Auto companies 'in full panic' over rare-earths bottleneckGlobal automakers are alarmed by China's rare-earth export restrictions, fearing a new supply chain crisis. With limited alternative magnet...
10 Jun, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
General Motors' electric gains face critical test as Trump targets EV subsidiesGeneral Motors has doubled its U.S. market share for electric vehicles to 12%, driven by an expanding EV lineup. However, potential challen...
28 Feb, 2025, 04.56 PM IST
How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can resolve US-China relationsChina's high-tech manufacturing has surged, fueled by Trump's policies. This growth poses a challenge to U.S. dominance. The author propose...
18 Dec, 2024, 07.27 AM IST
EV startup founders made big claims, now one could go to prisonA federal judge in Manhattan will sentence Trevor Milton, founder and former CEO of the truck company Nikola, after a jury found him guilty...
19 Dec, 2023, 12.38 AM IST
Labor scarcity is a bottleneck that’s here to stayThe lack of qualified workers for US factory floors was a topic of concern before the pandemic and now it’s an emergency.
02 Nov, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Tesla slashes China prices by up to 9% as analysts warn of 'price war'The price cuts, posted in listings on the electric vehicle (EV) giant's China website on Monday, are the first by Tesla in China in 2022, a...
24 Oct, 2022, 10.45 AM IST
Plenty of roadblocks for automakers seeking EV successFollowing the success of Elon Musk's Tesla, built solely on electric vehicles, most of the biggest names in the sector are planning to inve...
28 Aug, 2022, 10.52 AM IST
China tries to limit economic blow of Shanghai shutdownAt the Shanghai port, the world's busiest, operations were normal and managers made extra efforts to ensure vessels "can call normally," st...
30 Mar, 2022, 10.23 AM IST
GM plans over six-fold increase in 2022 electric truck, Cadillac SUV productionGM Chief Executive Mary Barra told investors last week the automaker intended to accelerate production of electric vehicles, aiming to deli...
09 Feb, 2022, 10.38 AM IST
What 2022 holds for tech; Ola’s EV ambitions hit a hurdleAs the pandemic took hold, technology played a bigger role in everyone’s lives this year, whether through work-from-home, online deliveries...
24 Dec, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
The coming electric vehicle disruption that nobody is talking aboutElectric vehicles contain a fraction of the parts of their gasoline-powered counterparts and require less servicing and no fossil fuels or ...
24 Oct, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
GM India to lay off 1,419 workmen at Talegaon plant, invokes section 25 of Industrial Dispute ActThe move may prolong a legal tussle between the company and its employees on the winding of General Motors India’s Talegaon plant on the ou...
16 Apr, 2021, 11.15 PM IST
Tesla, Nikola, Nio and Fisker: Electric carmakers are in a stock market bubbleTesla’s market value soared past $540 billion this week — equivalent to 250 times its expected earnings this year — meaning it’s now the wo...
28 Nov, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Businesses leaning towards apps to regenerate customer interest digitallySmartworks’ formula is pretty much the new standard for companies trying to find their feet after the Covid sucker punch. Apart from being ...
17 Oct, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Nikola confronts future of doubts on chair exit, stock dropThe worsening stock rout also is a blow to GM, which agreed to take an 11% equity stake in Nikola earlier this month
22 Sep, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
- Veg oils shine as US takes up cudgels against trans fatty acids
On July 1, New Yorkers achieved trans-fat nirvana. Last summer, New York city banned restaurants from serving food containing trans-fats. F...
17 Jul, 2008, 01.08 AM IST
- GM to raise prices on 2009 models, cut production
GM said it will run a sale from June 24 to 30 to help clear out high inventories of 2008 pickups, sport utility vehicles and larger cars. T...
24 Jun, 2008, 02.22 AM IST