WSJ News Exclusive | Redwood Materials Plans $3.5 Billion Battery-Materials Plant in Nevada
The company run by Tesla Inc.’s former chief technology officer plans to spend $3.5 billion on a battery-materials factory in...
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WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair
Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to...
New Volkswagen Chief Has History Backing Synthetic Fuels
Volkswagen AG’s VOW 0.37% new boss has said he is committed to driving the auto maker’s transformation from gasoline-powered cars...
Tesla Is Set for Settlement Talks Over Musk Tweets About Taking Company Private
Tesla Inc. TSLA 0.20% is scheduled for court-ordered settlement talks in a shareholder lawsuit over Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s...
Tesla Ends Streak of Record Quarterly Profits After China Factory Shutdown
Tesla’s second-quarter production was limited by Covid-related restrictions in China and supply-chain disruptions. Photo: jade gao/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Updated July...
Elon Musk’s Inner Circle Rocked by Fight Over His $230 Billion Fortune
Mr. Birchall, a straight-laced, 48-year-old wealth manager who rose to become Mr. Musk’s top deputy and the head of his...
Volkswagen to Keep Factory Running in China’s Xinjiang Region
HONG KONG— Volkswagen AG VOW 3.45% reiterated a commitment to producing vehicles in China’s western region of Xinjiang, an area...
Twitter Lawsuit Adds to Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX Challenges
Tesla and SpaceX didn’t respond to requests for comment. Tesla, still the world’s most valuable auto maker by far, earlier...
Twitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.
Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter Inc. TWTR -5.10% has set the stage for what could become one of the most...
Elon Musk Seeks to Abandon $44 Billion Twitter Deal
Twitter “is in material breach of multiple provisions of that agreement” and appears to have made “false and misleading representations”...
Rivian Cranked Up Production in Second Quarter at Illinois Factory
Rivian RIVN 10.42% Automotive Inc. said it produced 4,401 vehicles in the second quarter, the latest in the electric-vehicle maker’s...
Ford’s U.S. Sales Increase 32% in June, Outpacing Broader Industry
Ford Motor reported a nearly 32% increase in U.S. sales in June, beating out much of the industry as it...
Tesla Vehicle Deliveries Tumble After China Factory Shutdown
Tesla vehicle deliveries fell quarter-over-quarter for the first time in more than two years, reflecting an extended shutdown in China,...
Tesla, Ford and GM Raise EV Prices as Costs, Demand Grow
Auto makers are marking up electric vehicles to offset rising battery-material costs and capitalize on the interest caused by higher...
Elon Musk Calls Tesla’s New Car Factories ‘Gigantic Money Furnaces’
Tesla Inc.’s TSLA -0.40% two newest car factories have been losing billions of dollars as supply-chain disruptions and battery-cell manufacturing...
GM and Ford, Driving to Beat Tesla, Turn on Each Other
Ten miles away at Ford F -0.18% Motor Co.’s headquarters, executives were plotting a pre-emptive public-relations strike, said people familiar...
Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech, Remote Work in Twitter Employee Meeting
Elon Musk, speaking via a smartphone that he appeared to be holding in front of him, told Twitter Inc. TWTR...
Tesla Raises Prices Amid Surging Costs
Tesla Inc. TSLA -8.54% has raised the prices on some of its cars by as much as $6,000, as the...
Ferrari to Debut SUV-Like Model in September
MILAN— Ferrari RACE 0.03% NV said a new larger, taller model similar to a sport-utility vehicle will be unveiled this...
As Gas Prices Near $5 a Gallon, Record Fuel Costs Upend Businesses, U.S. Economy
As U.S. gasoline prices approach a record average of $5 a gallon, fuel costs are rippling through almost every corner...
