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Posted on June 30, 2026

BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina

The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars in losses.
Posted on November 13, 2025

The Luxury Electric Vehicle Is in Trouble

Sales of expensive battery-powered cars like the Ford F-150 Lightning have stalled, forcing automakers to slow production and offer more affordable vehicles.
Posted on October 23, 2025

Ford’s Profit Jumps on Strong Sales but Company Lowers its Outlook

Ford said a fire at an aluminum factory will lower profits in the last three months of the year. The company also said it has stopped making an electric version of its popular F-150 pickup.
Posted on October 21, 2025

G.M.’s Profit Falls on Tariffs and E.V. Costs

The automaker’s shares jumped as investors focused on an upgraded forecast for some financial measures, as well as a lower-than-expected bill for tariffs this year.
Posted on June 2, 2025

Save Us, Senators, From a Very Expensive Mistake

Senate Republicans understand that energy abundance is essential for the economy, national security and the country’s well-being. Now they must act.
Posted on March 28, 2025

Trump’s Tariffs Leave Automakers With Tough, Expensive Choices

Carmakers are likely to face higher costs regardless of how they respond to President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts.
Posted on November 12, 2024

Volkswagen and Rivian Form Joint Venture, Deepening Alliance

The new agreement builds on an earlier announcement in which the German automaker said it would invest up to $5 billion in Rivian, a maker of electric vehicles. The new venture brings them closer.
Posted on October 29, 2024

G.M.’s Electric Vehicle Sales Surge as Ford Loses Billions

Ford is struggling to make money on battery-powered models while General Motors, which started more slowly, says it is getting close to that goal.
Posted on October 17, 2024

Why GM’s Mary Barra Still Believes in EVs, Despite Slow Sales

Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable.
Posted on July 18, 2024

Ford Will Make Gasoline Trucks Not Electric Vehicles in Canada Plant

Ford will build large pickups at a Canadian factory that it had previously slated to produce electric vehicles, sales of which have slowed in recent months.
Posted on July 16, 2024

Oil Companies are Thriving as the World Pushes for Clean Energy

High prices and growing demand have helped U.S. oil producers take in record profits despite global efforts to spur greater use of renewable energy and electric cars.
Posted on July 11, 2024

Biden Offers $1.7 Billion to Help Factories Build Electric Vehicles

A Jeep plant that closed last year will be among those that will benefit from federal grants meant to help automotive manufacturers and protect jobs.
Posted on May 8, 2024

G.M. to Retire the Chevy Malibu to Make More EVs

The gasoline-powered Malibu was the last affordable sedan sold by Chevrolet, the General Motors brand, in the United States.
Posted on May 3, 2024

Oil Companies Expand Offshore Drilling, Pointing to Energy Needs

Shell and others say they plan to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico in part because doing so releases fewer greenhouse gases than drilling on land.
Posted on February 6, 2024

Ford Reports Quarterly Loss but Says Sales Grew

Ford Motor attributed the loss in the fourth quarter to charges related to pension plans and a restructuring of overseas operations.
Posted on December 18, 2023

E.V. Start-up Founder Could Get Prison Term in Fraud Case

Trevor Milton, who founded the truck company Nikola, will be sentenced on Monday in a fraud case that exposed the excesses in the electric vehicle business.
Posted on December 16, 2023

Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024

Purchases of popular models like the Tesla Model 3 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E may no longer entitle buyers to tax savings because the cars do not meet tougher sourcing requirements.
Posted on December 12, 2023

Ford Will Cut Planned Electric F-150 Production as Demand Slows

Ford and other automaker have had to readjust their electric vehicle production plans because sales have been weaker than they had expected.
Posted on October 28, 2023

U.A.W. Reaches Tentative Deal With Stellantis, Following Ford

Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler, Jeep and Ram, and the United Automobile Workers union said they had reached a deal on a new contract similar to the one that the union reached with Ford.
Posted on October 25, 2023

Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.

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