Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk told employees to hold on to their stock and stay optimistic amid a series of blows to his company's reputation that have sent shares plunging.

Since Musk began his prominent role in the Trump administration in January, Tesla stock has taken a hit as protests against the electric vehicle brand have erupted across...Read more

It wasn't that long ago — Dec. 17, in fact — that Tesla seemed to be riding high.

On that date its shares hit an all-time high of $484.79. Its market capitalization exceeded $1.5 trillion. The election of Donald Trump seemed to put the company's leader, Elon Musk, in the driver's seat of efforts to push U.S. government policy in directions ...Read more

ASPEN, Colorado — The early 21st century auto market has experienced a flurry of startup automakers not seen in a century. Following in the footsteps of Tesla Inc., new battery-powered vehicle makers have been inspired by a new electric market, government EV mandates, and fat taxpayer subsidies.

Startup, internal-combustion-engine-fired ...Read more

ASPEN, Colorado — With snow piled three feet on either side of a mountain trail, I punched twin ceiling buttons to activate front/rear differential lockers on my 2025 Ineos Grenadier tester. GRRRRRRRR! With all four wheels churning in unison in low gear, the British beast charged across the white landscape.

Grenadier may have been born to ...Read more

If you’re still the sort who enjoys driving a conventional luxury car, not an SUV or EV, the 2025 Cadillac CT5 is your sole choice among American manufacturers. America’s love for what are little more than station wagons has killed enthusiasm for sedans and coupes — and given what manufacturers offer, it’s no wonder.

Consider Cadillac. ...Read more

With Mazda doing everything it can do to keep consumers attracted to it's brand, the CX-50 is no secret to the market. With its excellent pricing and numbers, the CX-50 makes a lot of financial sense.

Our 2025 tester in Polymetal Gray Metallic with Terracotta interior showed out beautifully with winter tires. Its Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter ...Read more

Stellantis NV has offered hourly employees across multiple Detroit and Toledo-area facilities buyouts worth $50,000 or more, the latest move by the automaker as it seeks to reduce costs and streamline its workforce in the United States.

The voluntary termination of employment program, or VTEP, applies to certain United Auto Workers-represented ...Read more

Fox News host Sean Hannity joined President Trump in throwing his support behind Republican mega-donor Elon Musk’s embattled electric vehicle company.

The veteran TV personality hosted Musk for an interview Tuesday night, when he heaped praise on Tesla — much to the liking of the automaker’s polarizing CEO. Hannity started by stating he ...Read more

Tesla was granted a permit in California allowing it to operate its own fleet of taxis driven by company employees, state officials said, the first in a step toward autonomous Tesla taxis.

Approved by the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, its new transporter charter-party carrier, or TCP permit, only allows it to use company-...Read more

Sometimes a chart is just a chart. Sometimes, when you’re looking at Tesla Inc. and BYD Co. Ltd. in early 2025, it’s a striking squiggly metaphor.

Tesla, the biggest U.S. electric vehicle maker, has shocked the world this year with its overt politicization and slumping sales and stock price. BYD, its great Chinese rival, just shocked the ...Read more

A top Stellantis NV executive said Tuesday the automaker is bracing for higher tariffs in April by shifting extra parts into its U.S. plants and rushing production of certain Canada and Mexico-produced models that dealers need on their lots.

"That's not the way we would normally operate," Chief Financial Officer Doug Ostermann said of working ...Read more

General Motors Co. is expanding its partnership with technology company Nvidia Corp. to leverage artificial intelligence for designing future manufacturing plants and to improve self-driving systems.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the collaboration on Tuesday at the company's annual GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California. GM says the ...Read more

Behind-the-scenes efforts by Detroit’s automakers to avert President Donald Trump’s vow to levy 25% tariffs on vehicles and parts from Canada and Mexico next month haven't subsided, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

The latest indications from the president are that the industry should buckle up. He says the levies will...Read more

They say they’ve been flipped off in traffic, called Nazis and even punched in the face.

Charging stations have been defaced and burned too, and local Tesla dealerships have been picketed, including this weekend in Burbank.

A disgusted singer Sheryl Crow said she sold her Tesla and donated the money to National Public Radio.

“There comes ...Read more

DETROIT — UAW President Shawn Fain said Sunday he supports the tariffs in the auto industry pushed by President Donald Trump, but only if they are done for the right reason and in the "right way."

"I think it needs to be not under the guise of drugs, immigration or border security but they need to be strategic in how they do them," Fain said ...Read more

The first and only Tesla Janis Brown ever bought was a dark green Model S in 2012. It wasn’t just a car, the Sunnyvale, California, resident recalled; it was the car.

Brown and her husband drove around the Bay Area in style, basking in the joy of owning the sleekest eco-friendly vehicle and bonding with other Tesla enthusiasts. The pair even ...Read more

Q: The dashboard light on my 2021 Subaru Outback suggested that the key fob battery was low. So, I changed it. Unfortunately, I must have damaged the plastic case in the process. The key won't hold in place, but the fob works fine. Since the key and electronics of the fob are fine, can I use a replacement fob and simply insert the electronics ...Read more

Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has joined several other American businesses in raising concerns over retaliatory tariffs that could result from a trade war fueled by President Trump.

In an unsigned letter on Tesla letterhead addressed to the U.S. Trade Representative, Tesla warned that Trump’s actions to “address unfair trade ...Read more

States are divided in their willingness to welcome a project from a Chinese automaker because the allure of such a billion-dollar investment and its promise of thousands of jobs also could raise serious national security concerns and fuel popular pushback.

Still, some industry analysts predict a China-based automaker — beyond Chinese-owned ...Read more