Tesla won’t maintain growth as industry catches up
Tesla humbled the established German luxury automakers by leading the way for electric cars, but the rest of the industry is catching up, BMW’s chief executive believes. Despite the coronavirus...
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Consumers on the fence about EVs, J.D. Power says
More than half of prospective vehicle buyers or lessees are undecided about choosing a battery-electric vehicle, an inaugural study by J.D. Power shows. Fifty-nine percent of new-vehicle shoppers are “somewhat...
Tesla stops production of Model 3 and Model Y at California plant
Tesla Inc has told workers it will temporarily halt some production at its car assembly plant in California, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter....
Tesla Model 3 production line halted in California
Tesla Inc. has told workers it will temporarily halt some production at its car assembly plant in California, according to a person familiar with the matter. Workers on a Model...
Osamu Suzuki announces retirement at age 91
TOKYO — Suzuki’s 91-year-old chairman, Osamu Suzuki, announced he will retire in June, stepping aside for a new leader to navigate the shift to electric cars and fight off competition...
How Toyota air taxi partner Joby will go public in $6.6 billion deal
Joby Aviation, the 12-year-old electric air taxi startup partnered with Toyota Motor Corp. and Uber Technologies, will go public in a $6.6 billion reverse merger with blank check company Reinvent...
Battery-electric crossover in the works
Genesis is close to revealing its first battery-electric vehicle, a compact crossover code-named the JW and possibly destined to be called a “GV60” or “eGV60.” However, this is just one...
Toyota’s air taxi partner Joby to go public in $6.6 billion SPAC deal
Joby Aviation, the 12-year-old electric air taxi startup partnered with Toyota Motor Corp. and Uber Technologies, will go public in a $6.6 billion reverse merger with blank check company Reinvent...
Fisker and Apple supplier Foxconn to jointly develop new EV
Electric-car maker Fisker Inc said it will work with Apple supplier Foxconn to produce more than 250,000 vehicles a year from late 2023. This would be the second upcoming new...
IIHS’ highest safety picks more than double despite toughening criteria
The number of vehicles earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest safety honor more than doubled for 2021 models, even as the group continues efforts to strengthen its award...