To Make More Money, Rolls-Royce Is Aiming Higher on Price, Not Production
The luxury carmaker is expanding its factory in Britain to focus on rarefied custom cars. First up is a $3.5 million-plus electric roadster.


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The luxury carmaker is expanding its factory in Britain to focus on rarefied custom cars. First up is a $3.5 million-plus electric roadster.

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The BBC visited China's EV factories and found they are dominating the ecosystems shaping the global auto industry.

Shares of luxury carmaker Ferrari fell sharply on Tuesday morning, shortly after the company launched its first fully electric vehicle.

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Ford's stock had its best day in six years, after Morgan Stanley gave a rosy outlook for the automaker's energy business.
For years, both governments and the auto industry pushed hard in one direction, saying electric vehicles were the future, and everything else was on borrowed t…
Automakers are re-engineering vehicles from the ground up for foreign buyers.
But partnering with local companies carries big risks
Ford gets hefty tariff refund and raises outlook for the year.
It takes time for consumers' car-buying behavior to change, but appetite for EVs could grow in the event of a prolonged Iran conflict.
In the world's third-largest auto market, demand for hybrid cars is racing ahead of EVs, deepening the hold of Japanese carmakers in India.

Seres' plans show how stiff competition in the EV space is putting pressure on carmakers to innovate.

Ford's CEO said Chinese carmakers entering the US would be 'devastating'
From Twingo to drones, French carmaker Renault plans to have a new unmanned aerial model in its lineup, destined for the French armed forces.

Once again, the Volkswagen Group has to settle for second place.

Nissan is one of the first carmakers to offer magnetic phone chargers in the US

Bugatti is the latest auto firm to construct an opulent apartment building for the super rich.

General Motors warns of yet another EV-related writedown, less than a month after rival Ford Motor announced its own multibillion-dollar charges related to fad…

Governments are tempting a shift back to petrol
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