August 30, 2021
Tesla on part-automated drive system slams into police car
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — A Tesla using its partially automated driving system slammed into a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser Saturday on an interstate near downtown Orlando and narrowly missed its driver, who had pulled over to assist a disabled…
August 2, 2021
Tesla profit surge driven by record car deliveries
Tesla has reported surging profits, despite shortages of semiconductor chips and congestion at ports hampering production. Sales rose to $12bn (£8.6bn) in the three months to the end of June, up from $6bn a year ago, when its US factory was shut…
July 28, 2021
U.S. senator contacts Taiwan representative over auto chip shortage
American Senator Debbie Stabenow said Thursday she had contacted Taiwan's representative to the U.S. regarding the global shortage of automobile chips, which she estimated was caused mainly by reduced shipments from a major Taiwanese semiconductor…
July 20, 2021
Chip Shortage Is Now Affecting New Car Sales
The semiconductor chip shortage that's affecting new vehicle supply and causing used car prices to climb is officially, concretely affecting new car sales. It's not a surprise and dealers and shoppers all knew this was coming, but now we have the…
July 15, 2021
Kia Soul EV won’t go to the U.S.
The Chicago Auto Show is the first show where the Kia EV6 has been displayed for the public to see, and it's highly impressive. But it got us wondering about another Kia EV that was announced a couple years ago but still hasn't shown up in America:…
July 8, 2021
Tesla faces fine over illegal construction at German plant
A German regional authority said it was preparing to fine Tesla for illegal building activity on the site of its planned new car factory near Berlin. The environment ministry for Brandenburg, where the factory will be located, had found that Tesla…
July 6, 2021
U.S. releases confidential Trump report on foreign auto threat
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday released a confidential Trump administration report that was the basis for the former president's threats in 2019 to impose tariffs on imported automobiles on grounds of national security. Then-U.S. President…
June 24, 2021
Soaring prices for secondhand vehicles helps push U.S. inflation to highest in more than a decade.
The record-breaking rise in used-car prices is probably coming to an end -- and with it a key driver of the recent spike in U.S. inflation. The bellwether of the industry -- the wholesale market where dealers buy and sell in bulk -- has already…
June 21, 2021
Car buyers still sceptical about going electric
Consumers are still sceptical about electric cars and switching from petrol and diesel remains "a real challenge", the boss of Ford UK has told the BBC. Lisa Brankin said more government support for the electric car market would be needed ahead of a…
June 18, 2021
UK could be left behind in the electric car race
The UK risks being left in the slow lane when it comes to building electric cars, according to a new report. Influential green group Transport and Environment (T&E) says as recently as 2018, the UK produced roughly half of all electric cars…