Canadian government officials are debating whether to limit how much of the country's 49,000-unit annual quota for Chinese-made electric vehicles any single automaker can claim.

The 2027 BMW iX3, the first model under the Neue Klasse program, opened US orders on Wednesday with a starting price of $61,500.

Rivian is opening its second Pennsylvania store and third East Coast location in the state as the company races to expand its service infrastructure ahead of R2 customer deliveries in June.

Wolverine Asset Management reduced its bearish options positions on both Lucid Motors and Rivian during the first quarter, according to its latest portfolio update.

UBS Group disclosed in its quarterly portfolio update that it reduced its Rivian holdings by 26.4% in the first quarter of 2026, ending March with just below 10.3 million shares in the EV maker.

Wall Street analysts have begun reacting to Lucid Motors' first-quarter earnings results.

Tesla has begun internally testing a fully capable version of its Full Self-Driving software with employees in China, as the company waits for regulators to approve the latest version of its advanced assisted driving technology in the country.

Cantor Fitzgerald slashed its price target on Lucid Motors following the company's first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, citing weaker production expectations and a more cautious outlook for delivery growth.

Autonomous vehicle startup Nuro has received approval to test Lucid Gravity robotaxis without a safety driver on California public roads, marking a key regulatory step for the premium robotaxi service it is developing with Uber.

WattEV announced on Tuesday the deployment of 370 Tesla Semi trucks, marking the largest single electric truck order in California history and representing a revenue of approximately $100 million.

Rivian's founder and CEO RJ Scaringe revealed on Tuesday that the company is working on "other variants" of its R2 SUV beyond the three initially disclosed in March.

Ford Motor Company invited media to tour its Electric Vehicle Development Center in Long Beach, California, offering the first inside look at the 350-person hub where its next-generation, affordable EVs are being designed and tested.

Uber's Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi has offered his most direct public endorsement of Rivian's autonomous driving capabilities to date.

Nio Inc.'s premium brand failed to register a single vehicle in the Netherlands in April — the first time the nameplate has been completely shut out of the Dutch market since entering the country in October 2022.

Tesla appears to be edging closer to regulatory approval for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system in Flanders, Belgium.

Lucid Motors has appointed a new Director of Aftersales for Europe as the Saudi-backed EV maker shifts to a dealership-based business model amid weak demand.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said the federal government is developing a regulatory framework to protect personal data collected by electric vehicles, as the arrival of Chinese-made EVs in the Canadian market draws mounting scrutiny over surveillance risks.

Geely-backed EV brand Polestar registered 1,076 vehicles in the UK in April, according to data published on Tuesday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT).

Tesla owners in the Netherlands have surpassed 10 million kilometres (6.2 million miles) driven on Full Self-Driving (Supervised) less than a month after the software became available in the country.

Tesla sold 831 vehicles in the UK in April, a 62% year-over-year increase — marking the second consecutive month of sales above the previous year after six months of declining figures.

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