Category: Automobiles

Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers

The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.

Tesla Fires Charger Team Amid Hundreds of Layoffs

The carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.

‘It Is Desolate’: China’s Glut of Unused Car Factories

Manufacturers like BYD, Tesla and Li Auto are cutting prices to move their electric cars. For gasoline-powered vehicles, the surplus of factories is even worse.

The Race to Reroute Goods From Baltimore: Trains, Trucks and Tractors

Since the collapse of the Key Bridge, other East Coast ports have absorbed the cargo previously handled in Baltimore, but some parts of the supply chain like trucking are struggling.

After Gains at Big Three, U.A.W. Aims at Nonunion Plants

A looming union election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga could determine the trajectory of union organizing at more than a dozen auto factories.

What Hefei, China’s EV City, Says About the State of the Economy

Hefei has led the country in making electric vehicles and other tech products, but it still has not escaped a nationwide housing crisis.

Hybrid Cars Enjoy a Renaissance as All-Electric Sales Slow

Automakers like Ford, Kia and Toyota are offering more hybrid options to appeal to buyers who aren’t ready for fully electric vehicles.