Tesla could cut $5,500 from Model Y battery costs, experts say

The secret behind Elon Musk’s goal of selling 20 million Teslas a year by 2030…

AvtoVAZ, Chinese automakers boost Russian market share as others exit

AvtoVAZ, Russia’s biggest automaker, increased its share of the local market last month despite failing…

UK new-car sales rose 1% in August on EV demand

The UK’s new-car registrations rose 1.2 percent in August, ending five-straight months of declines, as…

German car sales rise 3% in August to end six months of declines

German car sales rose 3 percent in August despite ongoing production challenges due to a…

How electric cars are tested for safety

WASHINGTON — Electric vehicles, although subject to unique crashworthiness challenges, can generally lean on crash…

Toyota will convert engine plants to battery factories in latest EV push

TOKYO – Toyota is stepping up its transition from internal combustion engines to battery-powered cars…

Mercedes fined $8.5M by Australian court for lack of urgency on airbag recall

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Mercedes-Benz to pay a A$12.5 million ($8.49 million)…

Volvo sales fell 5% in August as production problems persist

Volvo’s August sales fell by 4.6 percent to 43,666 vehicles as the global semiconductor shortage…

Lada sales rebound on Russian gov’t support

Sales of AvtoVAZ’s Lada cars rose sharply in August as the industry continues to grapple…

VW, Bosch start factory bubbles during lockdown in Chengdu

Volkswagen Group, Bosch and Foxconn are keeping their workers on-site in their factories in Chengdu…

Polestar is allowed to sell in France after settling logo dispute with Citroen, report says

PARIS — Citroen and Polestar have settled a trademark dispute over logos that prevented the…

Porsche plans to hire Mercedes’ former tech chief ahead of potential IPO

Porsche is planning a big new hire in the lead up to its probable initial…

BMW begins making fuel cell systems

BMW has started producing the fuel-cell systems for its hydrogen-powered iX5 crossover, moving forward with…

Bosch will produce fuel cell stacks in the U.S

Bosch Group said it will invest more than $200 million to produce fuel cell stacks…

Skoda Vision 7S previews largest of three new EVs

PRAGUE — Skoda’s Vision 7S concept previews the biggest of three all-electric cars the brand plans…

Warren Buffett cuts stake in China’s BYD, spurring bets more may come

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slightly trimmed its stake in Chinese automaker BYD, just over a…

EU battery push impeded by Sweden’s mining hurdles

Talga Group has waited for more than a decade to go ahead with a graphite…

Elon Musk aims to have self-driving Teslas ready by year-end

STAVANGER, Norway — Tesla CEO Elon Musk aims to get the automaker’s self-driving technology ready…