Chinese EV stocks drop after Tesla’s earnings miss, General Motors delays EV plans

Chinese EV stocks drop after Tesla’s earnings miss, General Motors delays EV plans

Spectators are looking at BYD Song L electric cars at the 21st Changchun International Automobile Expo in Changchun, Jilin province, China, on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of major Chinese electric vehicle companies dropped Wednesday after U.S. giant Tesla‘s earnings fell short of analysts’ … Read more

GM slows its EV plans again even as sales grow

GM slows its EV plans again even as sales grow

GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle in Detroit, May 16, 2024. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors said Tuesday it is again slowing its plans for all-electric vehicles by further delaying a second U.S. electric truck plant and the Buick brand’s first EV. The six-month delay … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, July 23 1. Several key earnings reports before the bell: General Motors posted big numbers , beating Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter, and raised its financial targets for the rest of the year. United Parcel Service missed profit and sales estimates and lowered its guidance . … Read more

GM Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle indefinitely delayed

GM Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle indefinitely delayed

DETROIT – General Motors is indefinitely delaying production of its Origin autonomous vehicle as its embattled Cruise self-driving unit attempts to relaunch operations. The Detroit automaker said Tuesday its majority-owned robotaxi unit will instead focus on using the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt for development of autonomous vehicles. Cruise has been using now-discontinued Bolts for autonomous vehicle … Read more

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2024

General Motors (GM) earnings Q2 2024

A GMC pickup truck is displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors is set to report second-quarter results before the bell Tuesday. Wall Street expects GM to be the standout among the traditional Detroit automakers, with … Read more

Wall Street looks past political uncertainty

Wall Street looks past political uncertainty

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on July 22, 2024. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, … Read more

GM, Ford, Stellantis second-quarter earnings: What analysts expect

GM, Ford, Stellantis second-quarter earnings: What analysts expect

General Motors CEO Mary Barra, center, at the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 17, 2022. Source: NYSE DETROIT — Wall Street expects General Motors to be the standout among the traditional Detroit automakers when they report second-quarter results this week, with sales and vehicle prices stable during the first half of the year for America’s … Read more

Alphabet earnings and 3 more things we’re watching in the stock market next week

Alphabet earnings and 3 more things we’re watching in the stock market next week

This week was all about rotation. Investors spent much of the week shifting funds around, locking in profits with winners — mainly megacap tech stocks — and taking positions in many overlooked areas of the market that are due for a bounce, especially once the Federal Reserve starts cutting interest rates. The result: The Nasdaq … Read more

Tesla and other EV makers like Volvo are betting big on gigacasting

Tesla and other EV makers like Volvo are betting big on gigacasting

In the race to make EVs cheaper and more profitable, companies are pulling just about every lever they can. But while improving battery technology often hogs the spotlight, automakers are investing heavily into changing how the rest of the car is made. One such method is megacasting, or gigacasting, as Tesla calls it. Gigacasting is … Read more

GM to up production of high-output V8 SUV

GM to up production of high-output V8 SUV

2025 Cadillac Escalade V-Series SUV Cadillac DETROIT — General Motors will increase production of its Cadillac Escalade V-Series performance model as part of updates to the flagship SUV for the 2025 model year. The new SUV features a standard 55-inch diagonal display across the dash, including a passenger-only screen; an “executive package” for the second … Read more