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Tesla’s Germany battery expansion strengthens its Europe strategy, but rising spending is making the TSLA stock bull case harder to justify.
General Motors (GM) is reshaping its information technology workforce, cutting more than 10% of roles while hiring for AI and data focused positions, as it settles a US$12.75 million California data privacy case. See our latest analysis for General Motors. GM’s recent IT layoffs and the California privacy settlement come after a period where short term share price momentum has cooled, with the 7 day share price return down 5% and the year to date share price return down 7.56%, while the 1...
Ford shares fell after a 21% two-day surge tied to its energy storage business and possible AI hyperscaler demand.
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In addition, GM’s partner, International Motors, is selling the plant to a Canadian defense company and sending its own truck to Mexico.
Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. They are also bound to benefit from a friendlier regulatory environment with the Trump administration, and this excitement has led to a six-month gain of 17.7% for the sector - higher than the S&P 500’s 7.9% return.
Lower-than-normal inventory can mean lost profits, and that's a huge deal for these two Detroit rivals.
The Japanese automaker scrapped its 2040 all-electric target and is now betting on the gas-hybrid technology it once abandoned.
Automakers around the world are learning just how much government subsidies propped up their electric vehicle sales, as the expiration of those subsidies is throwing cold water on the industry's EV ambitions. Take Honda, for example. Over the last three decades, the Japanese automaker has gone from ...

Honda (HMC) stock is in focus after the company posted its first-ever loss. Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian breaks down the details.
Ford raised its guidance after a solid first quarter, and there's more suggesting there's near-term upside for the stock.
Ford Motor investors have caught AI-fever, and shares of the auto maker just won’t stop. It seemed to be tied to Ford Energy, which the company unveiled earlier in the week. The new business will use Ford’s lithium-ion battery capacity to build storage systems for utilities and data centers in the U.S.
Shares of Ford (NYSE:F) are up 8% on Thursday morning, trading near $14.60 after closing yesterday at $13.57. The move extends a second straight session of decisive outperformance versus the Detroit and Austin peers. For context, Ford stock climbed 6% yesterday, and the two-day rip has been decisive. Ford’s market cap sits near $57 billion, ... Ford Zooms 8% Higher, Easily Outpaces General Motors and Tesla
Giving Americans access to high-quality, low-cost Chinese cars would enshrine him as a champion for struggling American households, Christopher Smart writes.
This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.
Earlier this week, General Motors agreed to pay US$12.75 million to settle California allegations that it unlawfully collected and sold OnStar drivers’ location and driving data, while separately cutting more than ten percent of its IT workforce to refocus on AI and software capabilities. The settlement’s five-year ban on selling driving data to consumer reporting agencies and the IT overhaul both raise fresh questions about how GM balances data monetization, privacy compliance and...
Ford’s new battery‑storage arm and a bullish Wall Street call are reshaping its growth story, today, May 13, 2026.
MP Materials ramps rare earth output and magnet production as Mountain Pass and Independence drive growth across the supply chain.
After topping estimates during the first quarter, Ford isn't resting and plans to drive traffic through promotional activities.
Ford Motor stock was having quite a day Wednesday but the reason is hard to suss out. Ford stock was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Other car stocks were moving, but not like Ford.
Lumpy quarterly deployments weigh on TSLA's energy storage volumes, but management expects full-year growth and long-term momentum to be strong.
Shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) are up roughly 7% in Wednesday morning trading, climbing to about $12.82 from a prior close of $11.99. The move is the stock’s sharpest single-day gain in weeks, and it stands out against a generally quiet automotive tape. By comparison, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock is up 3% to around $446.70, ... Ford Is Up 7% Today: Is It Outperforming Other Car Stocks Like General Motors and Tesla?
STRT's Q3 EPS and sales miss estimates as OEM volume falls and forex/tariffs hurt, even with restructuring gains and strong cash.
The reductions follow hundreds of salaried cuts last year
The reductions are global, though GM has not provided a country-by-country or site-by-site breakdown.
GM confirmed about 500 to 600 salaried employees were let go.
Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.
Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.
Automaker reshapes operations as EV challenges continue building