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CreditPedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Trump Approach on Nafta Relieves Automakers’ Worst Fears
Car and parts makers should be able to adapt to changes negotiated with Mexico without undue expense or disruption, analysts say.
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CreditDarin Schnabel/RM Sotheby's In Classic Car Market, Exceptional Is the Rule
Automobiles have long been the poster child of “passion investments.” But most buyers these days are specialists, not speculators.
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CreditGluekit In Elon Musk’s World, Brakes Are for Cars, Not C.E.O.s
From his management style to his personal life, the Tesla chief seems comfortable with chaos, often of his own creation. Is that best for his company?
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CreditMatt Dunham/Associated Press Aston Martin, James Bond’s Carmaker of Choice, Files for an I.P.O.
The luxury manufacturer said it hoped to capitalize on growing numbers of wealthy people worldwide, particularly in Asia.
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CreditJustin Kaneps for The New York Times Elon Musk and Tesla Resolved One Issue. Now for the Rest.
After deciding not to try to remove its shares from the market, the electric carmaker must focus on some stubborn challenges while facing new ones.
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CreditNatalie Behring/Reuters In a Shift in Driverless Strategy, Uber Deepens Its Partnership With Toyota
Toyota is investing $500 million in Uber and the ride-hailing company plans to provide its autonomous technology to the Japanese carmaker, a person briefed on the matter said.
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CreditIvan Pierre Aguirre for The New York Times Trump Reaches Revised Trade Deal With Mexico, Threatening to Leave Out Canada
The preliminary agreement is a major step for President Trump, who has threatened to scrap Nafta. But Canada’s role is just one of many issues that remain unresolved.
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CreditFabian Bimmer/Reuters Volkswagen’s Effort to Stop Scandals Needs More Work, Report Says
The automaker, which was humbled after falsifying emissions data, still has work to do to protect potential whistle-blowers, according to its U.S. monitor.
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CreditJoshua Lott/Getty Images Why Elon Musk Reversed Course on Taking Tesla Private
The chief executive decided that rather than being a prayer answered, funding for a buyout would present a host of new troubles, people close to the events say.
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CreditBryan Anselm for The New York Times The Passion, and Sometimes Profit, of Vintage Racing
Amateur racers get the joy of rounding a track in a car built for speed, and can still end up with a prize investment.
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CreditJustin Kaneps for The New York Times Tesla Slashes Spending, and May Add to Its Troubles
The electric-car maker’s cash position was closely watched even before its chief executive, Elon Musk, floated the idea of taking the company private.
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CreditToru Hanai/Reuters Investors Betting Against Tesla Made $1 Billion on Friday
Tesla’s stock tumbled 10 percent Friday, generating more than $1 billion in profits for investors betting on a fall in the electric-car maker’s shares.
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CreditNoah Berger/Bloomberg Elon Musk Details ‘Excruciating’ Personal Toll of Tesla Turmoil
After setting off a furor that unsettled the markets and his own board, the Tesla chief talks about the pressure he is under and his struggle to cope.
