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Chinese battery giant and Tesla supplier CATL is expanding globally: Here’s why it matters
Aerial view of the headquarters of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) on February 6, 2025 in Ningde, Fujian Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) is going all-in on international expansion and could shake up the EV market in the process with its battery-swapping […]
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New Stellantis CEO faces slew of challenges, vows to avoid ‘mediocrity’
Incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, head of the company’s Americas operations, greets a Windsor Assembly Plant employee during an event celebrating Chrysler’s 100th anniversary on June 6, 2025. Stellantis DETROIT — “Mediocrity is not worth the trip.” That was part of incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa’s first public message after being named to lead the […]
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Stellantis’ Ram brand to offer industry-leading pickup truck warranty as part of turnaround plan
Dodge Ram display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT — Ram Trucks plans to introduce an industry-leading warranty across its 2026 vehicle lineup this year as part of an 18-month turnaround plan for the Stellantis-owned brand. The warranty covers the engine, transmission, transfer […]
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China extends an olive branch to Western auto giants over rare earth shortage
Workers assemble cars on the assembly line at the Volkswagen automobile factory on March 07, 2025 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China appears to have offered U.S. and European auto giants something of a reprieve after industry groups warned of increasing production threats over a rare earth shortage. […]
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Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos
Slate Auto electric vehicles inside the startup’s beta production facility in Lake Orion Township, Michigan. Slate Auto LAKE ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a nondescript supplier park in suburban Detroit, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building what it hopes will be America’s newest automaker. The facility is filled with […]
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China issues rare earth licenses to suppliers of top 3 U.S. automakers, sources say: Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A laborer operates a bulldozer at a site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province March 14, 2012. Stringer China | Reuters China has granted temporary export licenses to rare-earth suppliers of the top three U.S. automakers, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as supply chain disruptions […]
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‘Car Wars’: Five auto insights investors should know from top BofA analyst
A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — The automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty when it comes to regulations, electric vehicles, software innovations and competition from China. Such disruptions have been years in the making, but many of the issues are coming to […]
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Ram resurrects Hemi engine for popular pickup trucks in ‘Symbol of Protest’
DETROIT — Stellantis is resurrecting its popular V-8 Hemi engine for its Ram 1500 full-size pickup trucks beginning this summer. The return of the 5.7-liter engine comes after the company discontinued the powertrain amid tightening fuel economy regulations and a company-wide push toward electric vehicles and more efficient engines last year under ex-Stellantis CEO Carlos […]
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Nissan’s CEO on leading in chaos: Be fast and be flexible
If you’ve just taken the top job, Nissan’s new CEO Ivan Espinosa has some advice for you. Espinosa steps into the role at a turbulent time for the global auto industry — with slowing EV sales, intensifying competition from China, and new tariffs threatening profits. “Keep the optimism up, because the environment is very tough, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, BioNTech, DraftKings, Steel Dynamics and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company dropped 3% after sales in May in declined in several European markets. Reuters reported that Tesla suffered weaker sales in Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands, but improved in Norway, boosted by the revamped Model Y. Advertising […]
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