Rivian founder and Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe said he hopes the EV maker will one day be compared not to Tesla but to companies such as Nike or Apple.
Tesla's VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy said the company will announce news related to its GigaTexas plant on July 7, describing the forthcoming update as part of a broader scaling effort at the facility.
The China Automobile Dealers Association revealed on Tuesday that its Vehicle Inventory Alert (VIA) Index stood at 57.2% in June — up 0.6 percentage points year-on-year despite a 0.7 sequential decline.
South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment excluded BYD from its EV subsidy programme for the second half of 2026 — stripping the Chinese automaker of government purchase incentives in one of its fastest-growing export markets.
Rivian is accelerating its retail and service buildout across California, signing a long-term lease for roughly 60,000 square feet at a former Fry's Electronics site in Sacramento.
Ford CEO Jim Farley said there is "no real competition from Tesla or GM or Ford" against Chinese automakers in electric vehicles, dismissing the Elon Musk-led company's leading position in the world's largest auto market.
Chinese EV maker Nio on Tuesday unveiled a new limited-run dual-tone color theme for its flagship ET9 sedan — marking the second exclusive release in just nine days.
Rivian owners continue to report premature 12-volt battery failures on first-generation R1 vehicles — a recurring problem the EV maker has acknowledged through proactive replacement campaigns since late 2024.
Rivian has restarted factory tours at its Normal, Illinois, plant, giving customers who choose factory pickup a guided walkthrough of the assembly line where their vehicle was built.
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Andres Sheppard released a new research note on Monday, announcing that the firm expects Tesla to report 397,414 vehicles delivered in the second quarter of the year.
Two of China's leading battery industry bodies on Monday called on power and energy storage battery makers to cap supplier payment terms at 60 calendar days for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Onvo ranked first among new energy vehicle (NEV) brands in China for resale value retention in May, recording an 81.5% rate that edged out Aito, Xiaomi, and Li Auto.
XPeng announced on Monday that the first SUV under the Mona series — the L03 — will make its China debut on July 2 in Beijing, with pre-orders opening the same evening.
Tesla's CEO Elon Musk commented on Moody's credit assessment of the company on Thursday, calling its Baa3 rating "ridiculously low."
The European Union is preparing to impose countervailing duties on plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) imported from China, the Handelsblatt reported on Thursday evening, citing high-ranking EU officials and industry sources.
BYD registered 27,641 vehicles across 17 European markets in May, a 135.4% year-over-year increase from an estimated 11,743 units in May 2025, according to data compiled by EV.
Three customers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Rivian, claiming the company misled buyers by advertising its first-generation R1T and R1S vehicles as being capable of hands-free, Level 3 self-driving.
Rivian's R2 vehicle identification number (VIN) assignments have surpassed 1,300 units ten days after opening delivery orders for customers, data shared by users across social media showed.
Rivian is on track to deliver more than 1,100 R2 units before the second quarter closes on June 30, based on vehicle identification number (VIN) data and delivery estimates shared by early buyers in the company's owner community.
Lucid Motors' recently appointed CEO Silvio Napoli said the Saudi-backed EV maker "is preparing" to manufacture the first production validation robotaxis at its Arizona factory.
