In Hungary, Voters Exposed the Limits of China’s Ties to Orban
Beijing depended on Hungary’s outgoing leader, Viktor Orban, to gain a toehold in Europe. A giant battery factory proved a step too far.
Ford Says an Affordable Electric Pickup Truck is Still Coming Next Year
Ford Motor has written off $20 billion in electric vehicle investments but says it is forging ahead with an electric pickup that will sell for $30,000 next year.
Aiming at China, Malaysia Puts New Restrictions on Electric Cars
The move was a tacit acknowledgment of China’s dominance in the global market and the power of its automakers to keep prices low.
Volkswagen to End E.V. Production at Tennessee Plant
The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.
How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales
Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.
China Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades
The goal, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.
Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
America Has an Edge Over China. Why Won’t We Use It?
American manufacturing prowess won’t be restored without bringing new technologies to the factory floor.
¿Qué pasa con las empresas de vehículos eléctricos en China?
Los inversionistas están perdiendo el entusiasmo por las empresas chinas de vehículos eléctricos, ante la preocupación de que los años de crecimiento fácil hayan llegado a su fin.
Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market
The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.
Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs
Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.
Acabo de regresar de China. Estados Unidos no está ganando
Si Estados Unidos quiere ser competitivo frente a China, tiene que poner orden en su economía.
Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for Three More Years
Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.
Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for Three More Years
Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.
I Just Returned From China. We Are Not Winning.
If we are going to be competitive with China, we have to get our economic house in order.
Why U.S. Car Companies Want to Make Giant Batteries
Even as American automakers have scaled back their ambitions for electric vehicles, some are pivoting to a technology that could help boost renewable energy.
Tesla’s Model S, Soon to Be History, Changed the Auto Industry
The company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said this week that it would stop making the car, an electric pioneer in 2012, as well as the Model X.
U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.
America Is Waving the White Flag in the New Cold War Against China
Is a Chinese century now dawning?
Trump Is Obsessed With Yesterday’s Energy. China Is Focused on the Future.
China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power. Its businesses are reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world.