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Along with the departure of a senior executive, the cuts added to signs of turmoil at the electric car company.

Mr. Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, has turned off many people with polarizing remarks on social media, and it may be affecting the automaker’s sales.

Volkswagen’s plant in Zwickau stopped producing Golfs and switched to electric vehicles, illuminating the risks and opportunities for factory towns and cities.

A Tesla driver’s family had sought damages for the 2018 crash, which happened while the carmaker’s driver-assistance software was in use.

The automaker said it would delay new battery-powered models and shift its focus to hybrid cars, sales of which are rising fast.

The agency’s future moon buggies will reach speeds of 9.3 miles per hour and will be capable of self-driving.

Sales of the company’s electric cars dropped in the first three months of the year, even as other automakers sold more battery-powered vehicles.

Tesla and China built a symbiotic relationship, with credits, workers and parts that made Mr. Musk ultrarich. Now, his reliance on the country may give Beijing leverage.

G.M. had provided information about braking, acceleration and speed to LexisNexis Risk Solution and Verisk, firms that generated driver risk profiles for insurers.

Federal prosecutors said the pair tried to sell technology to manufacture batteries for electric cars that belonged to the company.

Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.

LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.

Once considered a laggard, the German luxury carmaker is one of only a few established automakers that has been able to compete effectively against Tesla.

Police believe the blaze at a high-voltage power pylon had been deliberately set, amid turmoil over the automaker’s plans to expand its assembly plant near Berlin.

A local town’s vote against the U.S. automaker’s proposed expansion is nonbinding, but citizens expect it to be honored.

Robyn Denholm, who has led the electric car company’s board for more than five years, has been criticized for not serving as a check on Mr. Musk.

Some buyers said the electric Lightning did not meet expectations, and Ford has slashed its production plans for the pickup because sales are lagging.

Ford Motor attributed the loss in the fourth quarter to charges related to pension plans and a restructuring of overseas operations.

The automaker has placed a bet on electric vehicles, but it has struggled to produce and sell the vehicles in large numbers.

A tax benefit boosted quarterly earnings, but that masked a decline in earnings from carmaking caused by intensifying competition.

Automakers like Ford, Kia and Toyota are offering more hybrid options to appeal to buyers who aren’t ready for fully electric vehicles.

The rental car company blamed the sharp drop in the value of electric vehicles and higher repair costs for its decision to sell 20,000 cars.

The Federal Communications Commission is concerned about abusive partners using connected car apps to harass and track their victims.

Automakers sold more cars in 2023 than a year ago as supply chain chaos ended, but sales are now under pressure from higher interest rates.