Rivian lowers production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations

Rivian lowers production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Shares of Rivian Automotive dropped by as much as 8.9% in intraday trading Friday after the electric vehicle startup delivered fewer vehicles in the third quarter than analysts had expected and … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

A worker unloads a new Tesla Model 3 from a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla posted its third-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Wednesday. The stock fell about 3.5% in premarket trading after the report. Here are the … Read more

10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday, including automaker downgrades

10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday, including automaker downgrades

Top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 25 — Today’s newsletter was written by the Investing Club’s director of portfolio analysis, Jeff Marks. 1. The S & P 500 is on track for a muted open Wednesday following another record close Tuesday. Club holding Nvidia helped lift the market Tuesday but earnings loom from fellow … Read more

What VW’s $5 billion Rivian deal means for both companies, industry

What VW’s  billion Rivian deal means for both companies, industry

A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) at a Rivian charging station in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electric truck maker Rivian’s $5 billion deal with Volkswagen Group nets Rivian some much-needed cash. But it also gives Volkswagen a path to a future in … Read more

The $100,000 electric truck market is here

The 0,000 electric truck market is here

Fronts of the GMC Sierra Denali,Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning EVs (left to right). Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Tesla, General Motors, Rivian Automotive and Ford Motor have created a new market in the U.S. automotive industry of pricey, powerful and precarious electric pickup trucks that sell for $100,000 or more. Just five years … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck is in a category of its own for better or worse

Tesla Cybertruck is in a category of its own for better or worse

A Tesla Cybertruck in front of a graffiti mural on Aug. 28, 2024 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Spaceship. Dream car. UFO. Dumpster. Cool. Stupid. Phenomenal. Abomination. Those were all words used to describe the Tesla Cybertruck during a 24-hour rental of the vehicle in metropolitan Detroit. They were expressed by strangers, … Read more

GMC targets electric truck leadership against Tesla, Ford, Rivian

GMC targets electric truck leadership against Tesla, Ford, Rivian

2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 Courtesy: GM MILFORD, Mich. — General Motors’ premium GMC brand wants to become the leader in all-electric truck sales for U.S. consumers as it launches its new electric Sierra pickup. The Sierra EV joins electric versions of the Hummer, including an SUV and pickup, in GMC’s electric “truck” … Read more

Rivian (RIVN) Q2 earnings report 2024

Rivian lowers production forecast, misses Q3 delivery expectations

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line expectations for the second quarter as the electric vehicle maker continues to take costs out of its business. Here is how the company … Read more

Ford turns fleet business into profit driver. GM, Stellantis want in

Ford turns fleet business into profit driver. GM, Stellantis want in

2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT — A once “dirty” word, and business, in the automotive industry has become a multibillion-dollar battleground for U.S. automakers, led by Ford Motor. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has turned its fleet business, which includes sales to commercial, government and rental customers, into an earnings powerhouse. And Ford’s … Read more

Tesla recalls Cybertruck to fix faulty windshield wipers, loose trim

Tesla recalls Cybertruck to fix faulty windshield wipers, loose trim

The Tesla Cybertruck is unveiled at Tesla’s design studio on Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif.  Ringo H.W. Chiu | AP Tesla has issued two more recalls for its Cybertruck pickups in the U.S., as the automaker continues to face challenges with its newest electric vehicle about six months after beginning deliveries. The latest recalls … Read more