Staff members stand at the booth of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Li Auto, at a shopping mall in Beijing, China November 3, 2023. Photographer Tingshu Wang/File Photo By Reuters China’s Li Auto Inc said on Sunday it expects to launch and begin deliveries of its first fully electric car in March. Li Auto has

Chinese premium smart electric vehicle/Reuters By Reuters China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, are arriving in Europe – and facing a new set of challenges. Stereotypes of Chinese manufacturing, import costs, and a less developed EV market are just some of the issues Chinese

Members of the press and the general public check out the Atto 3 electric SUV made by Chinese carmaker BYD, at the Fully Charged Live electric vehicle trade show in Farnborough, Britain, April 28, 2023. Reuters/Nick Carey/File Photo By Reuters China’s BYD Co (002594.SZ) has submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build electric cars

A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen at its dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on March 21, 2021. Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part of ambitious plans for battery electric vehicles, amid mounting criticism Japan’s top automaker needs to do more to fight climate change. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By

File – A Ford sign is shown at a dealership in Springfield, Pa., Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2004 to 2006 Ranger vehicles, Friday, May 5, 2023, because replacement front passenger air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that

Ohta, who just bought a brand new BYD ATTO 3 electric sports utility vehicle, poses with his car and a symbolically-made key at a BYD dealership on April 4, 2023, in Yokohama near Tokyo. BYD Auto is part of a wave of Chinese electric car exporters that are starting to compete with Western and Japanese

File- The Ford F-150 Lightning displayed at the Philadelphia Auto Show, Jan. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia. Ford Motor Co. says it has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the automaker said in a statement it has

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) By The Associated Press Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada

The 2023 Toyota Prius is introduced on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) By The Associated Press The new Toyota gas-electric Prius hybrid not only comes with more power, acceleration and driving range. It’s also more stylish, scrapping the rather stodgy angular body for a sleekly futuristic look. Simon Humphries,

By The Associated Press Hyundai is telling the owners of more than 44,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park the vehicles outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines are off. The automaker says certain 2018 Santa Fe Sport models should be parked away from other vehicles and structures until they are repaired