GM's CEO Says The EV Revolution Will Continue No Matter Who's In Office Plus, Volkswagen's U.S. strategy may be on the ropes too, and Fiat's problems in Europe have Italians seething at Stellantis. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Oct 21 2024 -
Inside Europe's Plan To Hit Back At China With Affordable EVs Will it be enough? Plus, we look at the impact EVs will have on auto jobs and why U.S. battery investments are hardly slowing down. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Oct 16 2024 -
Stellantis Pushes Leapmotor Further Into Europe With B10 Crossover This EV will be made in Europe and cost as little as $14,110 in its home market of China. By Kevin Williams News - Oct 15 2024 -
Tesla Scored A Win Against BYD Tesla still managed to knock out BYD in global EV sales. Plus, we look at Maserati's marketing woes and new anti-China moves in Europe. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Oct 4 2024 -
Stellantis Needs A Turnaround. But The Fix Is Far From Clear Who should be next to lead the European-American conglomerate, and what must they do? Plus, GM educates dealers on EVs. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Sep 30 2024 -
Stellantis CEO's Answer To EV Tariffs: Just Be More Like China The automaker finds itself in a 'trap' in the face of tariffs, labor issues and struggles to keep pace with the industry. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Sep 27 2024 -
Pulling The Plug On EVs? The Wild Fight Over Ending Subsidies Plus, Stellantis begins the hunt for a new CEO and Cruise heads back to California. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Sep 24 2024 -
EVs Could Be 24% Of Europe's Car Market By 2025. But Who Will Make Them? A wave of new affordable electric models below €25,000 could change the game in Europe. But will they be made in Europe or in China? By Patrick George Industry Outlook - Sep 19 2024 -
Chinese EVs Can Undercut American EVs Even With Tariffs We also discuss how fast wireless charging is moving forward and why Stellantis is facing heat from UAW. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Sep 18 2024 -
Jeep Is Desperate For A Turnaround Stellantis dealers are pissed about the automaker's failure to keep pace with the industry. Jeep's CEO has a plan to tackle that. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Sep 13 2024 -
Americans Want Plug-In Hybrids. Will They Show Up? Plus, Honda is trying to figure out what to name its EVs and some U.S. auto industry officials want to ease off the China tariffs. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Aug 26 2024 -
This Chinese EV Is Stellantis' New Secret Weapon. Reviews Are Glowing China's Leapmotor C10 is headed to Europe, thanks to Stellantis. Early reviews praise the car for its value and execution. By Kevin Williams China - Aug 15 2024 -
Here’s How Ford Plans To Outpace Chinese Rivals Also in today’s roundup: impact of U.S. market on global automakers and Hyundai crushing it in the U.S. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Jul 26 2024 -
Stellantis Is ‘Ready For The Fight’ Against Chinese EVs In Europe With a new EV production line at the former Yugo factory in Serbia, the auto giant reckons it has what it takes. Will it succeed? By Iulian Dnistran Industry - Jul 24 2024 -
GM, Stellantis Get Over $1 Billion In Federal Grants For EV Projects Plus, connected cars aren't making as much as expected, and only 19 Chinese EV brands expected to be profitable by 2030. By Rob Stumpf News - Jul 11 2024 -
The Biggest Plug-In Hybrid Maker In The U.S. Had A Rough Q2 After quarters of rapid PHEV sales growth, Stellantis's volume decreased. By Mark Kane Sales - Jul 9 2024 -
Rivian Eyes Profit In Q4 With Upgraded EVs And Billions In Cash We also discuss Toyota’s self-driving plans in China and why some experts think $25,000 is a tough target for the electric Jeep Renegade. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Jun 28 2024 -
Plug-In Hybrids Overtake EV Growth. But There Are Some Catches A new report suggests that testing cycles and electric-only range need to improve vastly to draw climate benefits from PHEVs. By Suvrat Kothari Industry - Jun 24 2024 -
Stellantis Outwits EU Tariffs, Starts Production Of Cheap Chinese EV In Poland A few decades ago, Western automakers were flocking to China. Now, they’re calling on China to get them out of a rut. By Iulian Dnistran Manufacturing / Production - Jun 18 2024 -
Elon Musk Says Optimus Will Make Tesla Worth Half Of The Entire S&P 500 Plus, automakers are worried about high new car inventory, and Stellantis doesn't want to be protected by EV tariffs. By Rob Stumpf News - Jun 14 2024 -
Tesla Faces A $56 Billion Question. Does Elon Musk Have The Votes? All eyes are on Tesla this week as it prepares for a company-defining shareholder vote. Plus, battery factories hit a slowdown. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Jun 10 2024 -
Stellantis And Mercedes-Benz Press Pause On Two EV Battery Gigafactories The Automotive Cells Company joint venture pledged to invest as much as $7.6B in three factories. Just one has been built so far. By Iulian Dnistran Manufacturing / Production - Jun 5 2024 -
The Electric Car Tariff Battle With China Kicks Off August 1 Meanwhile, Stellantis' CEO calls tariffs a "trap", and BMW and Mercedes' plants in the U.S. could see tariff payback from China. By Patrick George Critical Materials - May 22 2024 -
Tesla Q1 Sales Draw Grim Predictions From Wall Street Analysts It could be a minor obstacle on a long road ahead, but Tesla shouldn’t take this lightly. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Apr 1 2024 -
