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Chinese automakers are gaming their sales numbers by registering unsold electric vehicles to dealerships, who then dump them as discounted “used” cars that have never been driven. The practice has become so widespread that China’s Communist Party is now trying to stop it, revealing the deep structural rot in the world’s largest EV market built…
Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory reached a significant manufacturing milestone on November 12, 2025, producing its 5 millionth battery pack since operations began in late 2019. The achievement highlights the factory’s role as Tesla’s highest-volume manufacturing complex, yet it arrives amid the company’s worst domestic sales performance in China in three years. The milestone celebration at Giga…
Tesla’s China sales collapsed to 26,006 vehicles in October 2024, marking a three-year low as the electric vehicle maker struggles with tepid demand in the world’s most competitive EV market. The 35.8% year-over-year decline represents a stunning reversal from September’s brief momentum, while Chinese rival Xiaomi posted record sales despite ongoing safety controversies. The October…
Ford Motor Company declined to provide any timeline for restarting production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, fueling speculation that the automaker may permanently discontinue its flagship EV amid mounting losses and weakening demand following the September 30 federal tax credit expiration. The non-answer arrives days after The Wall Street Journal reported that Ford…
Tesla lost two of its most critical vehicle program managers on the same day, with Model Y chief Emmanuel Lamacchia and Cybertruck lead Siddhant Awasthi both announcing their departures Sunday. The double exit marks the final collapse of Tesla’s vehicle program leadership structure—a team that once successfully launched the world’s best-selling car and the company’s…
Toyota has reaffirmed its commitment to launching solid-state battery electric vehicles by 2027-2028, promising revolutionary 40-year battery lifespans and over 621 miles of range. But with a decade-long history of missed targets and competitors already testing similar technology on public roads, the world’s largest automaker faces a critical credibility test in the global race to…
Bentley CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser has publicly acknowledged that electric vehicle acceptance has hit an “all-time low” while announcing the luxury automaker’s next new model will be a petrol-powered Supersports performance car—not the EV the company promised just three years ago. The admission comes in a rare interview with The Sunday Times published November 8, marking…
Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve CEO Elon Musk’s unprecedented $1 trillion compensation package, potentially making him the world’s first trillionaire—despite collapsing European sales, mounting brand damage from political controversies, and serious questions about whether the world’s largest executive pay package will solve any of Tesla’s actual business problems. The vote passed with
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