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Tesla (TSLA) factory where employee died had safety weakness

According to several news reports Wednesday, Government inspectors have concluded that Teslas (NASDAQ: TSLA) Shanghai factory where an employee died in a Feb. 4 accident has weaknesses in its safety measures.

Investigators found that two workers in the factorys wielding workshop didnt strictly follow safety rules during a shift... More

Baidu’s (BIDU) Jidu Auto skips Shanghai auto show due to marketing plans

Yicai Global, the financial news arm of state-owned media conglomerate, Shanghai Media Group reports today, citing a source at the company, that Baidu-backed Jidu Auto is absent from the ongoing Shanghai Auto Show because the event did not fit in with the automakers product marketing plans.

The Shanghai... More

Tesla (TSLA) slides following additional U.S. price cuts

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are trading down more than 2% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after the electric vehicle company cut prices for the sixth time this year.

Tesla's website showed late on Tuesday that it cut prices of its Model Y 'long range' and 'performance' vehicles by $3000 each and of its Model 3 'rear-wheel drive' by $2,000 to $39,990.

The cuts come... More

RBC Capital cuts price target on Tesla (TSLA) as price war weighs

RBC Capital reiterated an Outperform rating on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and cut their price target on the stock to $217.00 (From $223.00) as concerns are mounting that the electric vehicle maker may need to cut prices again to remain competitive.

RBC Capitals expectations are for Teslas Automotive Gross Margins to be pressured by price cuts. TSLA made multiple price cuts during the quarter,... More

Li Auto (LI) plans to nearly triple EV line-up by 2025

Chinese electric automaker, Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) announced Tuesday, plans for the company to expand its line-up to 11 models by 2025, up from four currently, targeting the market for vehicles priced at 200,000 yuan ($29,100) and higher.

Li Auto's president and chief engineer Ma Donghui... More

CEO William Li says Nio (NIO) 'will certainly not join the price war'

The CEO of Chinese electric automaker, Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) told CNBC in an interview that the company will not cut prices.

For us, we will certainly not join the price war, CEO William Li said, according to a translation of the interview, claiming Nios products and services are worth the price.

Li said his company will focus on improving its customer services such as adding battery swapping and charging stations. The swapping technology that changes out batteries so that drivers dont have to wait for charging.

Nio announced last... More

U.S. treasury announces VW, BMW, Nissan, Rivian and others lose access to tax credits

The U.S. treasury announced Monday that automakers Volkswagen, BMW, Nissan, Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN), Hyundai and Volvos electric vehicles will lose access to a $7,500 tax credit under the new rules for battery sourcing.

The Treasury also said the new requirements, which go into effective on Tuesday will cut credits for the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model 3 Standard Range Rear Wheel Drive by half to $3,750 but that other Tesla models will retain... More

Panasonic considers building EV battery plant in Oklahoma

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) battery supplier, Panasonic said on Sunday that the Japanese company is considering building a battery plant in Oklahoma, its third in the United States.

Panasonic has entered into an agreement with the State of Oklahoma that defines the eligibility... More

Volkswagen to partner with Vale, Ford (F) and Huayou to build EV battery ecosystem in Indonesia

Indonesian investment minister Bahlil Lahadalia announced Sunday that Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Vale, Ford and China's battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt.

Minister Lahadalia said on Sunday that Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, will work with Vale, Ford, Huayou, French... More

Baidu (BIDU) launches assisted driving system

Leading AI company, Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) introduced its new automated driving assistance system, Apollo City Driving Max, Sunday at the companys automotive intelligence conference.

he Chinese tech giant claims that the system will enable vehicles to complete point-to-point navigation by themselves, covering major driving scenarios from Chinese highways to urban roads.

The flagship intelligent driving solution is equipped with... More

Tesla (TSLA) workers lash out at Musk over bonus cuts

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) workers at the companys plant in Shanghai took to social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after being told over about cuts to their performance bonuses, according to online posts and employees. The same plant whose workers Musk praised last year for burning "the 3 a.m. oil" to keep operations running during the city's two-month COVID lockdown.

It comes as Tesla has been slashing prices in... More