A row of Waymo vehicles burn on a street during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. Benjamin Hanson | Afp | Getty Images Several Waymo autonomous vehicles were set ablaze in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday amid widespread protests against President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown. A spokesperson for the… Continue reading Photos show Waymo vehicles on fire during LA protests as company cuts downtown service
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China extends an olive branch to Western auto giants over rare earth shortage
Workers assemble cars on the assembly line at the Volkswagen automobile factory on March 07, 2025 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China appears to have offered U.S. and European auto giants something of a reprieve after industry groups warned of increasing production threats over a rare earth shortage.… Continue reading China extends an olive branch to Western auto giants over rare earth shortage
Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos
Slate Auto electric vehicles inside the startup’s beta production facility in Lake Orion Township, Michigan. Slate Auto LAKE ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — In a nondescript supplier park in suburban Detroit, an electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is building what it hopes will be America’s newest automaker. The facility is filled with… Continue reading Slate Auto: Inside the EV startup, stealth production facility backed by Jeff Bezos
Tesla Optimus robotics vice president Milan Kovac is leaving the company
Tesla displays Optimus next to two of its vehicles at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Tesla’s vice president of Optimus robotics, Milan Kovac, said on Friday that he’s leaving the company. In a post on X, Kovac thanked Tesla CEO Elon Musk and reminisced about his tenure,… Continue reading Tesla Optimus robotics vice president Milan Kovac is leaving the company
Tesla already had big problems. Then Musk went to battle with Trump
President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO’s tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has… Continue reading Tesla already had big problems. Then Musk went to battle with Trump
Trump considers getting rid of his Tesla on heels of Elon Musk feud
A Tesla vehicle is parked on West Executive Avenue near the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 5, 2025. Jeff Mason | Reuters President Donald Trump is the latest Tesla owner to think about getting rid of his car after souring on Elon Musk. Trump is considering selling,… Continue reading Trump considers getting rid of his Tesla on heels of Elon Musk feud
Used vehicle prices ease from tariff fear-buying highs but remain elevated
A Ford mustang is seen at a used car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — Used vehicle prices last month eased from their recent high in April as consumers who may have needed a vehicle but feared price hikes due to tariffs flocked… Continue reading Used vehicle prices ease from tariff fear-buying highs but remain elevated
Tesla stock climbs 5% as it tries to rebound from Trump-Musk argument rout
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wears a cap with the words “Gulf of America” as he attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Tesla stock climbed more than 3% Friday after threats and insults between CEO Elon Musk… Continue reading Tesla stock climbs 5% as it tries to rebound from Trump-Musk argument rout
From bromance to bitter feud — a timeline of Trump and Musk’s relationship
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters July 2024 Musk publicly endorses Trump following an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Musk posts on social media platform X: “I… Continue reading From bromance to bitter feud — a timeline of Trump and Musk’s relationship
‘Car Wars’: Five auto insights investors should know from top BofA analyst
A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — The automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty when it comes to regulations, electric vehicles, software innovations and competition from China. Such disruptions have been years in the making, but many of the issues are coming to… Continue reading ‘Car Wars’: Five auto insights investors should know from top BofA analyst