows its EV plans again even as sales grow

GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle in Detroit, May 16, 2024. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors said Tuesday it is again slowing its plans for all-electric vehicles by further delaying a second U.S. electric truck plant and the Buick brand’s first EV. The six-month delay … Read more

GM Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle indefinitely delayed

GM Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle indefinitely delayed

DETROIT – General Motors is indefinitely delaying production of its Origin autonomous vehicle as its embattled Cruise self-driving unit attempts to relaunch operations. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday its majority-owned robotaxi unit will instead focus on using the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt for development of autonomous vehicles. Cruise has been using now-discontinued Bolts for autonomous vehicle … Read more

Porsche shares fall as automaker cuts 2024 outlook on aluminium alloy shortage

Porsche shares fall as automaker cuts 2024 outlook on aluminium alloy shortage

The Porsche logo, the German automobile manufacturer specialising in high-performance luxury sports cars, SUVs, and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart and part of the Volkswagen group, captured in their Porsche Zentrum Zrich shop, their main center in the biggest Swiss city, in Zrich on November 13, 2023, in Zrich, Switzerland. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty … Read more

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2024

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2024

A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors is set to report second-quarter results before the bell Tuesday. Wall Street expects GM to be the standout among the traditional Detroit automakers, with … Read more

Tesla reports second-quarter earnings Tuesday. Investors want a robotaxi update

Tesla reports second-quarter earnings Tuesday. Investors want a robotaxi update

Elon Musk speaking during the Tesla Annual Shareholder’s meeting in Austin, Texas on June 13th, 2024. Source: Tesla Inc. Tesla will report second-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday. The company’s vehicle deliveries report on July 2 was better than analysts feared, but still represented a decline from the previous year. The earnings call on … Read more

GM, Ford, Stellantis second-quarter earnings: What analysts expect

GM, Ford, Stellantis second-quarter earnings: What analysts expect

General Motors CEO Mary Barra, center, at the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 17, 2022. Source: NYSE DETROIT — Wall Street expects General Motors to be the standout among the traditional Detroit automakers when they report second-quarter results this week, with sales and vehicle prices stable during the first half of the year for America’s … Read more