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FILE PHOTO: General Motors chair and chief executive officer Mary Barra participates in an Economic Club of Washington discussion on "the transformation of the automotive industry to an all-electric future, the path to autonomous vehicles, and the recent negotiations with GM's workforce" in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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Wall Street mostly upbeat on GM’s decision to pull the plug on Cruise

GM's Cruise shutdown signals Wall Street's waning patience with autonomous vehicle investments and speculative tech bets.

FILE PHOTO: Visitors check a Tesla Model 3 car next to a Model Y displayed at a showroom of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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Tesla shares jump to record high

Tesla stock soars to record $415, surging 65 per cent post-election on Musk's Trump ties and strong China sales amid EV market optimism.

General Motors' Cruise unveils wheelchair-accessible robotaxi at an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Abhirup Roy/File Photo
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GM’s Cruise exit turns focus on challenges of scaling robotaxis

GM's exit of Cruise robotaxis shows the costly, long-term challenge of perfecting self-driving tech.

A man walks near a Tesla car at a charging station outside a store of the electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China January 4, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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Tesla sells 21,900 EVs in China in first week of Dec, the highest in Q4

The rare weekly sales disclosure came after Tesla logged its best month in the Chinese market this year with sales exceeding 73,000 in...

FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco where it does most of its testing, in California, U.S., September 26, 2018.  REUTERS/Heather Somerville/File photo
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GM to exit Cruise robotaxi business

Automaker General Motors said on Tuesday its majority-owned Cruise business will drop the development of robotaxis.

FILE PHOTO: The Tesla Cybercab is displayed at a Tesla store in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo
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Tesla aims to launch robotaxi with teleoperator backup, Deutsche Bank says

Tesla plans robotaxi service in 2024 with a company-owned fleet and human teleoperators, starting in California and Texas.

A BYD YangWang U8 is displayed on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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BYD on track to top 2024 sales goal and outsell Ford, Honda

BYD gains market share in China's fast-growing auto market, poised to exceed 4M annual sales, surpassing Ford and Honda in 2024.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Natural Resources on Parliament Hill, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Ottawa. Giroux estimates Canada's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Tariffs on Chinese EVs, aluminum and steel to raise federal revenues by $473M: Canada’s PBO

Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum are expected to cut imports and boost federal revenues by $473M over five years.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla electric vehicles use a Tesla supercharging station in Union City, New Jersey, U.S., July 23, 2024.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
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EVs, plug-in hybrids’ reliability concerns ease but still lag gas-powered peers, survey shows

EVs now have 42% more problems than their gas-powered counterparts, down from last year's 79%.

FILE PHOTO: Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan, speaks during a press conference by Renault Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
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Nissan boss Uchida races to save the automaker – and his job

Uchida faces questions about the decline of a company that five years ago had the world's top EV model.

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