Tesla Inc. was admonished by a US agency over how the carmaker was promoting its driver-assistance technology on social media months before the regulator opened a defect investigation of the system.

In a May 15 email sent to Tesla representatives, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration official flagged seven social media posts the ...Read more

A breakneck rally in Tesla Inc. shares on Friday catapulted the electric-vehicle maker’s market value back over the coveted trillion-dollar mark, as investors bet that Donald Trump’s return to the White House can be a positive force for Elon Musk’s company.

Shares of the company closed up 8.2% at $321.22 Friday, taking their gains this ...Read more

The Bay Area has long held the title for attracting the most venture capital funding in the nation, and that naturally includes the hot market for artificial intelligence startups. After all, San Francisco is home to some of the most prominent AI players, including ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

But the Greater L.A. area is growing its presence in this ...Read more

Stellantis NV plans to cut about 400 workers at an east Detroit warehousing facility early next year.

The indefinite layoffs will affect all workers at the Freud Street parts sequencing facility, which is near the company's Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson plant. Stellantis said it's transitioning the operations to a third-party.

"As ...Read more

As the sedans continue to be a backburner choice for American car consumers, Acura pushes forward and does the unthinkable: manufacturing a sporty sedan with all-wheel drive, power and luxury. The 2024 Acura TLX Type-S is exactly what consumers in many categories are looking for.

With Acura’s long lasting history of great value, excellent ...Read more

NARDÒ, Italy — Don’t look now, but Lamborghini builds nothing but gas-electric hybrids.

As Lamborghini develops its first battery-electric supercar, due in 2028, it’s also busy fielding gas-electric hybrid powertrains in the interim. It started with the Aventador’s replacement, the Revuelto. With 1,001 horsepower flowing from its 6.5-...Read more

General Motors Co. is ending production of the gas-powered Cadillac XT4 small SUV in January 2025, the automaker confirmed Thursday.

The XT4 is built at GM's Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas, where production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan is ending this month. GM is still investing $391 million in Fairfax to make a new version of the Chevrolet ...Read more

A date has been set for the last San Diego Comic-Con tickets.

After technical problems halted sales in late October, the pop culture juggernaut announced Thursday morning it had set a new sale date for final 2025 tickets: Saturday, Nov. 23.

The final tickets are part of what Comic-Con calls its open registration. It already held its returning ...Read more

Electric vehicle maker Rivian missed Wall Street's expectations for revenue on Thursday, with sales coming in lower than anticipated in the third quarter.

The Irvine-based company reported revenue of $874 million in the three months ending Sept. 30., which fell short of the $992 million projected by analysts, according to FactSet. The company ...Read more

The historic Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is closing after more than 150 years of operating in the town, as parent company Molson Coors centralizes brewing operations in Milwaukee.

“While never easy, these choices are made with much thought and consideration to position Molson Coors for continued success in Wisconsin ...Read more

For some Washington business leaders, Donald Trump’s return to the White House revives hopes of fresh cuts to corporate taxes and a host of regulations.

Tech company leaders hoping to gain Trump’s good graces congratulated him on his win. Wall Street analysts expressed optimism that his administration won’t put guardrails on the tech ...Read more

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a second straight time on Thursday in an effort to keep the economy sailing along by easing the high borrowing costs it engineered to fight inflation. But going forward Fed policymakers must contend with a big new unknown: a second Trump presidential term.

The quarter-percentage-point reduction in the ...Read more

Already facing retrenchment and existential concerns about its business model, Hollywood is bracing for more potential volatility from the incoming Trump administration.

While President-elect Donald Trump has not laid out specific plans for the entertainment industry, analysts said his proposed broader policies on global tariffs, as well as the...Read more

Las Vegas’ residential real estate market has been on a “wild ride” for the past five years but could finally be getting off the roller coaster ride that started during the pandemic, according to new statistical analysis from Zillow.

The Las Vegas market recently entered more “balanced territory,” said Kara Ng, a senior economist with...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — On a windblown stretch of the Delaware riverfront in late September, an array of local leaders lined up to praise a new use for Pier 40.

After sitting derelict for years, the monumental Beaux-Arts remnant of Philadelphia’s industrial history was sold to PrimeSpace Capital, and the New York-based developer refurbished its ...Read more

When General Mills paid $1.2 billion for Tyson’s pet treats business in 2021, CEO Jeff Harmening predicted a “long runway of strong, profitable growth ahead.”

Three years later, the maker of Blue Buffalo is downgrading the value of its True Chews and Top Chews brands over “lower future sales and profitability projections,” per a ...Read more

If the new apartment tower had been planned for another plot of land, chances are good the concrete plant in the middle of the city would have helped build it.

But, as it happens, the century-old facility on La Brea Avenue that has provided concrete for buildings and roads across the Los Angeles region sat where the tower is to go up.

Now, the...Read more