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.
Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
The World Is Still Converting to Clean Energy
It feels as if our political institutions have abandoned the climate, but the clean energy economy is still growing.
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.
New York to Back Away From Robotaxi Pilot Programs Upstate
Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.
Stock Slide and Slow Sales: What’s Happening in China’s E.V. Market?
Investors are selling shares of Chinese E.V. companies, concerned that intensifying competition and shorter production cycles mean the years of easy growth are over.
As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap
Across the country, Democratic-led states are accelerating their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Their role just became much more important.
Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers
The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.
Why Living in China Is Like ‘Living in the Future’
A Times correspondent talks about life in China as it outpaces the United States in developing clean energy technology, self-driving cars and other innovations.
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.
Stellantis’s Shift Away From Electric Cars Will Cost It $26 Billion
The company, which owns Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is changing its strategy to gasoline and hybrid vehicles in an effort to revive weak sales.