Election anxiety is causing many consumers to avoid big-ticket purchases like houses, weddings and cars. “Every four years this happens,” one former car dealer said.
Category: Automobiles
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Michael Valentine, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies at 74
An engineer who loved to drive fast, he helped build an industry-altering device that made its debut after the national speed limit of 55 m.p.h. became law.
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Tesla Self-Driving System Will Be Investigated by Safety Agency
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said it was looking into what Elon Musk’s electric car company called the full self-driving system.
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Why GM’s Mary Barra Still Believes in EVs, Despite Slow Sales
Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable.
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Chinese Automakers Show Force at Paris Auto Show
Weeks after Europe imposed additional tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, the country’s car companies were defiant at France’s leading auto event.
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Led by Believers in the City’s Future, Detroit Is on the Rebound
Once the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, this Midwestern metropolis is now thriving. But some obstacles still remain.
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Inside Detroit’s Newlab, a Hub for Mobility Startups in Henry Ford’s Hometown
Entrepreneurs once flocked to Motor City to build cars. Now, they’re building its mobility future.
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Tesla’s Self-Driving ‘Robotaxi’ to Enter the Spotlight
Elon Musk has said that the vehicle will add trillions to Tesla’s stock market value and that those who don’t believe him should sell their shares.
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E.V. Tax Credits Are a Plus, but Flaws Remain, Study Finds
The Inflation Reduction Act was a compromise between competing priorities. Evaluating the law on the effectiveness of the $7,500 tax credit for E.V.s is tricky.
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Harris, in Michigan, Tries to Head Off Trump’s Attacks Over Gas Cars
Kamala Harris, who has faced a flurry of Trump ads in Michigan misleadingly arguing that she wants to ban gas cars altogether, promised, “I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive.”
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Tesla Sales Increase, Suggesting Electric Car Demand Is Rebounding
The automaker reported a gain of 6.4 percent for the latest quarter, its first such increase this year.