January 2022

General Motors CEO Mary Barra says her first ride in a completely driverless car was “nothing short of incredible.” For GM President Mark Reuss, the experience was “mind-blowing.” A video posted Thursday by Cruise, the self-driving vehicle company that’s majority-owned by GM, shows the executives trying out autonomous technology for the first time with no

Getty Images Car production in the UK last year fell to its lowest level since 1956, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The SMMT said the figures were dismal, largely thanks to a global microchip shortage and disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It said there was optimism for the

Reuters Tesla sales will grow by more than 50% in 2022 compared with last year despite supply chain problems, chief executive Elon Musk has said. The electric carmaker recorded a record $5.5bn (£4bn) earnings last year. Sales at the firm rocketed 71% to $53.8bn in 2021, as it delivered more than 936,000 vehicles to customers.