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 DETROIT – Chinese automakers pose a growing threat to their American counterparts — even without selling directly to consumers in the U.S. … Read more
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
Hyundai Motor is set to invest a substantial amount of Rs 7,000 crore to revamp its recently acquired second plant in India. The automotive giant successfully acquired the dormant factory from General Motors Co., marking a significant development in the Indian automotive landscape. The investment agreement is poised to be officially signed at the annual … Read more
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
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
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
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
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday predicted the market will continue to broaden through January, suggesting the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks may take a back seat on Wall Street. He said he’s had “an explosion of positive ideas from every nook and cranny of the market” since the new year started. According to Cramer, the market … Read more
2024 Ford F-150 PowerBoost Platinum hybrid Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. sales increased about 7% last year, marking the automaker’s best sales since 2020 but coming in lower than the overall industry’s growth. Ford on Thursday reported sales of nearly 2 million vehicles in 2023, a 7.1% increase from the previous year. The company … Read more
Scooters take over SXSW in Austin, TX As the last decade came to an end, it was easy for a young engineer to hop on a Bird scooter and ride it to a nearby WeWork office, home to the hottest new crypto startup. Then came Covid. Electric scooters and coworking spaces were no longer important, … Read more
