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Toyota to invest $912 million in U.S. plants to increase hybrid vehicle production
2023 Prius Prime on display, April 6, 2023. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Toyota Motor on Tuesday announced plans to invest $912 million in U.S. manufacturing plants in five Southern states as part of a previously announced plan for the company to invest up to $10 billion domestically by 2030. The investments announced Tuesday are broadly […]
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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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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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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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A ‘war room’ mentality: How auto giants are battling the Nexperia chip crunch
A Honda sedan moves down the assembly line on Jan. 28, 2025 at the automaker’s assembly plant in Marysville, Ohio. Michael Wayland / CNBC Global automakers are once again bracing for production disruptions due to a potential shortage of automotive semiconductor chips, this time sparked by the Dutch government amid geopolitical tensions between the U.S. […]
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GM lays off more than 1,700 at sites in Michigan, Ohio, citing EV challenges
The Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, is shown, July 7, 2023. Gene J. Puskar | AP General Motors laid off roughly 1,700 workers at manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio on Wednesday, citing a slowdown in the electric vehicle market. The company confirmed there were around 1,200 layoffs at Detroit’s electric vehicle plant and 550 cuts […]
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Amazon opens $11 billion AI data center in rural Indiana as rivals race to break ground
NEW CARLISLE, Indiana — A year ago, it was farmland. Now, the 1,200-acre site near Lake Michigan is home to one of the largest operational AI data centers in the world. It’s called Project Rainier, and it’s the spot where Amazon is training frontier artificial intelligence models entirely on its own chips. Amazon and its […]
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Lucid targets industry-first self-driving car technology with Nvidia
The Lucid display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Lucid Group is targeting a new goal that would make it the first automaker to offer highly advanced self-driving capabilities in its vehicles in the coming years, the company said Tuesday. The all-electric vehicle manufacturer […]
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Top Wall Street analysts pound the table for solid returns in these 3 stocks
The stock market has been volatile lately as investors study the latest twists and turns in the the U.S.-China trade war as well as earnings of major American companies. Despite those challenges, investors can also choose to focus on stocks of companies that can navigate short-term pressures to deliver strong, long-term returns. Tracking top Wall […]
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GM is overbought and AT&T is oversold after an active week of trading off earnings
Another strong week for stocks drove companies including General Motors to become overbought, according to one popular technical metric. Other stocks are also considered oversold after a busy earnings week. Each of the leading U.S. stock indexes closed higher this past week. All three major averages closed at record highs Friday after cooler-than-expected September inflation […]
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