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Christiaan Hetzner is a former writer for Fortune, where he covered Europe’s changing business landscape. He’s reported from Germany for the past two decades and is passionate about tracking industry’s intersection with finance and policy as they collectively target a net-zero society. Shaped by his time in Frankfurt covering the collapse of the dotcom stock market bubble for Dow Jones Newswires, he joined Reuters in 2004 before shifting to commentary and features for Automotive News Europe ten years later. Hailing from upstate New York, he is a graduate of Georgetown University.

A worker cleans a Tesla Semi electric truck parked outside the Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Modesto, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
TechTesla rival Daimler Truck wants to know if Elon Musk’s Semi EV can actually live up to the hype: ‘We’d love to get our hands on one’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 15, 2025
Robyn Denholm, chairman of Tesla Inc., attends an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
LeadershipTesla chair Robyn Denholm’s $180 million stock sales come under scrutiny
By Christiaan HetznerMay 14, 2025
C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City.
TechJust as Tesla reclaims $1 trillion market cap, worrying data out of China has investors asking questions
By Christiaan HetznerMay 13, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas.
LeadershipTesla manager claims he was fired for warning Elon Musk is at fault for tanking EV sales
By Christiaan HetznerMay 12, 2025
A detailed view of lug nuts laid out on Goodyear Eagle racing tyres along pit road.
CompaniesGoodyear sees itself in prime position to capitalize on Trump auto tariffs: ‘We have a lot of opportunity in front of us’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 9, 2025
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hands an invitation from King Charles III for a second state visit to U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
CompaniesDetroit automakers fuming after Trump’s first trade deal gives preferential treatment to imported U.K. cars over their own
By Christiaan HetznerMay 9, 2025
The Borg-Warner trophy on display during practice of the 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 22, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana
CompaniesNew CEO of Fortune 500 auto parts supplier BorgWarner just pulled the plug on its once-promising EV charging business
By Christiaan HetznerMay 9, 2025
Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump hosts a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in March.
TechTesla sales crisis spreads to China as GigaShanghai plant volumes in April shrink for 7th straight month to lowest level in years
By Christiaan HetznerMay 8, 2025
Photo: Ilan Twig, Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer, Navan
ConferencesNavan cofounder challenged his agentic AI to a ‘deadly’ game—and it told lies to win
By Christiaan HetznerMay 7, 2025
Rivian founder RJ Scaringe at Featured Session "The Moment We're In: Transitioning How We Move, Think and Change The Planet" during SXSW Conference on March 11, 2025 in Austin, Texas
TechTesla’s EV rival Rivian warns Trump’s trade war means it will sell fewer of its American-made cars than expected
By Christiaan HetznerMay 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter in the Oval Office at the White House on May 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed new proclamations and executive orders.
CompaniesHollywood runs a trade surplus and Trump’s tariff idea could jeopardize it
By Christiaan HetznerMay 6, 2025
Photo of Elon Musk
LeadershipAmid its worst ever crisis, Tesla offers discounts on its bestselling car just weeks after new Model Y launch
By Christiaan HetznerMay 6, 2025
US President Donald Trump looks on as he hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC.
CompaniesTrump proposes 100% tariff on foreign-made movies as he declares Hollywood critical to U.S. national security
By Christiaan HetznerMay 5, 2025
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk introduces the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck.
LeadershipElon Musk’s European crisis deepens—initial April sales numbers prove devastating for Tesla 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 3, 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru attends a join press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (not pictured) at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 9, 2025.
PoliticsJapan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks
By Christiaan HetznerMay 2, 2025
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