Business Sep 25, 2022
Joe Biden’s climate bill has the U.S. battery industry revved up
Battery upstarts are salivating over goodies in a bill, particularly the tax credits for manufacturing components in the U.S.
Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2022
Toyota poised for sales victory lap in U.S. as gas prices boost hybrids
Toyota has more deftly navigated a chip crunch crimping vehicle output than some of its peers, which helped it oust GM as the No. 1 automaker in the U.S. in the last quarter of 2021.
Business / Corporate Feb 18, 2022
Nissan to build two new EV models in Mississippi by 2025 in latest U.S. push
Nissan plans to invest ¥57.5 billion in technology needed for EV-specific assembly lines at the plant in Canton.
Business / Corporate Jan 5, 2022
Toyota surpasses GM to take U.S. sales crown for first time
To retake its leadership position, GM will have to return to something closer to the 2.5 million vehicles the company delivered in 2020.
Business Sep 29, 2021
Silicon Valley answer to the EV question calls for less silicon
Semiconductor companies are urging EV-makers to ditch traditional silicon chips and embrace materials that will make cars more efficient.
Business / Corporate Nov 20, 2020
Nissan said to be in talks with U.S. startup to electrify pickup truck
Nissan has never fared well in the competitive U.S. full-size truck market, and demand for the Titan plunged 38% last year.
Business Sep 24, 2020
Volkswagen aims to turn legions of SUV buyers into electric converts
The ID.4 electric vehicle will compete with the likes of Toyota’s RAV4, Honda’s CR-V and Subaru’s Forester.
Business / Corporate Jul 25, 2017
Mirai sales looks bleak in U.S. states lacking hydrogen-fueling stations
Toyota Motor Corp., off to a slow start selling its car of the future on one U.S. coast, is struggling even to get started on the other. Hang-ups getting enough hydrogen-fueling stations opened in California have undercut early sales of the fuel cell vehicle named ...