WSJ News Exclusive | Global Battery Race Heats Up With Billions for Europe’s Northvolt

[ad_1] Jan. 16, 2024 12:01 am ET One of the world’s most valuable battery startups is raising $3.4 billion in debt from the European Union and a group of banks…

Robots Are Looking Better to Detroit as Labor Costs Rise

[ad_1] Automakers are looking to an old friend to help offset rising labor costs: robots. For decades, car companies have increased automation inside their factories. Now, auto executives are looking…

Chevy Blazer Troubles Add to GM’s EV Growing Pains

[ad_1] As one of the nation’s first owners of General Motors’ new electric Chevrolet Blazer, James Hattin was loving the SUV—before the problems began. On a trip from the mountains…

Maruti Suzuki Plans to Invest $4.21 Billion in New India Plant

[ad_1] Maruti Suzuki plans to invest 350 billion rupees ($4.21 billion) to build a new automobile production plant in India’s Gujarat state. The plant, expected to begin operations in fiscal…

China Becomes the World’s Biggest Auto Exporter—With Help From Russia

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 7:27 am ET HONG KONG—China’s overseas auto sales surged to a record last year, on track to surpass Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter…

Cognac Sets the EV Trade War Alight

[ad_1] Volkswagen and Stellantis might turn out to be bigger victims of China’s investigation into European liquor than Rémy Cointreau and Pernod Ricard. Beijing has launched an antidumping probe into…

Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars in China to Make Autopilot Fixes

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 5, 2024 8:04 am ET HONG KONG—Tesla is conducting its largest ever recall in China that regulators said was to fix issues with its driver-assistance features that…

U.S. Auto Sales Bounced Back in 2023

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 3, 2024 11:49 am ET U.S. auto sales rebounded in 2023, boosted by pent-up demand and better availability on dealership lots.  But this year could prove more…

Tesla Falls Behind China’s BYD in Quarterly EV Sales for First Time

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 2, 2024 3:32 pm ET Chinese automaker BYD for the first time topped Tesla as the world’s largest seller of electric vehicles on a quarterly basis, a…

China’s EV Champion BYD Will Take on the World in 2024

[ad_1] China’s electric-vehicle maker BYD will be on top of the world this year, with overseas markets its main battleground. At home, it already surpassed Volkswagen as the most popular…