Reuters - Autoblog

Start-ups seek to clean up rare earths refining and break China's grip

Chinese companies have mastered a dirty and expensive refining process

In 2024, Republican EV attacks may fall short as swing states reap investment

$48 billion in EV and battery investments have gone to key states, will create jobs

US opens probe into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt cars over loss of power

NHTSA has received 61 complaints tied to the Battery Energy Control Module

Fisker scales back production to divert cash for working capital

Shares are up

UAW launches sweeping bid to organize Tesla and the 'entire nonunion auto sector' in U.S.

'The money is there. The time is right,' union president says, outlining the strategy

GM to cut spending on Cruise after accident

CEO Kyle Vogt and Chief Product Officer Daniel Kan already stepped down

Toyota group plans $4.7 billion sale of Denso stake as electric pivot looms

Denso, a key Toyota supplier, is the world's second-largest maker of automotive components

Rivian launches leasing for R1T electric pickup truck in some U.S. states

And the $7,500 federal tax credit still applies

Labor board dismisses claim that Tesla fired workers over union organizing

But NLRB finds two other claims against the automaker have merit

Volkswagen to reduce headcount at 'no longer competitive' VW brand

They'll use the 'demographic curve' to shrink via early retirements

Swedish court sides with Tesla over license plates blocked by strike

It all started when the IF Metall union workers walked out of Tesla service centers

Analysis-Hybrid vehicle sales surge in China, posing fresh threat to foreign automakers

ICE isn't dead ... at least not yet

U.S. House panel opens probe into proposed FTC car buyer rule

New consumer protections for car buyers are sharply opposed by auto dealers

Paris aims to drive out big SUVs by issuing big parking fees

'They are a symbol of another era ... a symbol of crushing others'

U.S. new vehicle sales to rise in November on strong demand

Meanwhile, inventory is piling up and transaction prices are coming down

Automakers with non-union workforces race to bump pay after UAW's record deals

Here's what Nissan, Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Subaru are doing

Musk's X (Twitter) sues Media Matters over report about ads next to antisemitic content

Investors worry the controversy is harming publicly traded Tesla

Judge rules that Tesla, Musk had to be 'acutely aware' of Autopilot defect

He will allow the lawsuit in an owner's death to be argued before a jury

Tesla launched its own car insurance. These drivers say it's a lemon: 'totally ridiculous'

Regulators and Reuters hear of poor customer service, 'safety score' miscalculations

US probes Hyundai, Kia recall into 6.4 million vehicles over fire risks

It's a review encompassing 16 separate recalls

Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts

Customers said Tesla differs by forcing them to have vehicles serviced in-house