A surge of Russian demand has made China the world's biggest car exporter

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One of Xi's public displays of cracking down on corruption included seizing more than 100 high-end cars used by officials.

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Elon Musk may take a page from Ferrari's playbook with Tesla's Cybertruck

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People look at a Cybertruck at Tesla's Santana Row showroom in San Jose on December 9, 2023.
People look at a Cybertruck at Tesla's Santana Row showroom in San Jose.

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Tesla recalls 2 million cars after regulators find that its Autopilot doesn't do enough to stop misuse

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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I went to see the Tesla Cybertruck in person. It's surprisingly different up close.

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Business Insider Global Tech Editor Alistair Barr stands in a Tesla showroom in San Jose, California, on December 9, 2023.

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I'm a car nut. When I was a kid, I read my dad's car magazines religiously.

Scandinavian workers are turning against Tesla, with a 3rd Nordic nation joining in the widespread strikes that have irked Elon Musk

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An IF Metall worker on strike outside Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp, Sweden.

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Millions of old Toyota Prius hybrids will be recycled for new EV batteries, thanks to a startup run by Tesla cofounder JB Straubel

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Tesla Motors engineer and chief technical officer JB Straubel.
JB Straubel, cofounder of Redwood Materials and Tesla cofounder and former CTO

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Tesla's top designer was spotted driving a matte black Cybertruck — and X users can't decide if it looks awesome or completely horrible

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Elon Musk onstage with a Cybertruck.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introducing the Cybertruck in November 2019.

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Tesla is giving staff at its Berlin Gigafactory a raise, report says, as the auto industry battles growing worker discontent

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Elon Musk visits the Berlin Gigafactory construction site in 2020.

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Tesla's enduring power is even clearer after the EV competition in Detroit falls flat

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands in a factory alongside Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, talk during a tour of a future Tesla Gigafactory on August 13, 2021 in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany.

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The auto workers union scored another major victory, reaching a pay deal with Stellantis that will lead to 1,200 workers getting rehired

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UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members.

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