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Tesla earnings a 'moment of truth' for Musk after stumbles
Apr 23, 2024 (AFP)
The electric car maker, which enjoyed scorching growth for most of 2022 and 2023, has experienced setbacks that analysts say have raised the stakes for the firs...
Tesla to recall Cybertruck over acceleration defect
Apr 19, 2024 (AFP)
Tesla notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on April 17 of the condition in which the accelerator pedal may become trapped on the Cybertru...
China auto sector steps up Europe push with Spain plant
Apr 19, 2024 (AFP)
It is the second Chinese carmaker to set up in Europe after China's top electric carmaker BYD said in December it would build a factory in Hungary. Chery's move...
China's Chery carmaker eyes Spain for first EU factory
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
In a statement, Spain's industry ministry said the two companies had reached "an agreement to produce cars in the former Nissan factory in Barcelona's Zona Fran...
Aston Martin to make petrol cars 'for as long as allowed'
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
"For as long as we're allowed to make ICE (internal combustion engine) cars, we'll make them. I think there will always be demand, even if it's small," Chairman...
Volkswagen to invest additional 2.5 bn euros in China
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
Volkswagen held the title of best-selling brand in the world's largest auto market for years until 2023, when it lost its crown to homegrown electric vehicle ma...
Bumpy ride for electric cars in Europe
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
Despite the fact that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the European Union as of 2035, sales of plug-in "zero emission" vehicles have sta...
Bikes overtake cars in Paris
Apr 11, 2024 (AFP)
"Ten years ago who could have predicted that bicycles would overtake cars. Yet, it's happened," deputy mayor in charge of transport David Belliard posted on X. ...
GM says Cruise robotaxis back on the road with human drivers
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
Vehicles driven by humans are out gathering mapping data in the Arizona city of Phoenix, which has been amenable to testing of autonomous cars deployed by Cruis...
Tesla settles wrongful death lawsuit from fatal crash
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
A jury trial was to start next week in a wrongful death suit that accused Tesla of not living up to its marketing when it came to driver-assistance and safety t...
France funds effort to deploy 10,000 EV chargers
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
The Banque des Territoires, a subsidiary of France's Caisse des Depots, said it would create a joint venture with Bump that would receive 100 million euros ($10...
Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil robotaxi in August
Apr 06, 2024 (AFP)
The billionaire boss of the electric car maker did not provide details, saying only in his post on X that the "Tesla Robotaxi unveil" will come on August 8. Tes...
Electric cars credited with lower CO2 emissions in US neighborhoods
Apr 04, 2024 (AFP)
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, say a network of sensors set up around the San Francisco Bay Area -- where Teslas and other EVs are a comm...
Tesla reports drop in auto sales, while Toyota sees US surge
Apr 02, 2024 (AFP)
Elon Musk's auto giant reported 386,810 global deliveries over the period, down 8.5 percent, reflecting in part a weak sales market in China, where it faces hea...
Green truckin': US finalizes new heavy-vehicle pollution standards
Mar 29, 2024 (AFP)
The new rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will apply to vehicles including freight trucks, school buses and waste haulers built betwe...
China's Xiaomi enters car market with new electric vehicle
Mar 28, 2024 (AFP)
China's EV sector has grown rapidly in recent years -- propelled by purchasing subsidies that were discontinued in late 2022 -- and dozens of domestic automaker...
China's competitive car market at heart of global EV revolution
Mar 28, 2024 (AFP)
EV makers from China have made inroads into markets from Europe to Southeast Asia and Tesla's Elon Musk described them in January as "the most competitive car c...
Hyundai to invest more than $50 bn in South Korea in major EV push
Mar 27, 2024 (AFP)
Along with its affiliate Kia, Hyundai is the world's third-largest automaker by sales, but the South Korean giant lags in the EV sector behind Elon Musk's Tesla...
China files WTO complaint over US electric vehicle subsidies
Mar 26, 2024 (AFP)
The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) "formulates discriminatory subsidy policies for new energy vehicles," said China's Ministry of Commerce, referencing a clas...
Chinese EV giant BYD announces record annual profit for 2023
Mar 26, 2024 (AFP)
The Shenzhen-based company is now moving quickly overseas -- including into countries in Southeast Asia but also further afield in Latin America and Europe -- a...
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