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Laurence Iliff
Reporter covering EVs, Tesla, Lucid Rivian and VinFast for Automotive News
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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

Rivian expects positive gross profit in Q4 earnings report despite nearly flat deliveries

Rivian reports fourth-quarter earnings Feb. 20 after forecasting positive gross profit, which would be a significant milestone for the young automaker.

Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s administration splits Tesla’s image along partisan lines, study says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become a polarizing, partisan figure, which is eroding the EV maker's brand image among key consumer groups, a new survey says.

New EV registrations surge 25% in December as U.S. buyers race for incentive

EV buyers took advantage of December deals and the $7,500 tax incentive while they could.

Tesla makes all of its models in the U.S. That could help if Trump drops the tariff hammer

Tesla is the industry leader in domestic content, making all of its models at U.S. factories. That could partially insulate the EV maker from Trump's tariffs.

Rivian adopts AI-powered, sensor-rich strategy for self-driving tech in bid to catch Tesla

Rivian is leveraging its second-generation vehicle platform to advance driver-assist features and close the gap with industry leader Tesla.

Trump pauses tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month after reaching border agreements

Mexico agrees to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. Canada's Trudeau makes a similar deal for tariff pause.

Trump tariffs could add $3,000 to U.S. car prices, cut deliveries by 1 million, Mexico parts group warns

Mexico auto industry groups criticized Trump's application of a 25% tariff, with one saying vehicle prices would rise by an estimated $3,000 on average.

Tesla plans paid robotaxi service in Austin in June, CEO Elon Musk says

Tesla plans to launch a robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, this June before rolling it out globally, CEO Elon Musk said on a Jan. 29 earnings call.

Tesla says Q4 net income fell 71% to $2.3 billion; gross margin slides

Tesla said that it expects to return to volume growth this year after a rare global sales decline in 2024 to 1.79 million vehicles from 1.81 million a year earlier.

Lucid’s Gravity crossover gains access to Tesla Superchargers, but Air sedan will have to wait

Lucid Gravity will join the Tesla Supercharger network on Jan. 31, gaining access to more than 20,000 fast chargers across the U.S. and Canada.

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