Mercedes-AMG just poached the man who built Porsche’s flagship EV to lead its performance division. Why it matters: Stefan Weckbach will oversee AMG’s electric transition, including a new GT sedan designed to compete directly against the Taycan he created. The…
Ford is turning to French automaker Renault to develop two entry-level electric vehicles for Europe, abandoning its own platform as too expensive to compete with Chinese rivals, reports the WSJ. Why it matters: The deal marks Ford’s admission that it…
Morgan Stanley’s new automotive analyst just declared open season on EV startups. The investment bank downgrades Lucid and Rivian to Sell, warns ‘EV winter’ will last into 2026 as post-subsidy demand collapses, reports Barron’s. GM was upgraded to Buy. Why…
We’ve been tracking the accelerating exodus of Chinese tech companies from U.S. markets, and today’s news confirms another major defection. Momenta, the autonomous driving startup powering self-driving systems for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota, has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong…
Tesla has just done something no automaker has ever done in Norway: sold more cars in a single year than any manufacturer in the country’s history, and there’s still a month left to go. We’ve been tracking Tesla’s rollercoaster year…
Chinese premium EV maker Zeekr officially began sales in Germany on Monday, bringing three electric models priced from €37,990 ($44,065) to the doorstep of BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen. We’ve been tracking China’s EV invasion of Europe for years, and this…
Tesla’s new car sales in Spain fell 8.75% in November compared to the same month last year, registering just 1,523 vehicles, according to data released Monday by industry group ANFAC. The decline comes as the broader Spanish electrified vehicle market…
BMW’s all-electric coupe-SUV future just came into focus. Prototypes of the new iX4 have been spotted testing for the first time, revealing a sleek, range-topping electric crossover that could deliver more than 500 miles on a single charge, according to…
Germany just made it official. Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed today that he’s sending a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demanding that Brussels allow plug-in hybrids and “highly efficient” combustion engines to be sold beyond the 2035…
Tesla’s top China executive publicly defended the company’s deep ties to Chinese suppliers on Wednesday, directly contradicting reports that the automaker is systematically removing China-made components from its American factories. Grace Tao, Tesla’s vice president of external affairs in China,…
The founders of Harbinger Motors have watched EV startups collapse from the inside. Now FedEx is betting they learned the right lessons. Harbinger Motors, a medium-duty electric truck chassis maker led by veterans of failed EV companies Faraday Future, Canoo,…
Tesla faces sales pressure in all three of the world’s biggest car markets simultaneously, with European registrations plunging 48.5% in October while industry-wide EV sales jumped 26%. The collapse comes as CEO Elon Musk has spent much of 2025 focused…
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