Nikola pickup didn’t have Nikola parts, GM engineer testifies
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton wasn’t truthful when he claimed his company was responsible for most of the components in a planned pickup truck General Motors was to build for...
Car dealers having a good 2022, NADA data show
"It's going to be another great year for the average dealership," Manzi said. "It's probably going to be in line with what they saw last year, if not down just...
Ford reorganizes executive ranks with new talent, expanded roles
Chuck Gray, who has been Ford's vice president of EV technology, is now vice president, vehicle hardware engineering. "As we enter an intense period of execution for Ford Model e...
China calls U.S. EV tax breaks ‘discriminatory’
China joined in the criticism of the new U.S. law providing tax breaks for electric vehicles, threatening unspecified action if needed to protect its interests from a law it says...
Tesla issues recall for 1.1 million U.S. vehicles
WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. for power-operated windows that may not react correctly after detecting an object, potentially pinching an occupant and...
VinFast aims to be profitable within 3 years
HAI PHONG, Vietnam -- Vietnamese automaker VinFast, which plans to start delivering electric vehicles to customers in Europe and the U.S before year-end, aims to be profitable within the next...
Kittyhawk, the flying-car company, is closing
Kittyhawk, the air-taxi company backed by billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page, will be closing down, dealing a setback to the long-elusive dream of developing flying cars. "We have made the...
Toyota cuts production plan again on ongoing chip shortage
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. is feeling the bite of the semiconductor crunch again. Despite efforts to ramp up output over the summer, the world’s biggest automaker said persistent supply...
Automakers tackle patent hurdle in quest for in-car tech
STOCKHOLM/BERLIN -- More than a dozen automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. have signed up with a platform for patent licences from 51 tech companies, aiming to...
Trevor Milton broke Nikola’s social media rules, jury told
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton broke his own company’s social media rules, sharing potentially nonpublic information on platforms like Twitter and Instagram, a jury in Milton’s criminal fraud trial was...