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BYD, the Chinese carmaker that recently overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla in global sales of electric vehicles, has struck fear into…
Tesla-beating BYD, after spooking legacy carmakers with its low costs, unveils $233,450 supercar to rival Ferrari and Lamborghini
BYD Co. debuted its most expensive car on Sunday, a 1.68 million yuan ($233,450) high-performance fully-electric supercar pitted against gas-guzzling options…
Tesla-beating BYD and other Chinese carmakers using Mexico as back door poses ‘extinction-level’ threat to U.S. auto sector, warns trade group
China has become a powerhouse in electric vehicles. Its automaker BYD recently topped Tesla in global EV sales, with Elon…
Tesla asked to start construction of Mexican factory ‘in March at the latest’ as Elon Musk frets about high interest rates, global economy
Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia has asked Tesla Inc. to announce the start of construction soon of its planned factory in the…
VinFast’s revenue growth is fast, but the electric-vehicle maker’s costs grow faster. Vietnam’s Tesla challenger is building a $2 billion…
Elon Musk says Rivian needs to ‘cut costs massively’ and its execs should ‘live in the factory’ or the Tesla rival will die
Elon Musk is not surprised by the bad news hitting Tesla rival Rivian. He’s been warning about it for some…
Stellantis CEO says Chinese EVs are ‘possibly the biggest risk’ facing his carmaker and Elon Musk’s Tesla
One major problem for automakers as they transition to electric vehicles is that traditional cars still generally cost less. That…
Germany set for 14% drop in electric-vehicle sales as carmakers scale back ambitions and demand ‘does not look good’
Standing at the front of the room at an auto industry association’s new year reception in Berlin this week, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse had…
Warren Buffett said Ferrari was ‘in a special place’ 8 months ago. Now it’s nearing a $100B market value
Warren Buffett isn’t big on automakers. As the Berkshire Hathaway CEO said at the conglomerate’s shareholder meeting last May: “The…
As Tesla-beating BYD and other Chinese EV makers rise, German auto suppliers struggle: ‘Who is the winner and who is the loser is changing’
China’s BYD, which recently passed Tesla in global sales of electric vehicles, is exporting its cars around the world, from…












