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A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals

China has implemented new export controls for rare earth minerals and magnets. The changes could upend the shift to electric vehicles.

Abigail Bassett
This new electric, ultraluxury Cadillac cost as much as a house

The Celestiq carries the brand’s storied history forward — but only for those who can afford it.

Abigail Bassett
Cadillac teases a V-badged Optiq SUVCadillac teases a V-badged Optiq SUV
Andrew J. Hawkins
The Corvette ZR1’s 233-mph run had to start in a virtual world

It turns out it takes a little Fortran to make a faster Corvette.

Tim Stevens
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
A production Chevy Blazer EV SS will be the 2025 Daytona 500 pace car.

Originally scheduled to go on sale in spring 2024, the SS version of Chevy’s Blazer EV is finally close to shipping amid rumors the gas-powered Blazer is going away. Orders are now open for the vehicle that promises 615hp in Wide Open Watts mode and a 3.4 second 0 - 60 time.

Chevy will put it in front of the stock car field and the public on February 16th and debut a “Blazer EV.R NASCAR Prototype.”

Front 3/4 view of the Chevrolet Blazer EV SS pace car in full livery.
Image: GM
Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Cruise’s demise will cost Microsoft $800 million.

In a regulatory filing, Microsoft said it would “record an impairment charge of approximately $800 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025” tied to GM’s decision to defund its robotaxi subsidiary Cruise. Microsoft has been a minority investor in Cruise and a strategic partner since 2021. For example, Cruise used Azure to manage its (now defunct) robotaxi fleet.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
Cruisin’ for a bruisin’.

Cruise co-founder and ex-CEO Kyle Vogt — the one who got ousted after the company withheld footage from regulators of one of its robotaxis dragging a pedestrian — kept it short and sweet when reacting to GM’s surprising announcement that it was pulling funding from the beleaguered company.

Not mincing words.
Not mincing words.
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GM software boss: we have ‘high conviction’ ditching CarPlay is the right path

GM’s Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google.

Nilay Patel