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LIVE NOW: Senate Committee Holds Hearing to Examine the Future of Self-Driving Cars
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (114+ words) A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives using FSD (Full Self-Driving) in Encinitas, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2023. (Mike Blake/Reuters) The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee holds a hearing to examine the future of self-driving cars at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 4. Over 30,000 Prescription…...
Trump Administration Presses Efforts to Ensure Supply of Critical Minerals Outside of China
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (467+ words) WASHINGTON'The Trump administration is expected to unveil its grandest plan yet to rebuild supply chains of critical minerals needed for everything from jet engines to smartphones, likely through purchase agreements with partners on top of creating a $12 billion U.S. strategic reserve…...
General Motors Move Will Be ‘Transformational’ for US: CEO of HM Manufacturing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (67+ words) Nicole Wolter, CEO of HM Manufacturing, discussed General Motors' plan to move production of its China-built Buick Envision SUV to the United States." General Motors is moving production of the China-built Buick Envision SUV to the United States. The…...
Canada Lowers Tariffs on Chinese EVs to Reset Ties
2+ week, 4+ day ago (174+ words) Canada's prime minister struck a deal with China on Friday. The country will lower tariffs on Chinese EVs in exchange for China lifting tariffs on Canadian canola and other agricultural products. Up to 49,000 Chinese EVs can enter Canada under a…...
EU, China Unveil Guidelines to Resolve Trade Dispute Over Beijing’s EV Subsidies
3+ week, 1+ day ago (218+ words) China and the European Union have agreed on a new measure to settle disputes over Beijing's massive state aid to its electric vehicle (EV) makers. "[Each price undertaking offer] must be adequate to eliminate the injurious effects of the subsidies…...
Musk Becomes First Person Worth $700 Billion After Court Restores Tesla Pay Package | NTD
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) Elon Musk vaulted into uncharted financial territory on Dec. 19, becoming the first person in history to amass a net worth exceeding $700 billion after a Delaware court reinstated a massive Tesla compensation package that had been voided last year. Musk, the…...
Auto Sales to Hit 6-Year High in 2025, but Industrywide Declines Expected in 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Nine months of strong sales helped buoy the U.S. auto industry for much of 2025, but headwinds from swirling tariff policies and the expiration of a substantial federal tax credit for new electric vehicles (EVs) at the end of September led to…...
Ford Discontinues Several EV Models, Takes $19.5 Billion Writedown in Pivot to Hybrids
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) The Michigan-based company intends to replace its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickups with an extended-range version that uses a gasoline engine for battery recharging. Ford is also stopping production on a forthcoming electric truck, called T3 in international markets, along with electric vans…...
China’s Retrenchment From US and European Investments Likely to Continue In 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (88+ words) Electric cars for export waiting to be loaded on the "BYD Explorer NO.1," a domestically manufactured vessel intended to export Chinese automobiles, at Yantai port, in eastern China's Shandong Province, on Jan. 10, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images) China State Capital: A…...
SpaceX Set to Become World’s Biggest IPO; CNN on the Shopping Block in Warner Bros Deal | NTD Primetime
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (48+ words) Musk reportedly preparing major SpaceX IPO, Hollywood shaken as Netflix and Paramount pursue Warner Bros. " tonight, Roman Balmakov and his Primetime colleagues break down these stories and more. SpaceX Set to Become World's Biggest IPO; CNN on the Shopping Block…...