Volkswagen in Advanced Talks Over Porsche IPO
BERLIN— Volkswagen AG and the heirs of Beetle designer Ferdinand Porsche, the company’s largest shareholder, said on Tuesday they are...
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Tesla Planned to Open Its First European Gigafactory Last Summer. It’s Still Waiting.
BERLIN—When Rocco Pigola, a 59-year-old refinery worker from Bavaria who has owned six Tesla vehicles, heard about the electric-car maker’s...
Firefighting Boats Head to Burning Ship Carrying Volkswagen, Porsche and Bentley Cars
BERLIN—Firefighting tug boats were headed on Saturday toward the Felicity Ace, a 60,000-ton ship ablaze in the Atlantic Ocean that...
California’s Green-Energy Subsidies Spur a Gold Rush in Cow Manure
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , a major distributor of natural gas made from waste, found a way to boost its...
Elon Musk’s Accusation of Harassment Countered by SEC
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission pushed back Friday on Tesla Inc.’s allegation that regulators are harassing Chief Executive Officer Elon...
Tesla Tells Federal Judge That SEC Is Harassing Elon Musk and the Company
Tesla Inc. says regulators are harassing Chief Executive Elon Musk over his compliance with a 2018 regulatory settlement that sought...
The Hidden Ways Companies Raise Prices
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc., a Chicago-based restaurant group, has added a 3% “processing fee” to checks at many of...
Tesla Sued by California Agency for Alleged Racial Discrimination, Harassment
A California regulatory agency has sued Tesla Inc. for alleged racial discrimination and harassment, saying the electric-vehicle maker turned a...
SEC Subpoenas Tesla Seeking Information Linked to Elon Musk Settlement
A Tesla dealership in Colma, Calif. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Updated Feb. 7, 2022 10:53 am ET The Securities...
Where Is There More Lithium to Power Cars and Phones? Beneath a California Lake.
CALIPATRIA, Calif.—In the U.S. hunt for lithium, an essential component of the batteries that power electric vehicles and cellphones, one...
Amazon Profits Show Resilience Even as Labor, Supply Crunch Weigh on Results
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -7.81% said profits nearly doubled in the critical holiday period, as the company managed to control labor...
GM Earnings Rose Sharply in 2021
General Motors Co. GM 2.54% said it plans to accelerate the timetable for some electric-vehicle launches and will establish a...
Tesla Is the Latest Entrant Into the Carpool Karaoke Competition
Chinese consumers on Friday gave an ovation to Tesla Inc., TSLA 2.08% a new seller of karaoke microphones for singing...
Tesla Posts Record Annual Profit
Tesla Inc. TSLA 2.07% cruised to a record annual profit but cautioned that the supply-chain disruptions that dogged auto makers...
WSJ News Exclusive | Ford Shuts Off Orders for New $20,000 Maverick Pickup
Ford F -1.26% Motor Co. is taking the unusual step of cutting off customer orders for the Maverick, a more-affordable...
WSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Tesla Asked Law Firm to Fire Associate Hired From SEC
A partner at law firm Cooley LLP got an unexpected call late last year from a lawyer for one of...
Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Accepting Dogecoin for Some Merchandise
Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. TSLA -6.75% is accepting payment for some merchandise with dogecoin, a return for the electric-vehicle...
VW Finance Chief Expects Inflation to Ease and Chip Shortage to Drag On
BERLIN— Volkswagen AG VOW -0.22% , one of the world’s largest auto makers, expects inflation to ease later this year...
Toyota Overtakes GM as Bestselling Auto Maker in U.S.
The Japanese auto maker, which for decades has worked to expand its presence in the U.S., outsold GM by roughly...
Tesla Opens Showroom in China’s Xinjiang, Region at Center of U.S. Genocide Allegations
Tesla Inc. TSLA 13.53% has opened a new showroom in Xinjiang, the remote region where Chinese authorities are carrying out...
