Tesla Model Y, Toyota hybrids make Consumer Reports’ top 10 ranking

Tesla Model Y, Toyota hybrids make Consumer Reports’ top 10 ranking

Toyota hybrid vehicles for sale at a dealership in Chicago, Feb. 6, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Hybrid vehicles led the 2024 top vehicle rankings released Tuesday by influential product testing organization Consumer Reports. Such “electrified” vehicles, including plug-in hybrid models, represented six of the top 10 picks by the nonprofit consumer organization. The … Read more

How Ford can challenge a powerful Chinese EV maker’s potential entrance in the U.S.

How Ford can challenge a powerful Chinese EV maker’s potential entrance in the U.S.

Forget Tesla , the real competition in electric vehicles is low-cost Chinese automakers. That’s what Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told Wall Street. He said he has a plan as one such EV maker looks to break into America. BYD — short for Build Your Dreams — could pose a threat to Ford and other … Read more

Jim Cramer names companies approaching $1 trillion market cap

Jim Cramer names companies approaching  trillion market cap

In the wake of Nvidia‘s rapid ascension, CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday picked companies he thinks could have a chance at breaking $1 trillion in market capitalization. “There is no next Nvidia — it’s what we call at law school sui generis — and you might not see another story this strong for a generation,” … Read more

Tesla rival BYD launches electric supercar that could take on Ferrari

Tesla rival BYD launches electric supercar that could take on Ferrari

A BYD Co. Yangwang U9 electric vehicle in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. BYD debuted its most expensive car on Sunday, a 1.68 million yuan ($233,450) high-performance fully-electric supercar pitted against luxury gas-guzzling options offered by rivals such as Ferrari NV and Lamborghini. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Qilai Shen | Bloomberg … Read more

Wall Street high on AI euphoria

Wall Street high on AI euphoria

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | 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, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today  Markets positive Wall Street … Read more

Lucid And Rivian Are Gearing Up For A Miserable 2024

Lucid And Rivian Are Gearing Up For A Miserable 2024

Good morning! It’s Thursday, February 22, 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. Rivian Recalls Nearly Every Car It Has Built 1st Gear: Rivian, Lucid 2024 Production Falls On Weakening Demand … Read more

House China chair demands Elon Musk provide SpaceX internet for U.S. troops in Taiwan

House China chair demands Elon Musk provide SpaceX internet for U.S. troops in Taiwan

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, speaks at the Atreju political convention organized by Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), in Rome, Dec. 15, 2023. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter on Saturday to Elon Musk demanding that U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan get … Read more

The U.S. economy seems to be holding up

The U.S. economy seems to be holding up

People shop at a retail store in Manhattan, New York City, on Jan. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | 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, no matter where they are. Like what you see? … Read more

The U.S. economy is humming along

The U.S. economy is humming along

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, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to know today  Wall Street surgesThe S&P 500 soared to new highs on Thursday … Read more

Rivian and Lucid shares plunge after weak EV earnings reports

Rivian and Lucid shares plunge after weak EV earnings reports

A Rivian electric truck sits parked in front of a Rivian service center on August 08, 2023 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid plummeted Thursday after the companies reported disappointing results and stagnant production in their fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday. Rivian … Read more