CNBC - Autos

Tesla delivers its first Shanghai-made Model Y crossovers in China

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:34:14 GMT

China – the world's largest EV market – is critically important to Tesla and its growth plans.

World’s fourth-largest carmaker rallies on first day of trade after $52 billion merger

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:02:13 GMT

Stellantis, the product of the $52 billion merger between FCA and Peugeot, was well received by European investors on its first day of trading Monday.

In challenge to Tesla, Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng releases autonomous features for highway ...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 08:06:41 GMT

Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng Motors has announced a new autonomous driving feature designed to work on highways as it ramps up its challenge to Tesla.

GM may expand Corvette lineup to include a crossover SUV

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:30:45 GMT

GM is weighing whether to expand its Corvette lineup – currently a two-seat sports car – to add its first-ever crossover or SUV.

Public cash must now tackle buyer anxieties over electric vehicles, Renault says

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:46:43 GMT

Renault's deputy CEO, Clotilde Delbos, spoke to CNBC on Thursday.

Amazon to let automakers use Alexa software to create their own in-car voice assistants

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:02:37 GMT

Amazon just launched Alexa Custom Assistant, a service that lets automakers build their own digital assistants using Alexa software.

5 high-end electric SUVs available in China right now

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:14:15 GMT

When it comes to China's electric car market, the high-end SUV segment is one start-ups and foreign brands alike are competing heavily for.

With a lot of optimism and vaccine hopes, U.S. auto sales could increase as much as 10% in 2021

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:26:15 GMT

Automotive executives and analysts are cautiously optimistic that U.S. vehicle sales will return to some form of normalcy in 2021.

Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide raises $310 million in funding as competition heats up

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:42:47 GMT

Tony Han, CEO of WeRide said the funding will give the company the strategic resources to fulfill the goal of commercializing self-driving technology."

China's electric automakers have potential, but consultant warns 'there's bound to be a correction'

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:14:43 GMT

There's good reason to be investing in Chinese electric automakers, but their stock run ups have been "sensational" recently, says Michael Dunne of ZoZo Go.

Canadian EV maker eyes American school bus market as Biden term nears

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:41:40 GMT

Lion Electric, the electric vehicle maker set to go public via SPAC come March, is eyeing U.S. factory space to capitalize on plans for electric school buses, CEO Marc Bedard said.

U.S. vehicle safety agency asks Tesla to recall 158,716 older vehicles over touchscreen glitches

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:16:54 GMT

The affected cars include Tesla Model S sedans made between 2012 and 2018, and Model X SUVs in model years from 2016 to 2018.

5 reasons General Motors' shares are trading at all-time highs

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:16:54 GMT

GM used the CES technology show to flex its size and scale more than ever as it makes a big push into EVs, flying cars and self-driving vehicles.

SoftBank-backed online car dealer Auto1 to go public in first quarter, plans to raise $1.2 billion

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:50:54 GMT

German online car trading platform Auto1 on Wednesday announced it is planning to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the first quarter of 2021.

Sony begins testing its electric car concept on public roads

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:48:31 GMT

In an announcement made at CES 2021, the firm said testing began in Austria last month.

Apple iPhone maker Foxconn teams up with Chinese automaker Geely to make cars for other companies

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:18:58 GMT

Foxconn and Chinese carmaker Geely have created a joint venture aimed at selling manufacturing and services to the global auto industry.

Warren Buffett-backed BYD's new luxury sedan jumped into the top 10 electric cars sold in China ...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:03:13 GMT

Here's how Nio, Tesla, Li Auto and others stacked up last year, according to China's Passenger Car Association.

Car auction company KAR goes 100% digital years ahead of schedule amid pandemic

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:07:01 GMT

KAR Auction Services planned to go 100% digital in the next three years, but ended up making it happen virtually overnight, CEO Jim Hallett said.

GM shares hit record high as automaker reveals electric van and delves into flying cars

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:57:26 GMT

The potential foray into personal air mobility was announced as part of Cadillac's portfolio of luxury and EV vehicles.

General Motors unveils EV van as part of new commercial business unit

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:43:33 GMT

The EV600 van will be the first vehicle under a new commercial business unit within GM called BrightDrop.