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  • Elon Musk smiles during the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.Tech

    Elon Musk invites SEC scrutiny with ‘highly unusual’ tweets late into the night, encouraging his $45 billion pay package

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • A man in a black jacket plugs a charger into an electric carFinance

    Electric vehicles’ uphill battle gets steeper as rampant charger theft sours U.S. demand

    By The Associated Press and Tom Krisher
  • A Tesla supercharging location is seen on Kipling Street, June 3, 2024 in Houston. Charging stations have been hit particularly hard by thieves who likely want to sell the highly conductive copper wiring inside the cables at near-record prices. But authorities and charging company officials say similar thefts are increasing across the U.S. as more charging stations are built. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)Tech

    EV adoption has another problem: thieves are stealing cables from charging stations because of the pricey copper in them

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • David Johnston, right, a worker at Mercedes, thanks UAW President Shawn Fain following a press conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers union. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)Success

    UAW head Shawn Fain accuses Mercedes Benz of ‘egregious illegal behavior’ in union’s loss at Alabama car plants

    By Tom Krisher, Kim Chandler, and others
  • United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The United Auto Workers struck a plant that makes parts for Mercedes-Benz Group AG vehicles, as the union continued to weigh expanding the number of walk-out targets at Detroit’s automakers. Photographer: Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesSuccess

    UAW’s southern strategy falls short as Mercedes workers in Alabama reject union

    By Tom Krisher, Kim Chandler, and others
  • FILE – United Auto Workers union supporters attend a rally, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Birmingham, Ala. The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends Friday, May 17, at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)Success

    UAW faces test of its plan to unionize auto plants in anti-union South as vote wraps up at 2 Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama

    By Tom Krisher, Kim Chandler, and others
  • WaymoTech

    Waymo self-driving cars probed by government over crashes, but recalls are the only enforcement power

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The tiny, low-priced electric vehicle called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China. But it drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S.-made electric vehicles that cost three times as much. Tariffs on imported Chinese vehicles probably will keep the Seagull away from America’s shores for now.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Finance

    BYD’s small, inexpensive Seagull EV poses major threat to U.S. auto industry: ‘Any car company that’s not paying attention…is going to be lost’

    By Tom Krisher, Ken Moritsugu, and others
  • UAW MercedesSuccess

    50-year-old Mercedes worker in Alabama on voting to unionize: ‘Not falling for the lies anymore’

    By Kim Chandler, Tom Krisher, and others
  • Ford Bronco Sport SUVs in a parking lotFinance

    Feds have ‘significant safety concerns’ about Ford’s recall for engine-fire-causing fuel leaks—which they suspect doesn’t work

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MAY 6: Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. The 27th annual global conference explores various topics, from the rise of generative AI to electric vehicle trends and features participants, soccer star David Beckham and actor Ashton Kutcher. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)Tech

    U.S. investigators ask Tesla why there have been 20 crashes since carmaker supposedly fixed Autopilot flaws

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskRetail

    Rule tweak allows Tesla, EV makers to maintain tax-credit marketing push in car sales

    By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, and others
  • Pete ButtigiegPolitics

    ‘Crisis’ of roadway deaths led to new rule requiring automatic braking if a car crash is imminent

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • A self-driving tractor trailer maneuvers around a test track in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The truck is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation Inc. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Tech

    Driverless trucks are coming to the road before fully self-driving Teslas, with autonomous semis arriving in Texas later this year

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
  • Elon MuskTech

    Tesla driver said he was using Autopilot and looking at his phone before a crash that killed a motorcyclist

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press