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Musk said a robotaxi will be added to a ride-hailing fleet in Austin, Texas, this summer
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Musk hits new levels of hype as Tesla earnings fall short

CEO goes big on claims about robot and Cybercab after earnings deliver "significant miss" on expectation

30 January 2025
Musk hits new levels of hype as Tesla earnings fall short
Polestar Michael Lohscheller
Michael Lohscheller was previously the finance chief and CEO of Opel-Vauxhall
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'A lot of things need to change' - new Polestar boss on brand reboot

Revised sales tactics, new product line-up and launches in new markets are intended to put ailing firm back on track

27 January 2025
'A lot of things need to change' - new Polestar boss on brand reboot
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Donald Trump returned to the White House on 20 January
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How Trump plans to transform the American car industry

Heavy tariffs on Mexico and the cancellation of EV grants are among the new US president's big plans

24 January 2025
How Trump plans to transform the American car industry
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Innoviz lidar is used to enable level 3 autonomous driving in the BMW 7 Series
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Europe’s most outspoken tech boss dishes the dirt on lidar

Lidar unlocks autonomy, and to unlock lidar, you need to speak to the plain-speaking boss of Innoviz

21 January 2025
Europe’s most outspoken tech boss dishes the dirt on lidar
Audi A8L in China showroom
Audi suffered a sales slump in China
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Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines

VW Group delivered 9.01 million vehicles in 2024, down 2.3% on the previous year

15 January 2025
Audi, China drag on VW Group sales for 2024 while Lambo shines
Mercedes Drive Pilot L3
Mercedes is raising the maximum speed of its Drive Pilot L3 system to 59mph
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Motorway autonomy stuck in cost jam but inching forward

Useable self-driving features remain a top development concern among car makers

14 January 2025
Motorway autonomy stuck in cost jam but inching forward
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Carlos Tavares nailed financial performance targets but placed relationships under strain
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Inside Stellantis’s peace mission to defuse wrath at Tavares

Firm attempts to mend relationships with unions, suppliers, dealers and politicians in start of new era

7 January 2025
Inside Stellantis’s peace mission to defuse wrath at Tavares
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Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?

Some easily hit or even exceeded the UK government’s 22% EV sales target for 2024, but others fell well short

20 December 2024
Progress report: Which car makers are meeting the ZEV mandate?
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Nissan-Honda merger would create new automotive powerhouse

Wide-reaching merger would create a company selling more than seven million cars per year

18 December 2024
Nissan-Honda merger would create new automotive powerhouse
VW Golf plugged in
For the first three quarters of 2024, the VW Group was China's most prolific seller of PHEVs
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Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too

Plug-in hybrid ‘compliance cars’ are generally too expensive for retail customers, but China is working to change that

17 December 2024
Ferocious PHEV demand in China poised to boost UK sales too
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Why the global automotive business model might be dead

Stellantis's struggles to sell the same underpinnings with different shells signpost trouble ahead

13 December 2024
Why the global automotive business model might be dead

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