GM’s Profit Jumped in 2021 Despite Global Chip Shortage
The company made $10 billion in profit for 2021, a 55 percent increase from 2020.
New Technology for Lamborghini: What3words Joins With Alexa
A novel navigation system, What3words, will be standard on new Huracán models. It divides the globe into 57 trillion 10-foot squares, and leads you to one.
Tesla Reports Record Profit but Warns of Supply Problems
The carmaker had a profit of $5.5 billion as sales of its electric vehicles continued to surge, especially in China and Europe.
General Motors to Spend $7 billion on Electric Vehicle Plants
The automaker will build a battery plant and overhaul an existing factory to produce electric pickup trucks, creating 4,000 jobs.
Can Anyone Satisfy Amazon’s Craving for Electric Vans?
The company has big plans to turn its delivery fleet green. But very few of the vehicles are made right now.
Tesla prosperó mientras Ford y GM tuvieron problemas
La enorme disparidad entre los resultados de la empresa de autos eléctricos y los de reconocidos fabricantes de carros el año pasado refleja el cambio tecnológico que sacude al sector.
Why Tesla Soared as Other Automakers Struggled to Make Cars
The yawning disparity between the performance of the electric car company and established automakers last year reflects the technological change roiling the industry.
Sony Moves Toward Electric Car Market With a New Subsidiary
Japan’s electronics giant introduced a new version of a prototype S.U.V. that runs on batteries.
Sony Moves Toward Electric Car Market With a New Subsidiary
Japan’s electronics giant introduced a new version of a prototype S.U.V. that runs on batteries.
Toyota Topped G.M. in U.S. Car Sales in 2021
After struggling to produce cars because of a global computer chip shortage, automakers are trying to move quickly to making electric vehicles.
Tesla opens a dealership in Xinjiang, drawing accusations it’s helping China ‘cover up genocide.’
Senator Marco Rubio criticized the electric carmaker for opening the outlet in a region where China has been accused of targeting Muslims.
Tesla Reports 87% Increase in 2021 Deliveries
The electric-car maker managed substantial growth as Europe and China increasingly propelled sales.
Supply Chain Problems Mean Buying a Car Sometimes Takes a Plane Ride
The limited supply of new and used vehicles is forcing some Americans to go to great lengths to find and buy them, including traveling to dealers hundreds of miles away.
How China Makes Electric Car Batteries
Everyone knows the biggest winner from electric cars: Tesla. Few outside the auto industry know the other big winner: the battery maker CATL.
E.P.A. Announces Tighter Auto Pollution Rules
Under the new plan, designed to reduce planet-warming tailpipe emissions, new vehicles would be required to average 55 miles per gallon starting in 2026.
Rivian Plans to Spend $5 Billion on a Second EV Plant in Georgia
The company, which began trading on the stock exchange last month, said it lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter.
El litio de Bolivia, central para las energías verdes
Los gigantes industriales chinos y rusos tratan de aprovechar los depósitos de minerales indispensables para los automóviles eléctricos. Un empresario de EE. UU. tiene su propia estrategia: la paciencia.
Battling for Bolivia’s Lithium That’s Vital to Electric Cars
Chinese and Russian industrial giants seek to tap mineral deposits vital to electric cars. A Texas entrepreneur has his own strategy: the long game.
Toyota Outlines Electric Vehicle Expansion Plan
The company’s Lexus brand will only sell electric cars by 2030 in China, Europe and the United States.
Looking for a Way to Soup Up Your Car? Go Electric.
It may not be cheap, but swapping the combustion engine in your car for an electric one is getting easier.