Hyundai says the Atlas robots will gradually take on more tasks beyond general industrial use, and are being developed to work alongside people and autonomously manage machines.

Investors have paid little mind of late to Tesla’s decline in the global EV pecking order, with Musk prioritizing artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots.

Records indicate that a significant number are continuing to get through, despite Michelin’s attempts to cut off the trade by monitoring the diversion of their products.

Mainland automakers have largely absorbed the extra fees that the EU imposed on Chinese-made EVs in late 2024.

The announcement comes as Tesla’s demand for the battery cells has experienced a “catastrophic drop."

According to multiple academic and think tank studies, neither will bring dramatic improvements, and they may instead harm the economy.

A monthslong Bloomberg investigation also uncovered a series of incidents in which people were severely injured or died after becoming trapped in their Teslas.

VW's ID.Buzz bus had more than 200 days worth of available vehicles for sale in the U.S. as of the end of November, compared to the auto industry average of around 54 days for all vehicles.

The gains in U.S. exports also helped outweigh a fall in the value of merchandise heading to China.

Under the new proposal, the European Commission will lower the requirements that would have halted sales of new gasoline and diesel-fueled cars starting in 2035.