Stellantis informed Tesla it will no longer purchase carbon emission credits to help meet European Union emissions standards, according to company executives. The new company expects to meet the standards with its own vehicles now.
In an era where celebrities feel an obligation to speak their minds instead of providing entertainment, the comedians of Saturday Night Live are in an uproar about plans for Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk to host NBC’s long-running late-night comedy show on May 8. However, he’s not the first to appear on television. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
As predicted by many, Tesla Inc. set another quarterly record for production and deliveries during the first quarter of 2021 while rolling out another profitable quarter. The delivery numbers eclipsed the previous record by more than 4,000 units, coming in at 184,877 vehicles during the quarter. Get all the details at TheDetroitBureau.
The recent crash involving a Tesla Model S appears to have spurred a legislative push to institute mandates for new vehicles making them safer. The Stay Aware for Everyone, or SAFE, Act is designed to mitigate issues surrounding distracted driving. The three others address recalls, data and seats. Get the story at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Just a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk proclaimed the latest version of the Full-Self Driving Beta was almost ready, two people died in Houston while in a 2019 Tesla Model S reportedly using Autopilot. The crash is the latest in a string of Autopilot-engaged crashes that cast doubt on autonomous driving, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.
General Motors and its partner LG Chem will invest $2.3 billion to set up their second battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, alongside what is to become one of four GM EV plants. Once operational, it will capable of twice the capacity of Tesla’s Gigafactory Reno, reports TheDetroitBureau.
Well, Tesla’s Elon Musk spoke — again — about “privacy” issues with its vehicles in China, reiterating that it’s nonsensical to think that the EV maker would be engaged in anything nefarious. But, Sam Abuelsamid, Guidehouse Insights automotive analyst, says Musk’s history of being less than truthful sparks skepticism. Get the story at TheDetroitBureau.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants his day in court, and he’s filed a petition to get it, appealing a recent ruling by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board that he and the company violated U.S. labor law. Find out what happened at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Tesla Inc. says it set a record by delivering 184,800 cars worldwide in the first quarter of 2021, up from 180,570 in the fourth quarter. The strong results were on par with the vast majority of automakers, some of which saw triple-digit increases in their U.S. sales in March and enjoyed double-digit jumps for the first quarter, reports TheDetroitBureau.com.
Anyone who’s been hunting for a new vehicle has gotten some form of advice about what brand they should buy because “it’s the best.” Well, Kelley Blue Book knows a least a little bit about cars, and the organization got a few suggestions: Subaru, Tesla and Toyota. For more information, go to TheDetroitBureau.com.
Tesla Inc. violated federal labor law when it fired a union supporter and moved to block a union organizing drive at its plant in Fremont, California, the National Labor Relations Board ruled this week. It’s just the latest ruling against the EV maker regarding the issue. Find out more at TheDetroitBureau.com.
Tesla has big ambitions for China, the world’s largest automotive market — but the brand is facing rapidly increasing competition from, among others, Chinese giant Geely which just launched Zeekr, an all-new EV brand directly targeting the U.S.-based EV maker. Check out the story at TheDetroitBureau.com.
