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General Motors' (GM) energy storage business is underappreciated by investors, while its US tariff e

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General Motors is considering using an unproven, but possibly more powerful, battery technology for its electric vehicles. The stock is up on Thursday.

Two fires at the upstate New York facility last year proved extremely disruptive to the auto industry.

Bloomberg Philanthropies is launching a new $90 million program that includes a partnership with Ford, which is contending with a shortage of mechanics at its dealerships.

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is just one week away from his next big venture: the IPO of his space company SpaceX (SPAX.PVT). This event will be enough to push Musk's net worth over the edge and make him the world's first trillionaire. Yahoo Finance Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian breaks down Musk's net worth and some of the risks that Wall Street is floating around the IPO. SpaceX is slated to begin trading publicly on the Nasdaq next Friday, June 12, aiming for an IPO price of $135 per share.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he met with senior leaders in the auto industry to discuss the ongoing debate over "right-to-repair"

Ford has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 8.6%. The stock now trades at $15.72, marking a 19.6% gain. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

Ford knows it has a problem with recalls: it is once again leading all other auto manufacturers by a large margin so far in 2026. CEO Jim Farley has said improving the quality of its vehicles is Ford's "largest near-term opportunity" to lower costs. Ford has issued 40 recalls so far this year. ...

When an entire industry sprints for the same exit, following the crowd looks like the safe move. Carmakers are herd animals. They chase the same buyers, copy the same bets, and retreat in the same direction when those bets sour. For two years, that direction has been away from electric vehicles. ...

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Tesla stock bounced on Tuesday as CEO Elon Musk reminded investors about where his EV company started and how far it’s come. Don’t expect SpaceX to follow the same trajectory even as Musk tries to justify SpaceX’s valuation. The move came after Musk tweeted that Tesla’s IPO market cap was only 0.1% of its current market cap.

The work stoppage at the Dauch Corp. plant—still commonly known by its former name, American Axle —halts the supply of axles and axle tubes destined for GM’s midsize and full-size pickup trucks. If GM’s existing stockpile of the crucial parts runs out, the automaker won’t be able to make some of its best-selling and most lucrative vehicles. The situation imperils GM’s heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, as well as midsize trucks that compete for buyers with Toyota’s Tacoma and Ford’s Ranger.

Tesla stock rebounded early Tuesday as CEO Elon Musk reminded investors about where his EV company started and how far it’s come. The move came after Musk tweeted that Tesla’s IPO market cap was only 0.1% of its current market cap. The tweet also comes just ahead of SpaceX’s massive IPO, which is expected to raise a record amount of cash, and could value the rocket company at $2 trillion.

Ford Motor (F) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

A big move in Ford's stock.

Larry Kudlow spent Wednesday evening on Fox Business arguing that the economy is stronger than headlines admit. “The Trumpian economy is absolutely booming as is the stock market,” he said, listing the receipts: an Atlanta Fed nowcast pointing to 4.3% real GDP growth in the second quarter, core goods prices up only 1.1% excluding food ... Larry Kudlow: The ‘Trumpian Economy’ Is Booming Despite the Gas Price Noise

Last year, during the company's third-quarter earnings call, Ford CFO Kumare Glahotra made a promise to investors. “Improving quality is the single biggest driver to close our cost gap. Better quality lowers warranty expense and reduces recalls,” Galhotra said. But so far this year, Ford once again ...

GM, Ford and Toyota have said they are planning for U.S. new-car sales to stagnate or shrink this year, as prospective buyers stay on the sidelines of the new-car market.

Ford shares recently traded about 3.7% higher on the day, on track for their highest close since 2022. General Motors shares are also up about 4.5%, but Ford stock in particular has been surging this year as investors look at the company's energy division as an opportunity to capitalize on the AI boom and soaring energy demand.

The technical Wall Street term for investors short-selling space stocks right now is “getting your face ripped off.” Shares of commercial space companies are on fire lately. Coming into Wednesday trading, shares of Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile to name two, were up 74% and 55%, respectively, over the past month, leaving them both up more than 380% over the past 12 months.

The automaker’s foray into the energy-storage business represents an opportunity to capitalize on the AI boom.

U.S. car manufacturers have learned a valuable lesson about electric vehicles over the past couple of years: American consumers don't like expensive EVs. That's why Ford is still pushing hard for EVs despite the $19.5 billion in losses it was recently forced to write down in its electric vehicle ...

A third of auto production in this country has disappeared since the pandemic and challenges and competition mount daily. Can the industry survive?

Wall Street appeared to be waking up on Friday to Ford Motor’s transformation into an AI stock. Ford stock was on pace for its highest close since August 2022, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Through Friday, Ford stock was up 18% over the past month.

A fire-damaged aluminum rolling plant in upstate New York that supplies Ford Motor and other automakers will return to service in the next few weeks, its owner said Tuesday. The restart of the Oswego, N.Y., Novelis plant is running slightly ahead of the company’s earlier target for restarting the plant at the end of June, the company said. Ford, which is the U.S. auto industry’s biggest user of aluminum, said in April it expected Oswego’s rolling line to restart this month.

The moves reflect the automaker’s push to expand beyond traditional vehicle manufacturing into software, services and energy infrastructure. Shares rise.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.1%, and the actively t

By Nick Carey LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Ford will launch seven new models in Europe by 2029, it said on Monday, as it seeks to revive its flagging passenger car sales, fight off fierce competition

While Ford and General Motors wrestle with their China strategies, Stellantis is doubling down on the world's largest auto market. Stellantis, the maker of Jeep, Ram, and Peugeot, just made two sweeping moves that signal a sharply different playbook from its American rivals. The decisions ...