Category: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Tesla’s Stock is Soaring Even as Its Car Sales Sag

Sales of the company’s cars are flagging, but investors are focusing on the potential of autonomous driving and Mr. Musk’s ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Trump’s Plans to Scrap Climate Policies Has Unnerved Green Energy Investors

President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to roll back many of the rules and subsidies that have attracted billions of dollars from the private sector to renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Why Mergers of Carmakers Like Honda and Nissan Often Falter

The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing auto industry, but auto history is filled with troubled and failed marriages.
Honda and Nissan Unveil Merger Talks as Global Competition Bears Down

Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers hope the deal can help them catch up with Tesla and China’s BYD in electric vehicles and advanced software.
G.M. Led in China for Years. Here’s How It Ended Up 16th in Sales.

General Motors has gone from market leader to also-ran in the world’s largest car market, stymied by its own missteps and Chinese policies that favored its local rivals.
Honda and Nissan Are in Talks to Deepen Ties and Possibly Merge

The automakers, Japan’s second and third largest, are said to be discussing a tie-up that could reshape the country’s industry.
Automakers Thrived in the Pandemic. Many Are Now Struggling.

Changing technology, political turmoil and competition from China are cutting into profits and forcing carmakers to cut jobs and close factories.
Chinese Carmakers Are Taking Mexico by Storm While Eyeing U.S.

BYD and other manufacturers are importing cars from China and scouting factory sites in Mexico as part of a global expansion that, for now, excludes the United States.
China Just Showed Washington How It Plans to Fight the Next Trade War

Faltering U.S. industrial leadership has allowed China to take a harder trade stance as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
G.M.’s Ailing China Business Will Deal It a $5 Billion Blow

General Motors and other foreign automakers are selling fewer cars and losing lots of money in China, where domestic electric and hybrid cars have taken off.
Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Can’t Be Reinstated, Delaware Judge Rules

The judge said she would not reverse her decision to strike down the compensation package after Tesla shareholders approved Mr. Musk’s pay a second time.
G.M. Will Sell Stake in EV Battery Plant to LG

LG Energy Solution will now solely own a factory in Michigan that it had planned to operate through a joint venture with General Motors.