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Laurence Iliff
Reporter covering EVs, Tesla, Lucid Rivian and VinFast for Automotive News
liliff@crain.com
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Laurence Iliff covers electric vehicles and automotive technology trends. Beats include Tesla, Rivian, Lucid and VinFast. He has 20 years of experience covering the auto industry, including Toyota in Texas, Asian brands in Los Angeles and automotive manufacturing as a foreign correspondent in Mexico and Latin America.

Latest from Laurence Iliff

Slate Auto shows bare-bones, 2-door EV pickup that converts into 5-seat crossover

Michigan-based EV startup Slate Auto will make its sub-$30,000 pickup in one configuration and offer over 100 accessories for customization.

VinFast to close company stores in California, rely entirely on dealers in U.S.

VinFast opened the door to franchised dealers in 2023 and is now closing its direct-sales stores in California to broaden its distribution network.

Tesla investors cheer Elon Musk’s pullback from DOGE duties after poor Q1 results

Tesla reiterated plans to launch a lower-cost model in the first half to bolster sagging sales and to start a robotaxi service in June.

EV startup Slate Auto teases prototype on L.A. streets

Slate Auto, reportedly with the backing of Jeff Bezos, has been in stealth mode but will hold a product reveal event April 24.

Quiet and quirky: The ups and downs of electric vehicles over more than a century

As Automotive News celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look at the industry's century-long path to EVs.

Tesla Q1 net income falls 71% to $409 million; Elon Musk to cut back government work

Analysts had attributed the EV maker's sales decline, in part, to the Tesla CEO's political activism.

GM, Honda lead February EV gain with fresh U.S. models as Tesla, Rivian slip

Electric vehicle share of the light-vehicle market came in at a relatively modest 7.2% in February, data from S&P Global Mobility showed.

Lucid interim CEO: We’re no longer a ‘sedan brand’ with Gravity crossover launch

Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff said Lucid's U.S. factory will help with tariff headwinds, but the EV maker is not immune from potential negative effects.

Tesla launches stripped down base Cybertruck at $72,235 amid disappointing sales

Tesla's stripped down Cybertruck has cloth seats, rear-wheel drive, coil suspension and loses the distinct light bar and tonneau cover at the rear.

Elon Musk calls White House trade adviser a ‘moron’ in public spat over tariffs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit at trade adviser Peter Navarro as Tesla board member Kimbal Musk said Trump's tariffs are a tax on U.S. consumers.

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