The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike that began Friday won’t just disrupt automakers GM (GM), Ford (F), and Stellantis (STLA). Tech companies — and chipmakers especially — will also be caught in the crosshairs. The first place to look is down the supply chain. New cars made today can have as many as 3,000 chips
New and used car prices are continuing to moderate, according to the latest government inflation data released Wednesday morning. The bottom line is that Americans may have more flexibility in buying cars, though a looming auto strike may dent those prospects. For the month of August, consumer prices for new autos were up 0.3% compared
MONTEREY, Calif. — It’s not every day that an automaker gives you the chance to drive a priceless, one-of-one concept car on regular roads. It’s not every day that the car is Lamborghini’s Lanzador concept, an EV that’s Lamborghini’s (VOW3.DE) vision of what an electric, Lamborghini hypercar will look and feel like, when it comes
Looking for a place to hang out with all your Tesla owning friends in L.A.? Or a new diner for Guy Fieri to review in his Food Network show? Well, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s vision for a drive-in diner and movie theater, is getting one step closer to becoming a reality. A couple years back, Musk
As Tesla (TSLA) nears production, and closes in on its Q3 delivery event for the Cybertruck, an old foe rears its ugly head: quality. Yesterday afternoon, Tesla CEO Elon Musk proudly showed off a “production candidate” of the Cybertruck from Giga Austin on his social media site X. Generally speaking, production “candidates” or “builds” are
Ford Motor Company has made supercars before — like the Ford GT that took on Ferrari at Le Mans and won. Now the automaker is taking the supercar recipe to its everyday Mustang pony car, featuring supercharged performance, and a supercar price of around $300,000. The Mustang GTD, just debuted at Monterey Car Week, is
When it comes to passenger safety in the popular midsize car segment, the Honda Accord rules supreme. In new crash data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), only the Honda Accord earned the highest overall rating of “good” among six midsize sedans when it comes to rear-seat passengers’ safety. The IIHS said the
Tesla (TSLA) stock slipped on Monday as the automaker once again cut prices in China, signaling demand erosion for its EVs on the mainland. As first reported by Reuters, Tesla announced it had cut the price of its Model Y Long Range SUV and Performance version by 14,000 yuan ($1,935), with the Long Range version’s
New and used car prices are continuing to drop, according to the latest government inflation data released Wednesday morning. The bottom line? Consumers may soon be buying more cars. For the month of July, consumer prices for new autos were down 0.1% compared to June (though up 3.5% year over year, with the yearly figure
Gas prices are just plain high, and consumers are taking notice. As of Wednesday, the national average gas price stands at $3.83 per gallon, per AAA. That’s lower than the average price this time last year, at $4.06, but higher than last week’s average price at $3.78. And that may have larger implications on consumer
