An E.V. Start-Up Backed by UPS Does Away With the Assembly Line
Arrival, a developer of electric vans and buses, says it has come up with a cheaper way to build vehicles in small factories. But can it deliver on that promise?
Tesla delivered 185,000 cars in the first quarter, twice as many as a year ago.
No, Volkswagen is not renaming itself Voltswagen.
“At the end of the day, it was a bit of fun with the name and the brand,” a Volkswagen spokesman said.
Tesla’s Autopilot Technology Faces Fresh Scrutiny
Federal regulators are investigating 23 recent accidents in which drivers were, or may have been, using the automatic steering and braking system.
Workhorse, the electric-truck maker, will meet with the Postal Service about the contract it lost.
G.M. reports $6.4 billion profit in 2020 despite the pandemic.
Chinese regulators reprimand Tesla over growing complaints about its cars.
The electric carmaker has struggled with quality issues as it has scaled from making tens of thousand cars a year to 500,000 in 2020.
G.M. Will Only Sell Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040.
Tesla Reports First Full-Year Profit
The company benefited from a jump in sales of electric cars in China and Europe, but its fourth quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.
Tesla Reports First Full-Year Profit
Tesla’s transformation from a company that lost large sums of money every year has been made possible in large part by rising sales in China and Europe.
Tesla’s U.S. Sales Slowed in 22 States in 2020
The pandemic dampened sales for all automakers in the spring and summer, and Tesla’s plant in Fremont, Calif., was idled from late March until the middle of May.
The Next Tesla? Investors Bet Big on Electric Truck Maker Rivian
Rivian, which has raised another $2.65 billion, plans to sell a pickup truck and S.U.V. it has worked on for more than a decade.
Tesla Might Finally Have Some Competition. From Ford.
Traditional automakers have struggled to sell electric cars. That could change as Ford, Volkswagen and others introduce new models.
The Pandemic Sank Auto Sales. Vaccines Could Bring Buyers Back.
Carmakers say new models should also help lift the industry in 2021, after a 15 percent decline in its slowest year since it recovered from the Great Recession.
Tesla Says It Hit Goal of Delivering 500,000 Cars in 2020
The milestone seemed unreachable just three years ago and comes as Tesla has seen a string of profitable quarters and a buoyant stock.
A Race to Become the Tesla of Delivery Trucks and Vans
Investors are betting that small companies like Workhorse will help popularize electric commercial vehicles. And Tesla aims to extend its reach.
Elon Musk says he has moved to Texas, from California.
Mr. Musk said on Tuesday that he had moved to be near a new factory Tesla is building outside Austin.
G.M. Scales Down Nikola Deal
A new agreement, supplying hydrogen fuel cell technology from General Motors, is less sweeping than the strategic partnership outlined in September.
G.M. Accelerates Its Ambitions for Electric Vehicles
General Motors says it will increase its investment and model offerings over the next five years “to expedite the transition to E.V.s.”