Tesla accused by NLRB of creating policies to chill workers’ unionizing efforts in Buffalo

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.  Apu Gomes | Getty Images Tesla is being accused of taking steps to keep employees in Buffalo, New York, from unionizing, according to… Continue reading Tesla accused by NLRB of creating policies to chill workers’ unionizing efforts in Buffalo

Climate crisis brings high school friends together to back startups overlooked by other VCs

Starshot, a climate tech fund, was founded by Sam Levac-Levey and Jeremy Brewer. Lora Kolodny for CNBC Childhood friends Jeremy Brewer and Sam Levac-Levey started their first clean energy startup in 2018. Six years later, they’re launching a new venture fund to invest in climate tech companies overlooked by their peers. Brewer, who’s worked at… Continue reading Climate crisis brings high school friends together to back startups overlooked by other VCs

GM can regain market share in China after hitting 20-year low, executive says

GM President Mark Reuss announces a $2.2 billion investment in the automaker’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Michigan for new all-electric trucks and autonomous vehicles on Jan. 27, 2020. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors believes it can regain market share in China after hitting a roughly 20-year low last year amid changing market… Continue reading GM can regain market share in China after hitting 20-year low, executive says

Tesla must provide NHTSA with Autopilot recall data by July or face up to $135 million in fines

Tesla vehicles sit on the lot at a Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas, on April 15, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is pressing Tesla for answers about changes the company made to its Autopilot driver assistance system following a voluntary software recall in December that affected about 2… Continue reading Tesla must provide NHTSA with Autopilot recall data by July or face up to $135 million in fines

Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm has sold over $50 million worth of stock in 2024

Robyn Denholm, chairman of Tesla Inc., speaks during an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm has just sold $17.3 million worth of her shares in the electric vehicle maker, according to a filing Monday, bringing… Continue reading Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm has sold over $50 million worth of stock in 2024

U.S. automakers like GM are rapidly losing ground in China, once an engine for growth

Mary Barra, chair and chief executive officer of General Motors Co., during a news conference at the Hudson’s building in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Monday, April 15, 2024.  Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors CEO Mary Barra has been aggressive in exiting unprofitable or underperforming markets over the past decade,… Continue reading U.S. automakers like GM are rapidly losing ground in China, once an engine for growth

China’s automakers must adapt quickly or lose out on the EV boom in the face of regulatory scrutiny abroad and competition at home

Chinese new energy vehicle giant shows off the latest version of its Han electric sedan at the Beijing auto show on April 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese automakers, including state-owned auto giant GAC Group, can’t afford to take it easy in the country’s electric car boom if they want to survive.… Continue reading China’s automakers must adapt quickly or lose out on the EV boom in the face of regulatory scrutiny abroad and competition at home

Don’t rate Tesla’s Full Self Driving too highly, tech investor says: ‘By no means autonomous driving’

People are shopping at a Tesla store in Shanghai, China, on Feb. 17, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images News of electric car giant Tesla’s progress toward rolling out its advanced driver-assistance feature in China isn’t as groundbreaking as investors are treating it, according to a top tech investor. Mark Hawtin, GAM Investment Management’s investment… Continue reading Don’t rate Tesla’s Full Self Driving too highly, tech investor says: ‘By no means autonomous driving’