Tag: Electric Vehicle

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly weighing up plans to impose new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles in order to align Canada with the policies taken by the U.S. and European Union.

U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection late on Monday, looking to sell its assets and restructure its debt, after succumbing to rapid cash burn to deliver its “Ocean” SUVs in the United States and Europe.

Automotive companies in China sold more cars than their U.S. counterparts for the first time last year, boosted by BYD
and growth in emerging markets, researcher Jato Dynamics said in a report published Thursday.

Tesla’s largest outside investor Vanguard said it voted in favor of CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, citing the company’s performance, contributing to the passage of the record-setting arrangement on Thursday.

Shares of Tesla popped in premarket trading, after Elon Musk said shareholders are set to approve his controversial $56 billion pay package and a resolution to move the electric carmaker’s incorporation to Texas.

Tesla on Thursday said it will likely increase the Europe prices of its Model 3 vehicle from July 1 after the European Union said it could impose provisional higher tariffs on electric cars imported from China.

The European Union on Wednesday said it would slap higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, which it found benefit “heavily from unfair subsidies” and pose a “threat of economic injury” to EV producers in Europe.

Shares of Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO were lower after the company reported weaker-than-expected sales. Things are improving though, and the car maker expects better results in the second quarter.

Billionaire investor Ron Baron, longtime Tesla bull and shareholder, wrote an open letter in support of CEO Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package.

Volvo Cars’ sales rose to 68,034 cars in May, up 13% from a year earlier, buoyed by a 27% jump in Europe and a strong performance by its fully electric EX30, the group said on Wednesday.

Electric vehicle sales are recovering in China. That’s some good news for automotive investors starting a new month. Hybrids, however, are still outpacing all-electric vehicle sales. That can make the coming months tougher on all-electric EV giant Tesla .

Tesla has cut output of its best-selling Model Y electric car by a double-digit percentage number at its Shanghai plant since March, according to industry data and a source.

Lucid Group will reduce its workforce in the United States by 6%, or around 400 employees, it said on Friday, becoming the latest electric-vehicle maker to cut jobs as the industry grapples with slower growth.

Rivian Automotive stock was sliding after the company reported earnings after the close on Tuesday.

Lucid Group forecast higher capital expenditure this year and reiterated an annual production forecast below Wall Street targets on Monday amid slower-than-expected EV demand, sending its shares down nearly 9% in extended trading.

Investors like delivery results from NIO  the best of its peers. Shares were up in early trading as growth for the electric-vehicle maker accelerated.

Shares of Tesla rose sharply in U.S. premarket trading on Monday after the electric car maker passes a significant milestone to roll out its full self-driving technology in China.

Tesla on Wednesday asked its shareholders to once again approve CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking $56 billion pay that was set in 2018, but was rejected by a Delaware judge in January.

Tesla stock fell Monday as investors digested news about potential production problems and potential layoffs amid slowing growth for electric vehicles and rising geopolitical tensions.

Tesla stock briefly dived in midday trading Friday after Reuters reported the electric-vehicle company wouldn’t build the lower-priced all-electric vehicle Wall Street refers to as the Model 2.