Ford move to cut F-150 Lightning production will help optimize profitability

Ford move to cut F-150 Lightning production will help optimize profitability

Ford ‘s plans to reduce production of its all-electric pickup and increase production on popular legacy vehicles will allow the automaker to secure better profits and narrow EV losses. Ford announced Friday it’s reducing production of its F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck, starting April 1, due to slowing demand for EVs. The automaker said the … Read more

Stellantis CEO says automaker won’t sell EVs at a loss

Stellantis CEO says automaker won’t sell EVs at a loss

Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, poses during a presentation at the New York International Auto Show in Manhattan, New York, on April 5, 2023. David Dee Delgado | Reuters Stellantis won’t sell electrified vehicles such as hybrids and all-electric models at a loss like other automakers have, CEO Carlos Tavares said Friday. Tavares, who has … Read more

Ford cuts F-150 Lightning EV production, adds to Bronco, Ranger plant

Ford cuts F-150 Lightning EV production, adds to Bronco, Ranger plant

Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Dec. 13, 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is increasing production of its Bronco SUV and Ranger pickup, while cutting production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning, the automaker said Friday. Ford said the production changes … Read more

Vay launches in U.S. with different take on Tesla-style self-driving

Vay launches in U.S. with different take on Tesla-style self-driving

Vay operates what’s called a “teledriving” service, where a car is driven remotely by a human rather than by a computer. Vay German startup Vay on Wednesday launched its so-called “teledriving” solution in the U.S. for the first time, putting the company into direct competition with more richly funded and valuable American firms in the … Read more

Why Gen Z doesn’t want to buy a car online

Why Gen Z doesn’t want to buy a car online

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Growing up in the age of the internet and technology, online shopping is second nature for Gen Zers. One-third, 32%, of Gen Z consumers shop online at least once a day, according to data from marketing firm Tinuiti. Yet, 80% of Gen Z drivers prefer to shop for … Read more

Tesla slashes prices on Germany cars after similar cuts in China

Tesla slashes prices on Germany cars after similar cuts in China

Tesla Model Y, equipped with FSD system. Three front facing cameras under windshield near rear view mirror.  Mark Leong | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla on late Tuesday trimmed prices for its Model Y cars across several countries in Europe, a week after announcing similar price cuts for its Model 3 and Model … Read more

China’s BYD launches AI-powered smart car technology to better compete with rivals

China’s BYD launches AI-powered smart car technology to better compete with rivals

Visitors look at an BYD Seal U electric car of Chinese car brand BYD at the IAA Mobility 2023 international motor show on September 6, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Leonhard Simon | Getty Images News | Getty Images BYD launched its AI-powered smart car system on Tuesday as the world’s largest electric car maker seeks … Read more

Classic car auction site Bring a Trailer sales hit record $1.4 billion

Classic car auction site Bring a Trailer sales hit record .4 billion

1967 Porsche 910 Source: Bringatrailer.com Bring a Trailer, the popular online auction site for collectible cars, posted record sales in 2023, even as classic-car prices hit the skids. Bring a Trailer’s sales increased about 2% last year to over $1.4 billion from $1.35 billion in 2022, according to the company’s CEO Randy Nonnenberg. Bring a … Read more

Elon Musk wants more control of Tesla, seeks 25% voting power

Elon Musk wants more control of Tesla, seeks 25% voting power

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, not pictured, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.  Tolga Akmen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who also owns the social network X (formerly known as … Read more

For 10-year GM CEO Mary Barra, 2024 is about change and crisis

For 10-year GM CEO Mary Barra, 2024 is about change and crisis

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, at the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 17, 2022. Source: NYSE DETROIT — Monday marks 10 years of Mary Barra’s tenure as CEO of General Motors, ushering in a crucial year for the Detroit automaker and for her legacy. Over the past decade, Barra has been a dynamic executive, … Read more