Category Archives: Auto industry

SEC Sues Elon Musk for Fraud, Seek to Bar Him Permanently from Executive, Board Role in a Public Company

Elon Musk put himself in the SEC’s crosshairs.

As Musk Goes Nuts Publicly, Tesla Bondholders Get Antsy

Rising bond yields pose a problem to Tesla’s survival.

Marrying NAFTA and The TPP: The “US-Mexico Trade Agreement”

How a new “great” Trump trade deal is just recycled old trade deals with a new label.

Hubert Horan’s Quick Take on Uber’s Second Quarter Results

Uber’s latest financial report confirms Hubert Horan’s predictions.

Wolf Richter: Tesla Discloses Worst Quarterly Loss Ever, But Where Are the 17,000 Model 3 Cars it “Produced” But Didn’t “Deliver”?

So far, the SEC and investors are ignoring Tesla’s sus-looking production figures.

Pruitt Resigns as EPA Chief: So What?

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday. Will his acting replacement, former coal lobbyist and climate denier Andrew Wheeler, be less of a disaster for the environment?

EU Calls Trump’s Bluff on Auto Tariffs as Trump Tries Dead on Arrival WTO Exit Plan

The EU is neither happy with nor cowed by Trump’s latest trade threat.

Wolf Richter: Beyond the Hysteria About Auto Tariffmageddon

After decades of relentless offshoring, the equation may change for auto and component makers.

Tesla And GM Close To Capping Out On Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives

Tesla and GM are nearing the end of a subsidy road.

Brexit: Chaos Visible

As businesses finally start telling the press they are worried about Brexit, the press is still not coming to grips with key issues.

Unsafe At Any Speed Redux, Self-Driving Cars, and Legal Liability

Senators seek information on testing protocols for self-driving cars; mandatory arbitration for further lawsuits involving such vehicles looms as a threat.

Remote-Controlled Self-Driving Cars: Unworkable Technology for Unproven Technology

Debunking a scheme to reduce the risk of self-driving cars: remote control operators.

Elon Musk’s Two Great Virtues

Elon Musk can conjure up wonderful images of the future. In the here and now, can he even produce cars (batteries? solar panels? anything?) on schedule? What is going to happen to Tesla?

Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Fourteen: The New Yorker Lays Out the Template for Pro-Uber Propaganda

Dissecting the New Yorker’s fawning profile of new Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.

Tesla Encounters the Material World

The likely failure of Tesla’s hyper-automated manufacturing process, and the externalities of battery fires in electric vehicles.