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Massive pile-up of cars, auto parts, Ikea exports bound for U.S. due to European port labor strife
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Massive pile-up of cars, auto parts, Ikea exports bound for U.S. due to European port labor strife

Labor slowdowns and strikes at the German and Netherland ports are creating a massive pile-up of export containers bound for the U.S. that will take months to clear out. According to the bills of lading found through ImportGenius, some of the items that are exported out of these ports are critical components to the auto […]

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GM, Ford rising, Tesla falling in EV ‘car wars’ in U.S., Bank of America analyst says
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GM, Ford rising, Tesla falling in EV ‘car wars’ in U.S., Bank of America analyst says

DETROIT – It’s the beginning of the end for Tesla’s dominance of the U.S. electric vehicle industry, according to Bank of America Securities. As startups and legacy automakers introduce a significant number of new electric vehicles, Tesla’s domestic share of the EV market is expected to decrease from 70% or more in recent years to […]

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Raw material costs for electric vehicles have doubled during the pandemic
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Raw material costs for electric vehicles have doubled during the pandemic

Workers inspect a Rivian R1T electric vehicle (EV) pickup truck on the assembly line at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US., on Monday, April 11, 2022. Jamie Kelter Davis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Raw material costs for electric vehicles more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report Wednesday […]

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How GM, Ford and Tesla are tackling the national EV charging challenge
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How GM, Ford and Tesla are tackling the national EV charging challenge

More people than ever are buying electric vehicles. There are about 2 million EVs on the road in the U.S., up six-fold since 2016, but the number of EVs is still a very small slice of the more than 280 million vehicles in operation. Some factors, such as upfront cost and battery range, are largely […]

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Jokowi lays out his pitch for why Elon Musk should invest in Indonesia
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Jokowi lays out his pitch for why Elon Musk should invest in Indonesia

Elon Musk, here seen at an event in New York in early-May, is being aggressively courted to produce his electric vehicles “end to end” in resource-rich Indonesia. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images President Joko Widodo denied that Indonesia has turned protectionist during his tenure, saying the gates remain open to all players — […]

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Inflation and recession fears are squeezing some industries more than others
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Inflation and recession fears are squeezing some industries more than others

A woman pushes a shopping cart through the grocery aisle at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as Americans brace for summer sticker shock as inflation continues to grow. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images People still appear willing to shell out to travel, go to the movies and have a drink […]

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Jim Cramer warns even high quality low price-to-earnings stocks could get beaten down by a recession
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Jim Cramer warns even high quality low price-to-earnings stocks could get beaten down by a recession

CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned investors on Wednesday that while there are some stocks with low price-to-earnings multiples that look cheap and therefore investable, it’s worth noting that they aren’t always recession-proof. “There are stocks with insanely low price-to-earnings multiples that can’t be bought under any circumstances,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Then there are the […]

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Ford CFO says inflation has erased Mustang Mach-E profits, but isn’t hurting demand for new vehicles
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Ford CFO says inflation has erased Mustang Mach-E profits, but isn’t hurting demand for new vehicles

The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first new all-electric vehicle under an $11 billion investment plan in electrified vehicles through 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC Ford Motor’s CFO said Wednesday that the company isn’t yet seeing consumer demand for new vehicles drop off – but rising commodity costs have wiped out the profit it initially expected […]

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U.S. safety agency says Tesla accounts for most driver-assist crashes, but warns data lacks context
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U.S. safety agency says Tesla accounts for most driver-assist crashes, but warns data lacks context

The NTSB released this image of a 2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor electric car that was involved in a fatal accident near Miami that killed two people on Sept. 13, 2021. NTSB Tesla vehicles have accounted for nearly 70% of reported crashes involving advanced driver-assist systems since last June, according to federal figures […]

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Ford issues stop-sale of electric Mustang Mach-E crossovers due to potential safety defect
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Ford issues stop-sale of electric Mustang Mach-E crossovers due to potential safety defect

People visit Ford’s all-electric SUV Mustang Mach-E at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, the United States, Nov. 22, 2019. Xinhua via Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor is instructing dealers to temporarily stop selling electric Mustang Mach-E crossovers due to a potential safety defect that could cause the vehicles to become […]

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