Tesla to cut 9% of workforce
The electric automaker is looking to cut costs and boosts profits through a structural reorganization.
Tesla to cut 9% of jobs across company: report
Tesla job cuts
Tesla Model 3 production on the rise? Shares climb on upbeat Wall Street forecast
The automaker’s stock got a boost on Tuesday after one Wall Street firm raised its Model 3 production expectations for the quarter by 50%.
Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ford Explorer get ‘poor’ ratings in new safety test
Both 2018 car models failed to pass front passenger crash tests.
Kia recalls sedans, minivans for air bag flaw
The recall impacts half a million vehicles in the U.S.
Tesla car using ‘Autopilot’ accelerated before fatal crash: officials
Officials said the Tesla vehicle’s driver, a 38-year-old man, did not have his hands on the steering wheel in the six seconds before the car slammed into a safety barrier.
GM to sell Honda advanced electric car batteries in North America
GM and Honda on Thursday said they would "collaborate" on the batteries.
Honda, GM to develop electric vehicle batteries together
Honda Motor Co. of Japan and U.S. automaker General Motors Co. are going to work together in developing batteries for electric vehicles, mainly for the North American market.
Google co-founder's flying car company is taking pre-orders
Kitty Hawk unveiled its new model, the Flyer.
Elon Musk still king for Tesla shareholders, production on track, stock rallies
Tesla investors keep Elon Musk in the driver's seat.
VW exec reinstated after probe of discredited monkey trials
Volkswagen has reinstated an executive suspended after he failed to prevent now-discredited experiments that exposed monkeys to diesel exhaust.
Tesla Roadster to offer 'crazy' SpaceX option package, Elon Musk says
The $200,000 Roadster is scheduled to begin production in 2020.
Businesses, environmentalists, colleges back Tesla expansion
Environmentalists, business groups and higher education institutions are backing Tesla's efforts to expand the electric vehicle manufacturer's sales stores from five to 20 in New York state.
Fiat Chrysler following Ford's footsteps phasing out small cars
Chrysler going big
Big Tesla investors look like firewall for Elon Musk
Tesla has been fighting negative press for several months over production bottlenecks for its Model 3 sedan, crashes involving its cars and doubts raised by Wall Street over its cash position.
China: Smaller trade surplus, OK. But tech concessions? No.
Narrow our trade surplus with the United States?
Kia recalls 106K Sedona minivans for automatic door problems
The automatic doors may not reverse if closed on a limb.
Auto loan rates at nine-year high
Interest rates on auto loans have surged above 5%.
Business Highlights
___ US unemployment falls nearly to 1969 levels; hiring is solid WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month of strong hiring has driven U.S. unemployment down to 3.8 percent — just a tick away from the level last seen in 1969, when Detroit still dominated the auto industry and the Vietnam War was raging.
Fiat Chrysler unveils plans to make more electrified cars
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is outlining his business plan for the automaker's next five years in his last big presentation to investors before retiring next year.














