Courtesy Porsche Cars North America Inc.Initial quality for new cars purchased in 2014 fell slightly compared with 2013. The average score for last year was 113 problems reported per 100 vehicles sold,…
In a Tuesday morning announcement on the company's official blog, SolarCity said it has signed an agreement to acquire solar module maker Silevo for an undisclosed sum.
Paul Ausick BMW GroupAs the popularity of electric cars grows, the increasing number of competitors have to find an edge to differentiate themselves in what has already become a crowded market. Among these is a…
Douglas A. McIntyre In a Thursday post to the company's official blog, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said that the company will not bring lawsuits against "anyone, who, in good faith, wants to use our…
Paul Ausick When Tesla Motors lost its ability to sell cars directly to customers in New Jersey, the ban was the result of a decades old state law prohibiting automakers from bypassing dealers and…
Paul Ausick Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, began the victory lap of his final season as chief, although that season is four to five years away.
Douglas A. McIntyre Elon Musk's space exploration company SpaceX is a wonder. Its rocket ships are a science fiction fan's dream and now Musk, who is also the founder of Tesla and SolarCity, has them…
247sarah Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced earlier this week on the company’s official blog that it plans to build about a hundred of its prototype driverless cars and begin testing them on…
GoogleGoogle (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced Tuesday that it has begun building prototypes of a fully self-driving car. The search engine giant won’t be offering the new car for sale, at least not yet. These prototypes…
Toyota To hear some analysts and auto enthusiasts tell it, it’s a done deal: The car of the future will be battery-powered. That’s the big bet that Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) and…
Standard & Poor's examined Tesla's debt and did not like what it saw. It issued a B- rating, which is below the level that categorizes the debt as junk. The assessment may…
The Google driverless car has taken another step toward becoming a real consumer product with real sales. It will launch cars onto U.S. streets this year.
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is not exactly the sort of company you think of with a corporate credit rating call. Standard & Poor’s has issued a rating of…
Jon C. Ogg If General Motors ever has to recall the 2014 Cadillac ELR, the numbers are not likely to make front page news. In the five months the car has been available, GM has…
Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, said in late April that he was suing the U.S. Air Force for awarding an exclusive contract for 36 rocket launches to a joint venture…