China’s electric car boom is expected to slow down in 2025

China’s electric car boom is expected to slow down in 2025

New electric vehicles destined for Belgium at a port in Taicang city in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Jan. 11, 2025. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s electric car market is headed for a sharp slowdown in 2025, according to analyst predictions, increasing pressure on companies trying to survive. Sales … Read more

Elon Musk promotes, hosts Alternative for Germany candidate on X

Elon Musk promotes, hosts Alternative for Germany candidate on X

Elon Musk used his social network X to promote Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, known as AfD, hosting a live discussion Thursday with party leader Alice Weidel, a candidate for chancellor, ahead of a general election on Feb. 23. “I’m really strongly recommending that people vote for AfD,” Musk, who is CEO of Tesla … Read more

Tesla launches refreshed Model Y in China to fend off domestic rivals

Tesla launches refreshed Model Y in China to fend off domestic rivals

Tesla launched a revamped version of its Model Y in China. Tesla Tesla on Friday announced a revamped version of its popular Model Y in China, as the U.S. electric car giant looks to fend off challenges from domestic rivals. The Model Y will start at 263,500 Chinese yuan ($35,935), with deliveries set to begin … Read more

Tesla recalling 239,000 vehicles in U.S. over rearview camera failures

Tesla recalling 239,000 vehicles in U.S. over rearview camera failures

New Tesla Model 3 vehicles on a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is voluntarily recalling about 239,000 of its electric vehicles in the U.S. to fix an issue that can cause their rearview cameras to fail, … Read more

Car giants struggle to find answers in bid to avoid mega fines

Car giants struggle to find answers in bid to avoid mega fines

Various Mercedes-Benz vehicles are assembled in the “Factory 56” production hall. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Car manufacturers have a number of ways to mitigate the impact of the European Union’s stricter emissions targets, although analysts say all options are likely to come at a significant cost. The prospect of steep fines for failing … Read more

OpenAI’s Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made sister, Ann

OpenAI’s Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made sister, Ann

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits “Making Money With Charles Payne” at Fox Business Network Studios in New York on Dec. 4, 2024. Mike Coppola | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister, Ann Altman, filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that her brother sexually abused her regularly between the years of 1997 and 2006. The … Read more

Tencent shares fall 8% in Hong Kong after U.S. designates it a Chinese military company

Tencent shares fall 8% in Hong Kong after U.S. designates it a Chinese military company

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech heavyweight Tencent Holdings tumbled nearly 8% in Hong Kong after the company was added to a list of “Chinese military companies” by the U.S. Department of Defense. The move mirrors an 8% fall in Tencent’s U.S. depository receipts on Wall Street. Other Chinese companies … Read more

Toyota exploring orbital rocket development, makes startup investment

Toyota exploring orbital rocket development, makes startup investment

After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business philosophy. Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chairman Akio Toyoda said Monday. The … Read more

Volkswagen and Xpeng to build EV super-fast charging network in China

Volkswagen and Xpeng to build EV super-fast charging network in China

Top Volkswagen and Xpeng executives pose at the German automaker’s launch event in Beijing, China, on Aug. 24, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Volkswagen and Xpeng both rose on Monday after the two firms announced plans to expand their partnership in electric vehicle charging stations in China. The German automaker and … Read more

Tesla TSLA Q4 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

Tesla TSLA Q4 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers

Tesla posted its fourth-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Thursday. Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2024: 495,570 Total production Q4 2024: 459,445 Total annual deliveries 2024: 1,789,226 Total annual production 2024: 1,773,443 Results for the quarter represented the first annual drop in delivery numbers for Tesla, which reported 1.81 million deliveries in 2023. … Read more