Ford could do 2 things to shine in a challenging 2024 for auto industry

Ford could do 2 things to shine in a challenging 2024 for auto industry

Wall Street sees opportunities for legacy automakers like Ford to stand out in 2024 despite the challenges the industry faces as demand for electric vehicles softens. Ford could make for a successful year by doing two things: continuing its strategic shift toward more profitable hybrids instead of heavy investments in less lucrative EVs and improving … Read more

Hertz makes ‘agile’ decision to shift strategy and sell EVs, Teslas

Hertz makes ‘agile’ decision to shift strategy and sell EVs, Teslas

A Hertz Tesla electric vehicle is displayed during the Hertz Corporation IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2021.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Hertz surprised many onlookers last week when the car-rental company announced it would be selling about a third of its global electric vehicle … Read more

Tesla stock down on Red Sea delays, price cuts

Tesla stock down on Red Sea delays, price cuts

An employee of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg works on a production line of a Model Y electric vehicle. Patrick Pleul | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Tesla dipped as much as 3% Friday morning as the stock faced pressure from supply chain delays due to a crisis on the Red Sea, and … Read more

Tesla raising factory worker pay in U.S., as UAW aims to organize

Tesla raising factory worker pay in U.S., as UAW aims to organize

An aerial view shows the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California on February 10, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla is rolling out “market adjustment” pay increases this month to many of its factory workers across the U.S., according to notices posted at the company’s vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California. Bloomberg … Read more

China’s EV stocks start 2024 in reverse gear as price wars pressure profitability

China’s EV stocks start 2024 in reverse gear as price wars pressure profitability

A BYD Seagull small electric car is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Chinese electric car makers have started the new year in reverse gear, as intense competition and continuing price wars pressure … Read more

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hud, Saloon concept cars

Honda teases new EVs with Space-Hub, Saloon concept cars

Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more

Used car prices high but expected to be stable in 2024

Used car prices high but expected to be stable in 2024

Used cars for sale at Lee Auto Mall on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Brianna Soukup | Portland Press Herald | Getty Images DETROIT – Used vehicle prices are expected to stabilize this year, after buyers of pre-owned cars and trucks got more relief in 2023 … Read more

Shares of China Evergrande EV unit plunge 23% after executive director is detained

Shares of China Evergrande EV unit plunge 23% after executive director is detained

A sign on the exterior of the China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. research headquarters in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of the electric vehicle manufacturing arm of property developer China Evergrande plunged 23% on Monday after the unit revealed its vice chairman had been … Read more

Top 10 best-selling cars in the U.S. in 2023

Top 10 best-selling cars in the U.S. in 2023

2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT – America maintained its love affair with pickup trucks in 2023 — but a top-selling vehicle from Toyota Motor nearly ruined their tailgate party. Sales of the Toyota RAV4 compact crossover came within 10,000 units of Stellantis‘ Ram pickup truck last year, a near-No. 3 ranking that … Read more