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  1. Ford Follows Tesla in Cutting Electric Vehicle Prices

    The automaker reduced the price of the Mustang Mach-E by up to $5,900 after Tesla slashed prices of its cars by as much as 20 percent.

  2. Falling Used-Car Demand Puts Pressure on Carvana and Other Dealers

    Dealership are seeing sales and prices drop as consumers tighten their belts, putting financial pressure on companies, like Carvana, that grew fast in recent years.

  3. Toyota Names a New CEO as Akio Toyoda Steps Aside

    Akio Toyoda, who has been reluctant to embrace all-electric vehicles, will be succeeded as C.E.O. by a Lexus executive.

  4. Tesla’s Profit Jumped 12% in Fourth Quarter

    The electric car company is facing intensifying competition, supply chain disruptions and concerns about the behavior of Elon Musk.

  5. Tesla Bulls Take Heart From Strong Profits

    Shares in the electric carmaker continued to rally after the company reported strong profits, even amid growing competition and economic pressures.

  6. Carl Hahn Dies at 96; Made the VW Beetle Ubiquitous

    As president of Volkswagen of America, he pushed the “Think Small” ad campaign that helped create a counterculture icon.

  7. Elon Musk Said Tesla Buyout Plan Didn’t Involve ‘a Specific Number’

    Under questioning, Mr. Musk said he hadn’t discussed how much money investors would put in to help him take his car company private.

  8. Tesla Will Build Heavy Trucks at a New Factory in Nevada

    The $3.6 billion investment, which also includes a new battery factory, presents a challenge to traditional truck makers that have been slow to sell electric vehicles.

  9. Supply Problems Hurt Auto Sales in 2022. Now Demand Is Weakening.

    A global semiconductor shortage is easing, which could allow carmakers to lift production this year. But higher interest rates could keep sales low.

  10. Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction

    A wave of lawsuits argue that Tesla’s self-driving software is dangerously overhyped. What can its blind spots teach us about the company’s erratic C.E.O.?

  11. Ford Sales Dipped in 2022, but Electric Vehicle Deliveries Surged

    The company’s production was limited by a global chip shortage, but it made big gains in the fastest-growing segment of the auto market.

  12. Mercedes-Benz Plans to Build U.S. Electric Car Charging Network

    The network could help increase the low number of charging stations, encouraging more people to buy electric vehicles.

  13. Tesla Cuts Prices Sharply as It Moves to Bolster Demand

    The price reductions in the United States will make more of the company’s electric vehicles eligible for a federal tax credit.

  14. Electric Vehicles Keep Defying Almost Everyone’s Predictions

    The revolution is also a case study in how much further we have to go.

  15. GM Posts Solid Profit as It Pushes to Take On Tesla in EVs

    Aiming to make a million electric vehicles a year by 2025, General Motors is investing in a Nevada lithium mine to help with battery production.