Tag: Autos

2024-12-17

German auto giants brace for Trump’s tariff threats

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Republican Presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on September 24, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. Brandon Bell | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose a blanket tariff on all goods coming into the U.S. could wreak havoc for European carmakers, with Germany’s crisis-stricken automotive sector…

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2024-11-20

Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup truck until 2025

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Stellantis’ Ram 1500 Revolution battery-electric concept pickup truck is introduced during a keynote address by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavaras during CES 2023 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Ethan Miller | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is delaying the launch of its Ram all-electric pickup truck from this year until the…

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2024-10-24

Tesla (TSLA) Q3 2024 earnings report

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Tesla reported third-quarter earnings Wednesday that topped analysts’ estimates even as revenue came in just shy of expectations. The stock popped roughly 17% in Thursday morning trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: 72 cents, adjusted vs. 58 cents expected Revenue: $25.18…

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2024-10-23

General Motors (GM) earnings Q3 2024

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DETROIT — Shares of General Motors saw their largest daily increase since March 2020 on Tuesday after the company topped Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings expectations, increased 2024 guidance and reconfirmed plans for shareholder returns and resilient earnings next year. Shares of the Detroit automaker closed Tuesday at $53.73, up 9.8% — marking the highest daily percentage increase for the…

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2024-10-21

Stellantis to shutter and sell proving grounds amid cost-cutting

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Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.  Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to shutter and sell its large vehicle proving grounds in Arizona at the end of this year, CNBC has learned. The…

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2024-10-15

Trump or Harris? 2024 stakes for America’s businesses

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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. Getty Images With the U.S. election less than a month away, the country and its corporations are staring down two drastically different options. For airlines, banks, electric vehicle makers, health-care companies, media firms, restaurants and tech giants, the outcome…

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2024-10-10

Tributes pour in from industry titans

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Ratan Tata speaks during an interview. Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images Tributes from industry leaders, politicians and the public at large poured in for Ratan Tata, the former chairman of India’s Tata Sons, who passed away on Wednesday, aged 86. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on X called Tata “a visionary business leader, a…

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