Ford’s third-quarter sales up 0.7% as GM overtakes it in EVs

Ford’s third-quarter sales up 0.7% as GM overtakes it in EVs

A banner advertises the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor lost its lead in electric vehicle sales to crosstown rival General Motors during the third quarter, as the automaker’s EV growth slowed. Ford on Wednesday reported … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

A worker unloads a new Tesla Model 3 from a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla posted its third-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Wednesday. The stock fell about 3.5% in premarket trading after the report. Here are the … Read more

Cramer sees Abbott becoming a buying opportunity — but timing is key

Cramer sees Abbott becoming a buying opportunity — but timing is key

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Wall Street started the week off slightly lower on the last day of September — historically the worst month of the year, but not this year. During Monday’s Morning … Read more

Ford EV benefits program aims to boost sales

Ford EV benefits program aims to boost sales

The Mustang Mach-E on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor is aiming to boost sales of its electric vehicles by addressing potential customer concerns through a new program that includes free home-charging installation and other benefits. The “Ford Power Promise” program … Read more

Automakers Slash More Than 4 Million EVs From 2030 Sales Targets As Adoption Slows

Automakers Slash More Than 4 Million EVs From 2030 Sales Targets As Adoption Slows

Good morning! It’s Friday, September 27, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: Automakers Now Aim To Sell 23.7 million EVs … Read more

U.S. new vehicle sales expected to have struggled during third quarter

U.S. new vehicle sales expected to have struggled during third quarter

New Jeep vehicles sit on a Dodge Chrysler-Jeep Ram dealership’s lot on October 03, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT — U.S. sales of new vehicles are expected to have struggled during the third quarter amid economic and political uncertainties, as well as elevated interest rates and … Read more

10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday, including automaker downgrades

10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday, including automaker downgrades

Top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 25 — Today’s newsletter was written by the Investing Club’s director of portfolio analysis, Jeff Marks. 1. The S & P 500 is on track for a muted open Wednesday following another record close Tuesday. Club holding Nvidia helped lift the market Tuesday but earnings loom from fellow … Read more

GM’s EV sales momentum is finally building

GM’s EV sales momentum is finally building

Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO, speaks during the unveiling of the Cadillac Celestiq electric sedan in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images WARREN, Mich. – If everything had gone to plan for General Motors over the last three years, the Detroit automaker would be well on its … Read more

China to Mexico trade ‘back door’ booms in Trump, Biden tariff era

China to Mexico trade ‘back door’ booms in Trump, Biden tariff era

A freight train carries cargo shipping containers in the El Paso Sector along the US-Mexico border between New Mexico and Chihuahua state on December 9, 2021 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images New data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough … Read more

Civil rights groups urge Fortune 1000 to protect DEI

Civil rights groups urge Fortune 1000 to protect DEI

Twenty civil rights organizations sent a letter Thursday to Fortune 1000 companies calling for them to recommit to diversity, equity and inclusion, after several major companies scaled back their efforts. The call to action comes after businesses including Ford, Tractor Supply, Brown-Forman announced plans to change or entirely end internal DEI initiatives. “Abandoning DEI will … Read more