Autos
How Chinese EV makers are winning in Brazil
On the streets of Rio de Janeiro, it’s not hard to spot the latest sign of China’s growing global auto ambitions. Electric vehicles from Chinese brands like BYD and Great Wall Motor have been flowing in. “There are a lot of Chinese cars on the streets,” said EV owner Sérgio Ramalho. Brazil has become the […]
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Rivian beats Wall Street’s Q3 expectations, maintains guidance
Rivian electric SUV parked outside brick showroom on a sunny day, San Francisco, California, August 19, 2025. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images DETROIT – Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter, as the company reported a its second quarterly gross profit this year thanks to a joint venture with […]
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Pure EV automakers Rivian, Lucid face growing challenges amid Q3 results
Brand new Lucid electric cars sit parked in front of a Lucid Studio showroom in San Francisco on May 24, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT — Challenges are mounting for all-electric vehicle manufacturers Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group as the companies try to sell investors on a brighter, more profitable future to come. […]
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Luxury carmaker Ferrari beats third-quarter profit expectations as revenues jump
Ferrari technicians inspect supercars on the production line inside the company’s factory in Maranello, Italy, October 2, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo Remo Casilli | Reuters Luxury carmaker Ferrari on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, with net revenues jumping more than 7% compared to the same period last year. The Maranello, Italy-based sports car manufacturer posted […]
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Tesla faces widening federal probe into door handle safety issues
Tesla models Y and 3 are displayed at a Tesla showroom in Corte Madera, California, on Dec. 20, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Tesla has been ordered to provide records to U.S. federal auto safety regulators to comply with a sweeping investigation into possible safety defects with the company’s flush-mounted, retractable door handles that […]
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Ford, Hyundai report large declines in October EV sales after end of federal credits
Ford Mustang Mach-E EV vehicles at a Ford dealership in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct 16, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Sales of all-electric vehicles collapsed last month following the end of up to $7,500 in federal incentives for purchasing an EV, several automakers said Monday. Ford Motor, […]
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Auto giants rally as China says it will consider exemptions for Nexperia chip exports
In this photo illustration, the logo of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia is displayed on a screen. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s biggest carmakers rose on Monday as fears over an industry shortage of semiconductors appeared to recede. China on Saturday said it would consider some exemptions for Nexperia chip exports. […]
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Xpeng tops over 40,000 monthly deliveries again as its mass market strategy plays out
SHANGHAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 16, 2025 – New energy vehicles displayed in Xiaopeng Motors store in Shanghai, China on October 16, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images While most Chinese electric vehicle makers have seen ups and downs, Xpeng has built a slow and […]
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Where the Nexperia auto chip crisis stands now as the U.S., China and EU race to contain fallout
The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker’s German facility, after the Dutch government seized control and auto industry bodies sounded the alarm over the possible impact on car production, in Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 23, 2025. Jonas Walzberg | Reuters Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia is at the heart of a standoff between […]
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Musk teases Tesla Roadster demo by year-end. He’s been hyping a new one since 2017
Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda gets out of a Tesla Motor’s Roadster electric car with Tesla Motors Chief Exective Officer Elon Musk (behind car) upon their arrival at a news conference in Tokyo November 12, 2010. Issei Kato | Reuters Eight years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promoted a next-generation Roadster, basing the name of the […]
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