TOM KRISHER

January 3, 2025 at 2:09 pm

US new vehicle sales rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates dropped a little

New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates eased a bit, making SUVs, cars and trucks a little...

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January 2, 2025 at 6:25 am

Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

Tesla’s global sales rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter after a sluggish start to the year that contributed to the company’s first year-over-year sales decline...

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December 20, 2024 at 9:51 am

US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration

The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles.

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December 18, 2024 at 12:17 pm

US retreats from massive air bag recall and says industry comments show need for more investigation

U.S. safety regulators have backed away from seeking a recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators.

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December 13, 2024 at 9:03 am

Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases

Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to...

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December 10, 2024 at 1:32 pm

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

General Motors says it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.

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December 5, 2024 at 7:05 am

Electric vehicle reliability improving but lagging gas models, survey finds

The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a gap with gas-powered automobiles.

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December 3, 2024 at 1:26 pm

A judge has once again rejected Musk’s multi-billion-dollar Tesla pay package. Now what?

For a second time, a Delaware judge has nullified a pay package that Tesla had awarded its CEO, Elon Musk, that once was valued at...

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November 26, 2024 at 11:19 am

Trump’s threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief VIEW

If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow...

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November 26, 2024 at 12:01 am

Auto industry’s shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits

If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose...

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