A sale sign is seen at car dealer Serramonte Subaru in Colma, California. Stephen Lam | Reuters DETROIT — U.S. new vehicle sales are expected to rise next year to their highest level since 2019, led by lower interest rates and improving affordability, according to industry analysts. Cox Automotive expects new light-duty vehicle sales to … Read more
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet-owned Waymo announced Monday that it will start testing its autonomous vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025, the company’s first step toward international expansion. Waymo hasn’t committed to start commercial service in Tokyo yet, … Read more
A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday Aug. 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — For years, General Motors CEO and Chair Mary Barra has promised a new future for the company, away from a stodgy metal-bending automaker into a tech-driven, forward-thinking company poised for growth. … Read more
Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, attends the Paris Automotive Summit during the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 15, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters DETROIT — “Arrogant.” It’s the word former Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares used in June to describe mistakes that led to the automaker’s troubles in the U.S. It’s … Read more
Republican Senator-elect Bernie Moreno, who made his living as a luxury car dealer before running against and defeating Democrat Sherrod Brown in the large manufacturing state of Ohio, said he is aiming to become the “car czar” within the Senate for the next Trump administration. If Moreno is to fill that role, one of the … Read more
DETROIT – General Motors expects a restructuring of its joint venture operations with SAIC Motor Corp. in China to cost more than $5 billion in noncash charges and write-downs, the Detroit automaker disclosed in a federal filing Wednesday morning. GM said it expects to write down the value of its joint-venture operations in China by between … Read more
General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, on March 4, 2020. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors DETROIT — General Motors plans to sell its stake in a $2.6 billion electric vehicle battery cell plant in Michigan to its joint venture partner … Read more
A carrier trailer transports Toyota cars for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. Jorge Duenes | REUTERS DETROIT – Shares of automakers General Motors and Stellantis fell Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to put 25% tariffs … Read more
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attend the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors … Read more
Electric vehicle start-up Lucid on Sept. 28, 2021 said production of its first cars for customers has started at its factory in in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid DETROIT — The auto industry has an addiction. It’s a “capital junkie” that’s been on a yearslong binge of unprecedented spending on all-electric and autonomous vehicles. And now, … Read more
