Tesla Discloses Worst Quarterly Loss Ever, But Where Are the 17,000 Model 3 Cars it “Produced” But Didn’t “Deliver”? by Wolf Richter • Aug 1, 2018 • 130 Comments SEC, are you checking into this?
Numbers are in: Uber, Lyft v. Rental Cars & Taxis in the US in Q2 by Wolf Richter • Jul 29, 2018 • 94 Comments The ugly market-share battle in reimbursed ground transportation.
Carmageddon in Detroit by Wolf Richter • Jul 26, 2018 • 85 Comments GM, Fiat Chrysler, and Ford all got ugly in unison, in one day, something we haven’t seen since the Financial Crisis.
“Desperate” Tesla Asks Suppliers for Cash Back Retroactively to 2016 by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2018 • 104 Comments The request is “essential to Tesla’s continued operation.”
This “Trade War is a Different Ballgame” by Wolf Richter • Jul 16, 2018 • 84 Comments How the US Trade War with China over autos stacks up against the Trade War the US Lost against Japan.
What Future Is Uber Seeing for Itself? by John McNellis • Jul 15, 2018 • 59 Comments Its fleet of autonomous cars thus far has gone the way of the Spanish Armada, producing nothing but grief.
Nuts & Bolts of the Car Business: Tariffs, Subprime Defaults, EVs, Buy New or Used, & Why I Drive a Gas Guzzler (Ha!) by Wolf Richter • Jul 8, 2018 • 2 Comments A wide-ranging interview on the auto industry, housing, retail, and more.
Beyond the Hysteria about Auto Tariffmageddon by Wolf Richter • Jun 27, 2018 • 84 Comments After decades of relentless offshoring, the equation may change for automakers and component makers.
I’m in Awe of How Carmageddon Continues in Houston at Financial-Crisis Levels by Wolf Richter • Jun 25, 2018 • 28 Comments Where the heck is the hyped “replacement demand” from Hurricane Harvey?
Despite Trump’s Tariff Threat, Automakers Double Down on Mexican Production by Don Quijones • Jun 23, 2018 • 47 Comments Addicted to cheap labor, Corporate America is not playing along.