Autos
Tesla exec leading development of chip tech and Dojo supercomputer is leaving company
Tesla’s vice president of hardware design engineering, Pete Bannon, is leaving the company after first joining in 2016 from Apple, CNBC has confirmed. Bannon was leading the development of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer and reported directly to Musk. Bloomberg first reported on Bannon’s departure, and added that Musk ordered his team to shut down, with engineers […]
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Toyota Motor cuts annual operating profit forecast after earnings beat as U.S. tariffs bite
A sign with the Toyota logo in Surrey, England on August, 2023 Peter Dazeley | Getty Images News | Getty Images Toyota Motor on Thursday cut its annual operating profit forecast as the world’s largest auto company by sales volumes grapples with U.S. auto tariffs. Here are Toyota’s results compared with the mean estimates from […]
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General Motors, Hyundai to develop five vehicles amid rising competition
The General Motors headquarters inside the Renaissance Center in Detroit on April 15, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images General Motors and Hyundai Motor on Wednesday outlined plans to develop five vehicles as they seek to lower costs amid growing competition from nimble Chinese rivals. Four of the vehicles — a compact SUV/car/ […]
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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit clears regulatory hurdle, safety probe
Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit is ramping up vehicle production at a new facility in Hayward, California. Zoox Amazon‘s Zoox has cleared a key regulatory hurdle, paving the way for demonstrations of its self-driving robotaxis. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that it granted Zoox an exemption from some requirements, a first for U.S.-built […]
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Uber beats on revenue, announces $20 billion stock buyback
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Uber reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat on revenue and announced the authorization of a $20 billion stock buyback. Here’s how the company did versus analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per […]
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Musk says Tesla is training an upgraded Full Self-Driving model which could be released next month
The Tesla Motors Inc. logo. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is now training a new Full Self-Driving model boasting “big” video improvements and size upgrades, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday on social media. “Tesla is training a new FSD model with ~10X params and a big improvement to video compression loss. Probably […]
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Honda Motor quarterly profit halves, missing estimates as U.S. auto tariffs bite
A sign marks the location of a Honda dealership in Libertyville, Illinois, on Dec. 18, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Japanese auto giant Honda‘s first-quarter operating profits fell 50% year over year on Wednesday, missing estimates due to U.S. auto tariffs and a stronger yen. Here are Honda’s results compared with mean estimates from […]
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Lucid softens full-year production forecast as EV maker misses second-quarter estimates
A Lucid Air electric vehicle (EV) at the company’s showroom in Tysons, Virginia, US, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lucid Group on Tuesday softened its production outlook for the rest of the year as it reported second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations. The electric vehicle maker now […]
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Tesla sales in Britain and Germany fall by more than 55% as China’s BYD soars
Tesla vehicles are parked outside of a dealership on July 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla‘s new car sales plummeted in both Britain and Germany in July, according to industry data published Tuesday, extending a protracted European downturn for the U.S. electric automaker. Data published by the U.K.’s Society of […]
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Noted Tesla analyst Adam Jonas moving into new role at Morgan Stanley
Adam Jonas, Morgan Stanley auto analyst. CNBC Noted Morgan Stanley auto research analyst Adam Jonas will be stepping into a new role at the firm. Save for a brief stint as a researcher at a European competitor, Jonas has been with Morgan Stanley (and predecessor firm Dean Witter) since graduating from college, eventually working his […]
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