Insight: How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war

A made-in-China electric vehicle will hit U.S. dealers this summer offering power and efficiency similar to the Tesla Model Y, the world's best-selling EV, but for about $8,000 less. Read More

Car dealers throw cold water on electric vehicles versus gas options: ‘I wouldn’t feel safe’

Car dealers have said that they are not yet convinced that electric vehicles should be the only car in the house as the Biden administration pushes forward. Read More

Nissan Ariya EV returns for 2024 with prices lowered for all models

For 2024, Nissan has lowered prices significantly for the Ariya, with the entry-level Engage model now at $39,590, which is down $3,600 from last year. This version, though, has a range of just 216 ... Read More

A Union Vote at Volkswagen Is a Big Test for Organized Labor

If workers at a plant in Tennessee agree to unionize, it would reflect the growing power of groups like the U.A.W. at a crucial political moment. Read More

Rising Oil Prices Reignite Inflation Fears

The price of Brent crude rose to a six-month high on Friday, a potential dose of bad news for central bankers and for the White House. Read More

Let’s talk about the West Bank

The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on West Bank settlers and reversing a Trump administration declaration that Israeli settlements are acceptable under international law. Read More

News updates from April 15: US retail sales rise more than expected; Yen falls below ¥154 per dollar

US retail sales were much stronger than expected in March, as consumers kept spending despite uncertainty about the future path of interest rates. Data from the US Census Bureau p ... Read More

News updates from April 4: British billionaire avoids prison for insider trading; Italy seizes assets in EU fund fraud case

Joe Lewis, the British billionaire whose family owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, will avoid being sent to prison for insider trading, after a federal judge in Manhattan agree ... Read More

World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official

Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned. Megan Greene, an external member of the ... Read More

26 exciting Italian concept cars

This might not seem like such an outlandish car, but this was Pininfarina’s take on an electric car way back in 1978 ... leading to Lamborghini’s takeover by VW-Audi. Both the Zagato Diablo and the ... Read More

US vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security ... Read More