Is Slate Auto’s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?

Slate Auto, a start-up backed by Jeff Bezos, plans to sell a small, spartan electric truck that comes with no paint, stereo or touch-screens.

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California Bus Crash Leaves at Least 1 Dead and 32 Injured

The bus crashed into a disabled S.U.V. on a highway in Los Angeles County around 5 a.m. Sunday, officials said.

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Tesla’s Falling Profit May Pressure Elon Musk to Return to Day Job

The carmaker is expected to report a decline in quarterly earnings after Tesla’s brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration.

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Tesla Recalls Nearly All Cybertrucks Over Stainless Steel Panels Falling Off

The recall of about 46,000 vehicles includes all models that were manufactured from November 2023, when the Cybertruck was first produced, through February.

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Tesla for Sale: Buyer’s Remorse Sinks In for Elon Musk’s E.V.-Owning Critics

The backlash against the electric vehicle company has intensified as the billionaire ally of President Trump exerts his power over the federal government.

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2 Troubled Carmakers, Nissan and Stellantis, Could Be Hit Hardest by Tariffs

A possible 25 percent levy on goods from Canada and Mexico is likely to raise the prices consumers pay for new cars and trucks, and disrupt complex supply chains.

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Why Do S.U.V.s Look Like Trucks Again?

For decades, carlike curves were in. Now, buyers are interested in sport utility vehicles that feature right-angles and off-road cred.

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State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks

The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

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Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers

General Motors and a few other companies make as much as 40 percent of their North American cars and trucks in Canada and Mexico, leaving them vulnerable to tariffs.

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Tesla’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Report Sharp Drop in Profit

The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.

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