Any significant reduction or a rollback of the Inflation Reduction Act’s support for electric vehicles would benefit China, according to General Motors board member Jon McNeill. “I think we risk losing the auto manufacturing share to China. We really do, globally,” McNeill, a former Tesla president and cofounder and CEO of DVx Ventures, said Wednesday … Read more
GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle on May 16, 2024 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The Chevrolet Equinox has been a crucial part of General Motors’ lineup for two decades. The vehicle is a quintessential family hauler and a go-to car for people seeking an … Read more
The American pickup truck market is dominated by domestic brands, primarily Ford, Chevrolet, GMC and Ram. U.S. brands benefit from a loyal buyer base, and a 25% tax on imported trucks. But the Toyota Tacoma shows how a foreign automaker can find and control a niche within that market. The top-selling full-size pickup line is … Read more
United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Andi Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama have voted against union representation by the United Auto Workers, the National Labor Relations Board said Friday. The … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden announces increased tariffs on Chinese products to promote American investments and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images DETROIT — President Joe Biden’s plan to quadruple tariffs on China-made electric vehicles is unlikely to stave off the … Read more
The future of Tesla Supercharging is uncertain following CEO Elon Musk’s disbanding of the Supercharging team as part of a broader restructuring. The roughly 500 layoffs included senior director of EV charging Rebecca Tinucci and Daniel Ho, director of vehicle programs. Musk’s abrupt decision has raised concerns about the future of Tesla’s EV charging system, … Read more
Lower pricing due to softening demand helped April electric vehicle sales at Ford more than double, even as the automaker was shifting resources away from the money-losing unit. Despite the reasons behind the pricing, Freedom Capital Markets auto analyst Michael Ward said Ford’s nearly 130% jump in battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales last month should … Read more
American automakers and their non-Chinese counterparts are fighting an existential battle, as local rivals in China outpace them. Chinese companies flush with government investments and subsidies have leapfrogged the competition in electric vehicle technology and software. U.S. automaker sales have fallen dramatically since their peak a few years ago. “I don’t want to sound overly … Read more
Ford’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), John Lawler and Linda Zhang, Chief Engineer for the company’s All Electric F-150 Lightning participate in the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 28, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Ford Motor on Friday named the former chief financial … Read more
GM President Mark Reuss announces a $2.2 billion investment in the automaker’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Michigan for new all-electric trucks and autonomous vehicles on Jan. 27, 2020. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors believes it can regain market share in China after hitting a roughly 20-year low last year amid changing market … Read more
