Volkswagen mulls closing factories in Germany for the first time and cutting thousands of jobs to reduce costs

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Volkswagen is under intense pressure to cut costs.
Volkswagen issued its second profit warning in three months in September.

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Hyundai is accused of falsely inflating EV sales in the US to appease its South Korean owners

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A Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric car.
Hyundai has reported booming EV sales in recent months, including record sales of the Ioniq 6 in May.

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Fisker founder cuts salary to $1 to cover bankruptcy costs

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Fisker warned staff they might be laid off if efforts to course correct are unsuccessful.
Henrik Fisker is the founder of EV startup Fisker, which filed for bankruptcy in June.

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A police stop, a free hat, and a letter to GM's boss — here's the story of Warren Buffett's Cadillac upgrade

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Warren Buffett.

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I was shocked by all the tiny vehicles I saw in Japan. Here are my top 16 'Kei' vehicles.

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A Diahatsu Canbus "kei" car in Kyoto, Japan

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Elon Musk beat the odds with Tesla by building hype then converting it into cash, legendary investor Jeremy Grantham says

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Elon Musk.

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GM dismissed Tesla in 2009 as a 'bunch of engineers playing with laptop batteries,' Nikola's CEO says

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Elon Musk.

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Ferrari doesn't care about autonomous vehicles, CEO says

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Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna at the Ferrari Challenge World Finals at the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.
Benedetto Vigna became CEO of Ferrari in September, 2021.

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Elon Musk spoke about crystal balls, bank lending, self-driving cars and lithium refineries this week. Here are his 10 best quotes from Tesla's Q1 earnings call.

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Elon Musk.

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Matte car colors in muted earth tones are suddenly taking over — but the trendy paints come at a cost

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Rivian Earth Tones
Rivian launched its "Earth Tones" palette in 2022, inspired by "greens from Pacific Northwest forests" and "reds and oranges from Colorado hills and canyons."

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