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Chinese auto company Geely will now give new-car buyers the option to have their keys flown to them via drone to limit human contact upon delivery, which comes at a time when limited contact is encouraged amid the coronavirus pandemic.Since February, Geely customers have been able to order a car…

pole position — As COVID-19 shutters European and US plants, Polestar's factory in China warms up. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Mar 24, 2020 2:53 pm UTC The Polestar 2 is one of 2020's most anticipated cars. Jonathan Gitlin It's a fastback sedan with 408hp (305kW) and electric all-wheel drive. Polestar…

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that. Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic has disappeared. Auto dealers are embracing digital tools to close de… Read More

At the end of February, the US National Transport Safety Board presented its findings from a two-year investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X driving on Autopilot. Given the current state of the tech, it served as another reminder of how dangerous self-driving technologies can be. For…

Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderTesla's Fremont factory.Benjamin Zhang/Business InsiderTesla said that it would suspend production at its Fremont, California, factory beginning March 23.The company said that "continued operations" had caused challenges for employees and suppliers.The San Francisco Bay Area is under a shelter-in-place order among a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the US.In…

Tesla said that it would suspend production at its Fremont, California, factory beginning March 23.The company said that "continued operations" had caused challenges for employees and suppliers.The San Francisco Bay Area is under a shelter-in-place order among a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the US.In shutting down its plant, Tesla joins…

Concerns about the spreading coronavirus are forcing most of North America’s auto plants to close, at least temporarily.Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota said they would shut down all of their factories in the region, citing concerns for employees who work in close quarters building automobiles. In addition,…

Tesla Inc. stock picked up a couple of upgrades this week while confusion still reigned about the extent the company’s California factory had been affected by a coronavirus-related shutdown. Bank of America analysts moved Tesla TSLA, +5.62% shares one notch to the equivalent of hold as Tesla stock fell about…

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BEIJING Tesla plans to increase its production capacity for certain car parts at its $2 billion factory in China, according to a government document seen by Reuters, as it pushes to localize its supply chain in the world's biggest auto market. The U.S. autom… Read More