5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (229+ words) By Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy April 30 (Reuters) - Rivian said on Thursday it will get up to a $4. 5 billion loan from the U. S. Department of Energy, about $2 billion lower than previously approved, to build its plant in Georgia and will draw…...

22+ hour, 30+ min ago  (198+ words) April 29 (Reuters) " Tesla said on Wednesday its first Semi truck has begun rolling off a high-volume production "line as the electric vehicle "maker remains on track to launch large-scale manufacturing of several new products in 2026. " "First Semi off high volume…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (144+ words) WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Two U. S. senators on Wednesday "introduced legislation "to toughen a U. S. government ban on Chinese automakers from "entering "the American "market, weeks "before President Donald Trump heads to China for talks. Republi. .. WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) " Two U. S. senators on Wednesday…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (338+ words) By Echo Wang and Isla Binnie NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) " Space X is telling investors that no one can fire Elon Musk from his role as chief executive and chairman of the board without the billionaire founder's consent, according to…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (308+ words) BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) " Mercedes-Benz reported a sharp drop in first-quarter operating profit but beat forecasts on Wednesday, as the German premium carmaker battles "to shore up dwindling margins and revive weak "demand in key markets like China. The automaker reported…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (218+ words) April 28 (Reuters) " The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on Tuesday adopted new regulations for autonomous vehicles, allowing manufacturers "to test and deploy heavy-duty "driverless vehicle technology on the state's roads. The new regulations also expand safety and oversight requirements for…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (480+ words) By Qiaoyi Li, Nick Carey and Gilles Guillaume BEIJING, April 28 (Reuters) " Chinese luxury automaker Hongqi, famed as Mao Zedong's preferred car brand, is in talks with Stellantis to build vehicles at one of the Fiat-to-Jeep owner's Spanish plants as it…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (637+ words) WUHU, China, April 28 (Reuters) " Chery, China's largest car exporter, is taking inspiration from two very different automakers " Toyota and Tesla " as it pursues expansion in Europe and beyond, its top executive told Reuters. Chery is considering adding production capacity in…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (107+ words) April 27 (Reuters) " Critical Metals said on Monday it would "acquire all "outstanding shares of European Lithium in an about $835 million deal, giving "the "U. S. -based miner "full ownership "of Greenland's Tanbreez rare earth project. Shares of Critical Metals, which "currently holds…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (589+ words) BEIJING, April 26 (Reuters) " An American You Tuber is giving foreign visitors a first-hand look at the Chinese high-tech cars many U. S. consumers can only see online. At the Beijing Auto Show, which opened on Friday, 34-year-old Ethan Robertson shepherded more than…...