Toyota (TM) to invest additional $8B in North Carolina EV battery plant

Ford (F) Trucks partners with Quantron for joint development opportunity

Ford (NYSE: F) announced Thursday, along side sustainable passenger specialist, Quantron AG, that the two companies have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to evaluate Quantrons technology for integration into Ford Trucks.

In the initial stage of the partnership with Ford Trucks, Quantron guarantees a smooth... More

UAW eyes Toyota (TM) as a target for unionization

Leaders at the United Auto Workers (UAW) union signaled Thursday that they intend to further leverage the union's recent achievements in negotiations with the Detroit Three by organizing drives at Toyota (NYSE: TM), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and other nonunion U.S. auto factories.

Toyota Decided, following the concessions made by... More

Ford (F) monthly EV sales down 9.1% Y/Y following UAW strike

Detroits Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) released their sales results for the month of October 2023, reporting a 5.3% drop in total U.S. sales. The report follows a strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW). For nearly six weeks, the union staged walkouts at... More

Toyota (TM) to test EV pickup in Thailand

Toyota (NYSE: TM) executives announced, Thursday, plans to conduct trials for a new electric pick-up truck in Thailand. This move represents the company's ongoing endeavors to strengthen electric vehicle sales in the region, as it faces mounting competition from Chinese counterparts that are challenging its market position.

EVP of Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing, Pras Ganesh said that the automaker will trial a small number of EV pickups in the coastal... More

Tesla (TSLA) delivers 72K China-made EVs in October; down 2.6% M/M

The China Passenger Car Association, Thursday, released Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) October 2023 delivery results, announcing that the electric automaker delivered 72,115 China-made electric vehicles in the month, down 2.6% M/M.

Sales of China-made Model 3 and Model Y cars edged up 0.6% from a year... More

Toyota (TM) to raise wages of US workers following UAW labor deals

Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM) announced Wednesday that the Japanese automaker will raise the wages of the companys nonunion U.S. factory workers. The announcement comes just days after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union won major pay and benefits enhancements from Detroit's three biggest... More

Barclays upgrades GM, Ford to Overweight on 'historically cheap valuation'

Barclays upgraded Detroit automakers, General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Ford (NYSE: F) to Overweight ratings (From Equal-weight) as the companies move past the recent six-week long UAW labor strikes.

Barclays analysts suggest that the various challenges facing the business have created "peak pain," resulting in historically low... More

Bernstein upgrades Stellantis (STLA) to Outperform following UAW agreement

Bernstein upgraded Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) to an Outperform rating (From Market-Perform) and raised their 12-month price target on the automotive stock to $26.40 (From $18.50) after the Detroit automaker secured a new labor deal with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, effectively ending strikes against the... More

Ford (F) to bring F-150 Lightning to Switzerland this year

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) announced Tuesday that their popular F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck is coming to Switzerland in limited numbers this year.

Following its introduction to the United States during the 2022 model year, the Ford F-150 Lightning has significantly broadened its global... More

Tesla (TSLA) wins Autopilot trial involving fatal crash

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), on Tuesday, achieved its first successful outcome in a U.S. trial regarding accusations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature resulted in a fatality. This marks a significant win for Tesla, given the number of similar lawsuits it is currently confronting nationwide.

The lawsuit, which took place in a California state court, was initiated by two passengers involved in a 2019 accident, alleging that Tesla was... More

Deutsche Bank says losses may extend but will not derail EV transition

As emerging electric and legacy automakers voice concerns over what appears to be a deceleration of demand for battery electric vehicles, Deutsche Bank research analysts believe the existing BEV losses may extend but will not halt the industrys movement towards an EV transition.

During our IAA conference there was a debate if BEV adoption is slowing. This has now become a full blown concern about a potential EV demand meltdown. Writes Deutsche Bank analysts in a... More