Mercedes’ Ola Källenius Watched Profit Halve on Tariffs — Then His Reworked EV Strategy Won Car of the Year
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius absorbed a $1.2 billion tariff hit and a full-year profit collapse driven by China competition, then…
Tag: electric vehicles
Peter Rawlinson Left Lucid a Year Ago. The Company He Built Just Cut 18% of Its Staff and Pulled Its Guidance.
A year after engineer-turned-CEO Peter Rawlinson stepped down from Lucid Motors, the company he built has a new permanent CEO,…
Rivian’s RJ Scaringe Finally Shipped the Cheaper SUV He Promised — Orders Beat His Own Forecast
Rivian began delivering its mid-size R2 SUV in June 2026, and founder RJ Scaringe says early order conversion is running…
Ford’s Jim Farley Posted an $11.1 Billion Loss, Then Bet $5 Billion on a ‘Model T Moment’
Ford's CEO absorbed the company's worst quarterly loss since 2008 on the back of a $15.5 billion EV writedown, then…
Mary Barra Took $10.9 Billion in EV Charges — Then Posted GM’s Best Quarter in Years
GM's CEO absorbed nearly $11 billion in EV-related charges after federal incentives disappeared, then reported a $3.9 billion quarterly profit…
Xiaomi’s Lei Jun Tore Down His Own Car on Livestream After Two Fatal SU7 Crashes
Facing scrutiny after two fatal crashes involving Xiaomi's SU7, founder Lei Jun live-streamed a teardown of the company's YU7 SUV…
Li Auto’s CEO Spent Four Hours Live-Streaming a Teardown of His Own SUV to Prove a Point
Facing four straight months of sales declines, Li Auto founder Li Xiang live-streamed a four-hour teardown of the next-generation L6…
XPeng’s He Xiaopeng Wants to Sell You a Flying Car and a Humanoid Robot — Not Just an EV
At a July 2026 Munich event, XPeng founder He Xiaopeng repositioned his EV company as a 'Physical AI' supplier, announcing…
NIO’s William Li Finally Delivers a Profit — After 11 Straight Years of Losses
NIO founder William Li posted the company's first-ever quarterly operating profit in early 2026, and is now telling employees full-year…
BYD’s Wang Chuanfu Tells Investors to Be Patient — Then Bets $13.8 Billion on Self-Driving Cars
With BYD's stock down 33% over the past year, founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu used the company's 2026 annual meeting…