UAW President Shawn Fain chairs the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain ratcheted up criticism of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in a video Friday afternoon, accusing the chief executive of price gouging consumers and failing to … Read more
Ford Motor on Wednesday reported a disappointing second quarter, missing earnings expectations by a wide margin as higher warranty costs ate into profits. We’re downgrading the automaker and sending its stock back to the penalty box in response to the reemergence of these quality problems. Automotive revenue increased 6% year over year, to $47.8 billion, … Read more
New Jeep vehicles sit on a Dodge Chrysler-Jeep Ram dealership’s lot on October 03, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday reported a steep drop in first-half net profit, citing reduced volumes, temporary production gaps and lower market share in North America. The company, … Read more
A Ford Bronco on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor is leading a decline in major U.S. automotive stocks this week amid disappointing results and investor skepticism around future performance. Shares of Ford closed Thursday at $11.16, down by 18.4% — … Read more
New Jeep vehicles sit on a Dodge Chrysler-Jeep Ram dealership’s lot on October 03, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT – The last time shares of Ford Motor dropped by more than 18% in a day, as they did last week, the U.S. automotive industry was on … Read more
CEO of auto giant Stellantis Carlos Tavares speaks to journalists during a joint media event by Stellantis and Leapmotor in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on May 14, 2024. – | Afp | Getty Images DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to once again reduce its U.S. employee headcount through a broad voluntary buyout, as … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Oct. 4, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT — A once “dirty” word, and business, in the automotive industry has become a multibillion-dollar battleground for U.S. automakers, led by Ford Motor. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has turned its fleet business, which includes sales to commercial, government and rental customers, into an earnings powerhouse. And Ford’s … Read more
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. Evan Vucci | AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated keynote address at the biggest bitcoin gathering of the year started … Read more