Auto Brands Slipping in Value, Except Tesla
Toyota continues to lead the way
Steve Plumb
Senior Editor, AutoBeat Daily , AutoBeat
Tesla Puts Battery Production on “Hold” at German Plant
Phase-one will focus on producing 100,000 EVs per year.
ICE Age Ends at Massive VW Plant
German facility poised to be largest European EV producer—until Tesla ramps up in Germany.
Lordstown Electric Truck Takes Shape
Endurance promises best-in-class traction and sports car-like handling
Tesla to Expand Battery R&D Unit
“Roadrunner” design promises lower cost, more power, longer life
The Auto Industry Is a Tough Business: Just Ask Byton
The company that seemed to be on a roll with its EV has put on the (regenerative?) brakes for six months
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Ford’s $42 Billion Cash Cow
F-Series pickups generate about 30% of the carmaker’s revenue. The tally is about twice as much as what McDonald’s pulls in.
Mercedes Readies Next-Gen “Software-Defined” Cars
Nvidia-powered system will enable continuously upgradeable capabilities
Baseball, Apple Pie and Tesla?
California EV maker and Honda are tops in American-made vehicles, new Ford Ranger is No. 1 model
Speaking Out: LG Chem’s Denise Gray Charges Ahead in a Male-Dominated Industry
A pioneering engineer and industry leader, who also happens to be an African-American woman
iPhones Get Digital Key Functionality
Rollout starts with 2021 BMW 5 Series, other brands and models to follow next year
LMC Auto & the Industry Right Now: “Shock to the System”
The head of global forecasting for LMC Automotive talks about where the auto industry is at the start of the recovery and how long it might take to get to a state of recovery
Tesla Finishes Last In J.D. Power IQS
Not that the company wanted to participate in the study that’s been helping OEMs improve their products for 34 years, though. Kia and Dodge tie for the vehicles with the fewest problems per 100 vehicles.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Tesla’s New Model Y Grapples with Quality Issues
Accelerated launch schedule has reaped supply, production issues
Tesla Zeros in On Texas for Cybertruck Factory
A site somewhere in Oklahoma remains an option
Trevor Milton of Nikola Talks Industry Disruption
Will Nikola become the Tesla of Class 8 trucking (the Tesla semi notwithstanding)? It sure seems like a good bet. And lots of investors are betting it will
GM's Cruise Hires Safety Chief
Louise Zhang, who previously worked for Lucid Motors and Tesla, underscores focus on safety as robo-taxi service nears launch
Nikola's Stock Soars After NASDAQ Listing
Startup begins taking orders for fuel cell-electric pickup truck
Dodge Soars to Top of J.D. Power Quality Report
New survey questions turn 2020 results topsy-turvy
Bill Hampton
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Daily
Chris Theodore and the Amazing Cars He Helped Create
On this edition of “Autoline After Hours” we have a man who is literally a living legend in the industry
Ohio Gets Smart About Driving EV Adoption Rates
Columbus partners with local businesses to help increase sales of electrified vehicles by 500%
Ford Applies the Heat in Police Cruisers to Arrest Coronavirus
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