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Europe-wide EV sales jumped 37 percent last month, with automakers posting big gains in Germany and the U.K.
Tesla is facing criticism for the autopilot update, which customers say is offered at a lower price or for free from Chinese rivals such as BYD, Huawei and Xiaomi.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4 percent of its staff as part of a government-wide trimming of probationary employees, a spokesperson said on Feb. 24.
Tesla plans to tell customers the system will guide vehicles to exit ramps and intersections, and that it can recognize traffic signals, make turns and handle changing lanes and speeds, Bloomberg reported.
The small hatchback, which was Europe’s No. 1-seller in 2024, is well ahead of the VW Golf and Peugeot 208, which are in a tight race for second place.
Hiromichi Mizuno said in a post on X that he has “absolutely no involvement” in such a group and doubts that Tesla would have any interest in Nissan’s factories, as the report suggested.
Tesla Inc. said it will recall nearly 380,000 U.S. vehicles due to a power steering assist failure that could increase steering effort, particularly at low speeds, raising the risk of a crash.
The group hopes Tesla will invest in Nissan and believes it is keen to acquire the Japanese automaker's U.S. plants, the Financial Times reported.
Federal regulators have cited Tesla for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last summer at its Austin, Texas, auto-manufacturing plant.
India’s government in March unveiled a new EV policy lowering import taxes substantially to 15 percent if a carmaker invests at least $500 million and sets up a factory.