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Tesla starts 'robotaxi' production: Musk

Tesla starts 'robotaxi' production: Musk

Tesla's much-touted autonomous "robotaxi", called the Cybercab, has started production, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, the same week that the carmaker reported first-quarter profits that beat expectations. Musk posted a promotional video on X accompanied with the brief caption, "Cybercab has started

Missoula towing business says rising gas prices are changing costs

Missoula towing business says rising gas prices are changing costs

MISSOULA, Mont. — Rising fuel prices are hitting more than drivers at the pump in Missoula. Local businesses that rely on fuel every day said the added cost was changing how they handled daily operations. NonStop Local heard from people in the community who commute and drive long distances, and now

Electric vehicles supercharge EU car sales

Electric vehicles supercharge EU car sales

Sales of new cars jumped last month in the European Union as consumers turned to electric vehicles as petrol prices soared due to the war in the Middle East, data showed Thursday. Overall sales rose 12.5 percent in March from the same month last year to 1.16 million

Chinese EVs look to sideline foreign brands at Beijing auto show

Chinese EVs look to sideline foreign brands at Beijing auto show

The world's biggest auto show opens in Beijing on Friday, as Chinese manufacturers solidify their status as industry innovators and foreign brands face ferocious competition in the country's giant car market. Brands such as Volkswagen, Toyota and BMW once dominated in China, but have steadily lost

Chinese carmakers aim to build up presence in Europe

Chinese carmakers aim to build up presence in Europe

Chinese carmakers have quickly built up their presence in the lucrative European auto market, buoyed by technological advances their competitors are trying to copy, and analysts say their next step is to begin producing locally. Largely unknown in the continent three years ago, brands including BYD, Chery, Geely and XPeng

Chery wants to make small electric car in Europe

Chery wants to make small electric car in Europe

Chinese carmaker Chery said Tuesday it wants to manufacture a small electric vehicle in Europe for the European market. "We want to build a French car for the French," Chery France's director Hanbang Yu told AFP. Chery is China's third-largest carmaker, but it

Anaconda's Dee Motor Company celebrates 80 years of family business

It wasn’t long after World War II that Army veteran Leonard Dee returned home, married, settled down and started his own business. Dee Motor Company opened its doors on April 24, 1946, with the desire to “serve the public in every way.” Eighty years later, the Anaconda dealership, through