A Ford Mustang Mach-E GT compact sports utility vehicle during the 2022 New York International Auto Show in New York on April 14, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is rethinking its electric vehicle strategies, including “reassessing” the need for vertical integration of batteries, CEO Jim Farley said Tuesday. … Read more
Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DETROIT — Ford Motor is announcing fourth-quarter and 2023 earnings after the markets close Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects, based on average analysts’ fourth-quarter estimates compiled by LSEG, formerly … Read more
Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images Toyota Motor is investing $1.3 billion in a Kentucky plant to produce a new all-electric, three-row SUV for the U.S. market, the company said Tuesday. The vehicle is expected to go into production between late 2025 and early 2026, according to a … Read more
DETROIT – Ford Motor started the year with a slight increase in sales, as a large jump in hybrid vehicles offset an 11% decline in all-electric cars and trucks. The Detroit automaker on Friday reported sales rose 4.3% last month from January 2023, led by a 43% jump in hybrid sales and 2.6% uptick in … Read more
A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Ariz. Michael Wayland/CNBC PHOENIX – As layoffs and cost cuts roil Wall Street, from retail and shipping to tech and media, embattled online used car sales giant Carvana says its own restructuring is in the rear view. Carvana over the last 18 months aggressively restructured its … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Omar Marques | Getty Images Tesla will pay a fee of $1.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state of California for years. The fee is negligible for Tesla, which reported net income of $7.93 billion during the fourth-quarter of 2023. Tesla … Read more
Car key for the Ferrari Purasangue SUV Adam Jeffery | CNBC Ferrari topped Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line earnings expectations for the fourth quarter to finish off a record year of profits for the luxury sports car manufacturer. The automaker reported a net profit of 1.26 billion euros ($1.36 billion) for 2023, including 294 million … Read more
An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla was sued by district attorneys representing 25 counties in California over the company’s alleged improper handling of hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state. Although Tesla is now headquartered in … Read more
A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla upgraded the self-driving hardware on the Model Y car it sells in China, Elon Musk’s automaker said on WeChat on Thursday, as it looks to boost sales and fend off rising … Read more
A Volvo C40 Recharge electric SUV is on display during the Volvo “A New Era of Volvo Cars” press conference at The Shilla Seoul on March 14, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. Han Myung-gu | Wireimage | Getty Images Volvo Cars shares surged more than 20% Thursday after the Swedish automaker announced that it will … Read more
