Mercedes-Benz recalls around 1.3 million cars over faulty emergency-call system
Summary List PlacementMercedes-Benz will recall 1,292,258 vehicles over an error in the emergency-call systems. Mercedes-Benz AG determined that in some of its vehicles a temporary collapse of the...
View ArticleHere are some of the car models most likely to be in shorter supply due to...
Summary List PlacementA global shortage of computer chips has caused shutdowns at several automotive manufacturing plants — and car dealerships are already reflecting the shortage.Car shoppers can...
View ArticleIt's not just Elon Musk — a Tesla board member may have also helped with the...
Summary List PlacementA Tesla board member with stakes in several cryptocurrency companies may have been part of the automaker's recent purchase of $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. Antonio Gracias, a...
View ArticleSome investors betting on overvalued Tesla rivals 'are going to get hurt,' a...
Summary List PlacementTesla's success and increasing government support for electric vehicles have created a wave of enthusiasm for young EV-makers. The result has been a rapid succession of EV...
View ArticleLeaked email reveals Tesla employees were coming to work with COVID-19...
Summary List PlacementA Tesla human-resources executive expressed concern in a February 9 email about employees who were coming to work after displaying COVID-19 symptoms or coming into contact with...
View ArticleThe complete guide to getting a job at Rivian, according to two execs who...
Summary List PlacementLaunching a new product is difficult in any industry, but particularly so in the auto business, where the high costs of building and running factories leave little room for error....
View ArticleThe Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using its name on the popular...
Summary List PlacementThe Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using the tribe's name that's graced some models since 1975. "I think people need to understand that as proud as a corporation might be of a...
View ArticleThe 3 best roadside emergency car kits of 2021
Table of Contents: Masthead StickySummary List PlacementRoadside emergency car kits provide all-in-one assistance in case your vehicle breaks down. Our top picks are full of practical supplies like...
View ArticleHow Workhorse can survive missing out on a $6 billion USPS contract,...
Summary List PlacementWorkhorse's stock price plunged after news broke that the electric-vehicle company had lost a contract to make delivery vans for the United States Postal Service to defense...
View ArticleTesla's appeal to car buyers is 'clearly formidable' but not rock solid, J.D....
Summary List PlacementTesla's dominant role in the electric-vehicle market could eventually be overtaken by another company, according to a report from J.D. Power.The study by the consumer-intelligence...
View ArticleThe real reasons we don't have flying cars
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: For over a century, people have imagined a future with flying cars. We've seen them in movies, concepts from automakers, and fully...
View ArticleNearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 SUVs are under investigation after reports of...
Summary List PlacementThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday said it is investigating nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 cars after receiving 11 fire complaints over the past year.The...
View ArticleNio falls as Chinese EV maker says chip shortage will dent second-quarter...
Summary List PlacementNio shares dropped by nearly 10% on Tuesday after the electric vehicle maker said a global chip shortage would reduce the quarterly number of cars it had aimed to produce.Nio's...
View ArticleEarly Tesla investor is worried about competition encroaching on Elon Musk...
Summary List PlacementFormer Tesla board member Steve Westly said the company is facing off against a lot of competition from other automakers that have dived into the electric-car market."Tesla is not...
View ArticleYou could soon charge an electric car in the time it takes to fill a tank of...
Summary List PlacementAmple, a startup based out of San Francisco, has launched a charging network that can recharge an electric car in under 10 minutes. The company came out of stealth mode on...
View ArticleA supercar designer dissects the design of the Acura NSX
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: This is the supercar that turned the automotive industry on its head in the late '80s. It's tuned like a Ferrari but as reliable...
View ArticleHow a car scores zero stars in crash testing
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: You're looking at a failed crash test. The car, a Maruti Suzuki S-Presso, received a rating of zero stars for failing to protect...
View ArticleA top VC who's been talking to SPAC sponsors thinks they're going to target...
Summary List PlacementSpecial-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) exploded in 2020, allowing more than a dozen young companies working on electric vehicles or related technologies to take advantage...
View ArticleTesla has partnered with a nickel mine after Elon Musk said the metal was the...
Summary List PlacementTesla on Thursday agreed to partner with a nickel mine in New Caledonia in an effort to secure more of the resource, which is key in the production of lithium-ion batteries in...
View ArticleBankrupt car-rental firm Hertz' lenders are proposing a shakeup that would...
Summary List PlacementHertz' lenders are proposing a shakeup that would take a reorganized company public, according to Bloomberg.If Hertz approves the proposal, its planned sale to two investment...
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