Ford’s CEO considers spinning off EV business to unlock Tesla-like value
Ford is looking at ways to separate its electric-vehicle operation, hoping to earn the sort of investment enjoyed by Tesla and other pure-play EV makers.
GM to resume Bolt production as fix found for battery fires
Production of the Chevrolet Bolt will begin again in April. General Motors and its electric battery partner, LG, found a fix to the batteries that...
COVID crisis threatens holiday season as U.S. hospitals overflow
COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions are rising amid a season of family gatherings. Most victims have shunned vaccines.
Families live in fear as long-haul COVID-19 afflicts more children
A relatively small but increasing percentage of children are struggling for months with extreme fatigue, rapid heart rate, memory loss, depression and other symptoms.
COVID once spared the young. Now more are being hospitalized.
Throughout previous waves of COVID-19, children and young adults eluded the pandemic's gravest consequences, exhibiting mild symptoms or none at all. Now faster-spreading variants are...
Automakers notch sales bounce a year after COVID-19 onset
Automakers posted higher sales in the first quarter as General Motors, Toyota Motor and others benefited from strong demand for new cars and trucks in...
Auto industry sounds the alarm over potential price collapse for used cars
Used-vehicle auctions are for now virtually paralyzed, much like the rest of the economy. Also, rental-car companies will get less money from selling down their...
Tesla climbs in Consumer Reports auto ranking topped by Porsche
Tesla Inc.'s electric cars raced up Consumer Reports's latest auto brand rankings, inching closer to leader Porsche.Tesla jumped eight spots -- more than any other...
GM gears up for post-strike growth after slashing outlook
The automaker said Tuesday the walkout by unionized workers at U.S. plants, which ended last week, eroded free cash flow and forced it to lower...
Young CEO of electric vehicle startup Rivian has Amazon riding shotgun
Rivian founder R.J. Scaringe didn't have a truck or car to show potential investors in his electric vehicle startup, but he did successfully play the...