Corporate Executives Assess U.S. Economy as Clouds Form
Over the past week, business leaders have laid out in the starkest terms yet that a period of universal strength...
Motor Vehicles
With Elon Musk’s Twitter Bid in Flux, Some Tesla Fans Say Enough Already
The electric-vehicle maker has lost roughly 30% of its value since April 1, as the will-he-or-won’t-he drama around Mr. Musk’s...
Mercedes-Benz’s Luxury Pitch Needs Tougher Road Testing
Mercedes-Benz DMLRY 0.54% Group Chief Executive Ola Källenius puts the problem well: “Even though everybody knows that Mercedes is kind...
Behind Fake-Account Issue That Elon Musk Cited in Pausing Twitter Deal
Elon Musk’s tweet saying his planned Twitter Inc. acquisition was on hold put the spotlight on questions about fake accounts,...
Ford Unloads Further 7 Million Shares of Electric-Vehicle Startup Rivian
Ford Motor Co. F 8.52% said it unloaded more shares of Rivian RIVN 9.88% Automotive Inc., further pressuring the electric-truck...
The Biggest Problem With Flying Cars Is on the Ground
The startups and investors that have sent hopes soaring for “flying cars” could be in for a rough landing, in...
Twitter CEO Signals More Change After Hiring Freeze, Cost Cuts
San Francisco-based Twitter has agreed to be acquired by Elon Musk in a $44 billion deal. Photo: amy osborne/Agence France-Presse/Getty...
Rivian Recalling 502 Electric Trucks Over Potentially Faulty Air-Bag Sensors
Electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc. RIVN 17.96% is recalling 502 battery-powered pickup trucks over potentially faulty air bags that could...
Rivian CEO Says Chip-Shortage Problems to Ease This Year
Electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc. RIVN -9.61% maintained its production forecast for 2022, with executives saying the supply-chain problems that...
Ford Sells About 8% of Its Stake in Electric-Vehicle Startup Rivian
Ford Motor Co. has sold off about 8% of its stockholdings in Rivian Automotive Inc., according to people familiar with...
Elon Musk Sells About $4 Billion in Tesla Stock After Agreeing to Buy Twitter
Elon Musk sold roughly $4 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock in the two days after agreeing to buy Twitter...
Amazon Posts First Quarterly Loss Since 2015 as Costs, Rivian Stake Weigh on Results
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 4.65% posted its first quarterly loss in seven years, a result that reflected broad economic trends related...
Saudi Arabia Orders Up to 100,000 Electric Vehicles in Boost to Startup Lucid
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia will purchase between 50,000 and 100,000 electric vehicles over the next decade from Lucid Group Inc.,...
Gas-Engine Bans Drive Landscapers Toward Electric Mowers and Blowers
A push to go electric is sowing discord among landscapers.New state and municipal laws are driving a transition away from...
Tesla Posts Record $3.3 Billion Quarterly Profit
Tesla Inc. TSLA -4.96% reported a sevenfold jump in first-quarter profit as consumers snapped up the company’s electric vehicles, though...
Tesla Probed by EEOC Before California Sued Car Maker Over Alleged Racial Discrimination
A principal U.S. federal agency responsible for enforcing antidiscrimination laws has investigated Tesla Inc., according to a legal filing. The...
Meet the Twitter Army of Elon Musk Superfans
Elon Musk might have more than 82 million Twitter followers, but only a handful of those can consistently grab the...
Twitter Adopts Poison Pill Plan to Block Elon Musk From Increasing Stake
Twitter adopted a poison-pill takeover defense to make it difficult for Elon Musk to increase ownership beyond 15%. The move...
Tesla and Other Auto Makers Move to Restart Plants in Shanghai
Auto makers including Tesla Inc. and SAIC Motor Corp. are aiming to resume production next week in Shanghai, people familiar...
Stellantis Shareholders Reject Executive Pay Packages, Including for CEO
PARIS— Stellantis NV shareholders took the unusual step Wednesday of rejecting the Jeep maker’s pay plan for top executives, including...
