Consumer Reports magazine has released its 2014 Car-Brand Perception Survey, which reflects how consumers look at car brands in seven categories. The top brand manufacturer overall was Toyota, which widened its lead…
Tesla Motors is planning to make a splash for itself in China, but how it is going into China is raising eyebrows elsewhere. This is one of those scenarios that comes with…
cgblaine22 Tesla Motors shares surged Tuesday despite news of a recall. Speaking at the Detroit Auto Show, the company telegraphed that deliveries were above estimates.
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of Tesla MotorsWhether the architecture of the batteries which power Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) poises a danger to drivers or not, the car company has not been able to shake the image of…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) opened its first showroom to the public in Beijing in November and, according to ChinaDaily, hundreds of high-end Tesla electric cars have been ordered or preordered in…
When 24/7 Wall St. listed its 10 brands that will disappear in 2014, Tesla Motors was not among them. However, veteran trader Yra Harris of Praxis Trading told CNBC this week that…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not believe the problem of engine fires in Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) cars is great enough to strip the electric auto manufacturer of its…
Douglas A. McIntyre Most luxury vehicles can still be given as Christmas gifts. But the wait time for the once-popular Model S from Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) now is four months.
Douglas A. McIntyre Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest report on fuel economy trends and carbon dioxide emissions Thursday. The data includes fuel economy ratings through model year 2012…
ThinkstockThe solar PV industry has risen from the almost-dead in 2013, after two years of falling prices, overproduction and government subsidy cuts. The companies that recovered the fastest were those with project…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and its chief executive officer, Elon Musk, could not do a single thing wrong. Sales of the company’s electric cars rose so quickly beyond…
Douglas A. McIntyre These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations from select Wall Street research calls on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. They include Apple, 3D Systems, Micron Technology and Tesla Motors.
courtesy of National Electric Vehicle SwedenFor some reason, the latest owner of the SAAB car business believes it can resurrect an auto brand that is among the most thoroughly destroyed in the past several…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockDuring a huge run in the markets like we have experienced this year, the rising tide tends to lift all boats. Often some of the boats that get lifted do not deserve…
courtesy of General Motors Co.New car sales in 2013 are headed for the best year in more than five. An early forecast from Edmunds.com estimates that, based on November sales numbers, the seasonally…
