Toyota Motor Co. said it will suspend all local factory operations on Tuesday, losing production of about 13,000 cars, after a company that supplies it with plastic parts and electronic components was subjected to a suspected cyber attack. No information was available yet on who was behind the attack or …
Read More »China’s Evergrande Sales Drop 39% in 2021
The total sales of Evergrande, the Chinese real estate developer, declined in 2021 by 39% to 443 billion yuan, or 69 billion dollars, from 723 billion yuan in 2020. It is reported that the company’s shares were suspended from trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 3, as …
Read More »Nio Shares Were Up, Then Down Monday
After revealing a new sedan last week, rumors are whirling around the Nio’s next big announcement. The electric vehicle maker has plans to contend with competition that is growing in the world’s largest auto market.Investors in Nio (NYSE:NIO) have been hesitant and mostly unable to decide whether to start off …
Read More »Strong Q4 Deliveries Push Tesla Stock To Flash Buy Signal
Tesla’s earnings as well as deliveries are expected to jump year-over-year when Elon Musk’s carmaker reports fourth-quarter figures in early January. Tesla stock rose Monday, rising to a trendline buy point.The maker of upscale electric cars could report Q4 deliveries as early as 1 January and as late as 5 …
Read More »Does Tesla Risk Losing Market Dominance?
Tesla slid 3.5% on Monday, closing at USD 899.94. That put the shares below where they had closed right before the $4.2 billion Hertz deal was revealed on 25 October.The shares which peaked on 4 November was down 21% in December, poised for the worst month since the pandemic erupted.Hertz’s …
Read More »US Total Auto Sales Down in November, EVs Bloom
Narrow inventories pushed sales of new vehicles down as Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Hyundai and Kia all reported their sales dropped during November despite anticipated strong demand. Kia reported a drop in sales for November; however, its total sales through the first 11 months of 2021 surpassed the sales record the …
Read More »Traders Eye Benefits Of Apple Car
Traders are busy gambling what suppliers and manufacturers could benefit from Apple’s autonomous car project.Aeva Technologies is up 6.36% and Innoviz Technologies is 4.32% higher. Both stocks also jumped up yesterday when the Apple’s car story found its way to news headlines and the companies were viewed as potential suppliers. …
Read More »Why is Biden Touring General Motors Plant?
President Joe Biden, Wednesday is planning to tour a General Motors plant in Detroit, Wednesday, as he continues to sell the benefits of the recently signed $1 trillion infrastructure law. Biden is expected to highlight $7.5 billion in the new law automobile technology.Biden on Wednesday will visit a General Motors …
Read More »Will Evergrande become an electric carmaker?
China’s Evergrande is starting to pay its overdue debt and restart some of its stalled real estate projects, but it is signaling that it wants to move away from housing and focus on building electric vehicles.According to Chinese state media, Chairman Xu Jiayin announced that the firm wants to make …
Read More »General Motors’ electric-vehicle backed by hedge fund
General Motors is planning for autos to be fully electric is based upon plans to electrify its vehicle lineup after the famous U. S. company won the support of an impact investment group. The hedge fund Engine No. 1, which was announced in January when it won three seats on …
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