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China

Foxconn Bets $3B On AI While Predicting China EV “Shakeout” Will Crush Unprofitable Startups

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu is placing a massive bet on artificial intelligence while stepping back from electric vehicles, predicting that China’s brutally competitive EV market will soon experience a devastating consolidation that forces unprofitable startups to disappear. The world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer plans to invest $2 billion to $3 billion annually in AI infrastructure…

Haye KestelooNov 20

BMW

BMW iX3 Shatters Range Expectations With 626-Mile Real-World Test Drive

BMW just proved its new iX3 electric SUV can travel farther on a single charge than most drivers will ever attempt in one day. A BMW team drove the 2026 iX3 over 1,000 kilometers (626 miles) from the automaker’s Debrecen, Hungary production facility to BMW Welt in Munich without stopping to charge, arriving with battery…

Haye KestelooNov 19

Tesla

Tesla Wins Bid To Decertify 6,000-Worker Race Discrimination Class Action At Fremont Factory

A California judge has reversed a 2024 ruling that allowed more than 6,000 Black workers at Tesla’s Fremont factory to pursue racial harassment claims as a class action, delivering a significant legal victory to the electric vehicle maker amid mounting workplace discrimination allegations. California Superior Court Judge Peter Borkon ruled late Friday that the 2017…

Haye KestelooNov 17

Tesla

Tesla Recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 Batteries Over Fire Risk—Two Months After Australia Did The Same

Tesla is recalling approximately 10,500 Powerwall 2 home battery systems in the United States due to defective lithium-ion battery cells that can overheat, smoke, or ignite, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. The recall follows 22 reports of overheating incidents including five fires that caused minor property damage, though no injuries have been…

Haye KestelooNov 13

Tesla

Tesla Caves On CarPlay As Sales Crater And Buyers Flee To Competition

Tesla is internally testing Apple CarPlay integration after years of CEO Elon Musk dismissing the feature as unnecessary, Bloomberg reported today. The stunning reversal comes as the electric vehicle maker faces collapsing sales across global markets and increased pressure following the September 30, 2025 expiration of federal EV tax credits. The move represents a dramatic…

Haye KestelooNov 13

Tesla

Tesla’s Giga Shanghai Hits 5 Million Battery Pack Milestone As China Sales Crater To 3-Year Low

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reached a significant manufacturing milestone on November 12, 2025, producing its 5 millionth battery pack since operations began in late 2019. The achievement highlights the factory’s role as Tesla’s highest-volume manufacturing complex, yet it arrives amid the company’s worst domestic sales performance in China in three years. The milestone celebration at Giga…

Haye KestelooNov 12

Tesla

Tesla’s China Sales Crater to 3-Year Low as Xiaomi Dominates Despite Safety Scandals

Tesla’s China sales collapsed to 26,006 vehicles in October 2024, marking a three-year low as the electric vehicle maker struggles with tepid demand in the world’s most competitive EV market. The 35.8% year-over-year decline represents a stunning reversal from September’s brief momentum, while Chinese rival Xiaomi posted record sales despite ongoing safety controversies. The October…

Haye KestelooNov 11

Tesla Cybertruck Prices Plummet as New Models Hit the Market

Model Y

Tesla Loses Model Y And Cybertruck Program Managers On Same Day, Completing Vehicle Leadership Exodus

Tesla lost two of its most critical vehicle program managers on the same day, with Model Y chief Emmanuel Lamacchia and Cybertruck lead Siddhant Awasthi both announcing their departures Sunday. The double exit marks the final collapse of Tesla’s vehicle program leadership structure—a team that once successfully launched the world’s best-selling car and the company’s…

Haye KestelooNov 10

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