Lucid to Add Android Auto to Gravity SUV ‘Around September’
Lucid Motors plans to add Android Auto to its Gravity model around September, according to the company’s head of software engineering, Jean-Philippe Gauthier. A timeline for the integration in the...
View ArticleXPeng Names Refreshed X9 MPV First Model Targeting Global Markets
Chinese carmaker XPeng is holding its first global event next week, where it will officially launch the refreshed version of its multi-purpose van (MPV) X9. The event will be held on April 15 in Hong...
View ArticleStellantis Accused of Misleading Consumers Over Made-in-USA Claims
Franco-Italian Stellantis Group is revising a U.S. advertising campaign that emphasized its Jeep, Dodge, and Ram vehicles as “built in America,” following regulatory pressure over potentially...
View ArticleEU, China Accelerate Talks to Negotiate Minimum Prices on Imported EVs: report
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X German media outlet Handelsblatt reported on Thursday that the recently escalated trade war between the U.S. and China is accelerating the negotiations between...
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Tesla US Average Selling Price Climbs in March to Over $54,500
Tesla’s average transaction prices rose in March even as the automaker’s first-quarter U.S. sales declined year over year, according to a monthly pricing update released Wednesday by Cox Automotive’s...
View ArticleUS-listed Chinese Stocks Fall as Trump Considers Delisting from American...
Shares in US-listed Chinese companies tumbled on Thursday afternoon giving up earlier gains following a report by Fox Business that President Donald Trump is considering delisting Chinese firms from...
View ArticleLucid Wins Auction to Acquire Nikola’s EV Plant and HQ in Arizona
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X EV maker Lucid Motors said late Thursday it won a bankruptcy auction to acquire Nikola’s former plant, headquarters/ product development center in Arizona. The...
View ArticleTesla Suspends Orders For Imported Model S and X in China Over Tariffs
Tesla suspended on Friday new orders for the Model S and the Model X in China. According to the company’s website for the China market, customers can no longer acquire customized/new units but...
View ArticleNio CEO Denies Rumors of CATL Acquiring Controlling Stake in Nio Power
Nio Group‘s founder and CEO William Li has commented on the Reuters report which said the world’s largest battery maker CATL was in discussions to acquire a controlling stake in the Nio Power unit —...
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ARK Invest Reaffirms Tesla’s $2,600 PT for 2029, Dismisses Tariffs Impact
ARK Invest’s CEO and CIO Cathie Wood reiterated on Wednesday the firm’s ‘bullish’ view on Tesla, with the launch of a cheaper model this year and the brand’s robotaxi service cutting consumer costs....
View ArticleTesla to Start Cybertruck Deliveries in UAE by Late 2025
Tesla announced on Friday that it is launching its Cybertruck in the United Arab Emirates later this year, amid its launch in Saudi Arabia. The company is not new to the Middle East, having previously...
View ArticleTesla Sets Record with World’s Largest EV Charging Park at Berlin Gigafactory
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide, outside the German capital of Berlin, now hosts the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging park, featuring 546 charging stations accessible to the public,...
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Bezos-Backed Slate EV Truck Spotted in California Ahead of Debut
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X The first vehicle from Slate, a stealthy electric vehicle startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has surfaced in Southern California, appearing to...
View ArticleRBC Capital Trims Rivian, Tesla, and GM Price Targets
RBC Capital’s analyst Tom Narayan lowered on Friday the firm’s price target on Tesla, Rivian and General Motors. The firm estimates that the tariffs will lead carmakers to pass the added costs on to...
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Nio’s Brand Onvo Launches New Referral Incentives Until End of June
Nio’s sub-brand Onvo introduced a fresh round of incentives on Friday to boost sales of its debut model following slower-than-expected demand in the first quarter of the year. In a post on Weibo, Shen...
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FBI Releases Surveillance Footage of Suspect in Tesla Supercharger Explosion
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X The FBI on Friday released surveillance footage of a man suspected of starting a fire that caused substantial damage to a Tesla Supercharger station in Lacey,...
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Nio to Unveil 5.2-Meter Luxury SUV ES9 by Year End
Written by Cláudio Afonso and Matilde Alves The Shanghai-based EV maker Nio is planning to unveil its largest SUV yet — to be named ES9 — at its annual event in the final quarter of this year,...
View ArticleCantor Fitzgerald Reaffirms Tesla’s Overweight Rating
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard reiterated on Monday the firm’s Overweight rating on Tesla’s stock, assessing the impact of newly imposed U.S. tariffs on vehicle and auto parts imports on...
View ArticleNio Adopts Use Alibaba’s Large Language Model and Coding Assistant
China’s tech and e-commerce Alibaba said on Monday the EV maker Nio will use both its large language model ‘Qwen’ and the AI coding assistant ‘Lingma’ to “accelerate R&D in advanced automotive...
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Deutsche Bank Cuts Ford, GM Price Targets Over Tariffs Impact
Deutsche Bank’s analyst Edison Yu trimmed on Monday the firm’s price target on both General Motors and Ford by over 20%. In a new research note, the firm said it believes the Detroit automakers “will...
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