Michigan-based EV startup Slate Auto will make its sub-$30,000 pickup in one configuration and offer over 100 accessories for customization.
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 reiterated plans to launch a lower-cost model in the first half to bolster sagging sales and to start a robotaxi service in June.
Slate Auto, reportedly with the backing of Jeff Bezos, has been in stealth mode but will hold a product reveal event April 24.
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Analysts had attributed the EV maker's sales decline, in part, to the Tesla CEO's political activism.
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.
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's stripped down Cybertruck has cloth seats, rear-wheel drive, coil suspension and loses the distinct light bar and tonneau cover at the rear.
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.