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Tesla claimed victory on European Full Self-Driving approval. The regulator in charge says that never happened and wants Tesla fans to stop flooding its customer service lines with thank-you messages. The public contradiction exposes an unconventional pressure campaign that one autonomous driving expert called “unheard of” in regulatory history. RDW Disputes Tesla’s February 2026 Promise…
Tesla’s China sales collapsed to 26,006 vehicles in October 2024, marking a three-year low as the electric vehicle maker struggles with tepid demand in the world’s most competitive EV market. The 35.8% year-over-year decline represents a stunning reversal from September’s brief momentum, while Chinese rival Xiaomi posted record sales despite ongoing safety controversies. The October…
Honda Motor Co. cut its annual profit guidance by 21% on Friday, citing a critical semiconductor shortage and plummeting Asian demand while confirming the Japanese automaker now expects electric vehicles to comprise just 20% of global sales by 2030, reports Bloomberg. The announcement marks the latest setback in Honda’s year of cascading retreats from electrification…
Tesla’s October 2025 sales collapsed across Europe, with registrations plummeting by double-digit margins in nearly every major market—just as shareholders vote today on CEO Elon Musk’s nearly $1 trillion compensation package. The timing couldn’t be worse for the embattled EV maker, as the catastrophic sales figures underscore growing questions about whether Musk deserves the largest…
Volkswagen Group reported a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) operating loss for the third quarter of 2025, marking the German automaker’s first quarterly loss since the pandemic as it absorbs massive charges from Porsche’s failed electric vehicle strategy and President Trump’s punishing import tariffs. The Times reported that Europe’s biggest carmaker swung from a €2.8 billion…
European car sales jumped 10.7% in September 2025, driven by a plug-in hybrid explosion that signals automakers are choosing profitable hybrids over money-losing pure electric vehicles to meet emissions targets. But the real story lies beneath the headline numbers: Tesla’s sales dropped 10.5% while Chinese rival BYD surged 398%, according to data released Tuesday by…
A groundbreaking study from Yale University economists has quantified for the first time how CEO Elon Musk’s partisan political activities directly damaged Tesla’s U.S. sales. The National Bureau of Economic Research working paper concludes Tesla would have sold between 1 million and 1.26 million additional vehicles from October 2022 through April 2025 without what researchers…
Tesla registrations tumbled in several European countries in July, even after the company introduced a refreshed Model Y, as CEO Elon Musk’s political stance, stricter regulations, and intensifying competition weigh on demand. This downturn highlights broader challenges for the electric vehicle giant in a market shifting toward affordable rivals, reports Reuters. Sharp Declines in Major…
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