Camilla Dominovsky

Auto companies generally had a good first quarter, and as numbers come in for April, those sales are looking strong too. But analysts believe a lot of that is from people racing to buy cars before tariffs hit, which could mean lower sales later. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

Auto companies generally had a good first quarter, and as numbers come in for April, those sales are looking strong too. But analysts believe a lot of that is from people racing to buy cars before tariffs hit, which could mean lower sales later. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

GM CEO Mary Barra's regular quarterly call with investors has been pushed back to Thursday to wait and see what details are included in the partial tariff reprieve for automakers that President Trump is expected to sign. After that news is out, executives will update their forecasts for the rest of this year and take questions from Wall Street.

GM CEO Mary Barra's regular quarterly call with investors has been pushed back to Thursday to wait and see what details are included in the partial tariff reprieve for automakers that President Trump is expected to sign. After that news is out, executives will update their forecasts for the rest of this year and take questions from Wall Street.

Overall, auto sales in the first quarter were strong, but one big reason is because shoppers moved up purchases to try to get ahead of tariffs, so more sales now could mean fewer sales later. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

Overall, auto sales in the first quarter were strong, but one big reason is because shoppers moved up purchases to try to get ahead of tariffs, so more sales now could mean fewer sales later. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

At BYD's press conference, a giant screen was totally packed with eye-popping stats about the new platform. It claims a top charging speed of 1,000 kilowatts. In the States, the very fastest chargers top out at 350 kilowatts. BYD says that one five-minute charge can take a car 400 kilometers. That's about 250 miles.

At BYD's press conference, a giant screen was totally packed with eye-popping stats about the new platform. It claims a top charging speed of 1,000 kilowatts. In the States, the very fastest chargers top out at 350 kilowatts. BYD says that one five-minute charge can take a car 400 kilometers. That's about 250 miles.

But that will require building a whole new charging network that can deliver that much energy. The new vehicles are not yet for sale, and you won't be seeing them in the U.S. Both the Biden and Trump administration have worked to keep Chinese cars out. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

But that will require building a whole new charging network that can deliver that much energy. The new vehicles are not yet for sale, and you won't be seeing them in the U.S. Both the Biden and Trump administration have worked to keep Chinese cars out. Camila Dominovsky, NPR News.

Federal regulators have long been frustrated with how Tesla markets its driver assistance software. That's a big part of why Tesla added supervised to the software's name. Now, full self-driving supervised, to make it clear you need to pay attention while using it.

Federal regulators have long been frustrated with how Tesla markets its driver assistance software. That's a big part of why Tesla added supervised to the software's name. Now, full self-driving supervised, to make it clear you need to pay attention while using it.

Newly released documents show regulators have complained to Tesla about some social media posts on X, or rather reposts, where the company elevated the voices of drivers praising full self-driving supervised. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called those posts lost opportunities to temper enthusiasm. Tesla is selling the feature's abilities.

Newly released documents show regulators have complained to Tesla about some social media posts on X, or rather reposts, where the company elevated the voices of drivers praising full self-driving supervised. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called those posts lost opportunities to temper enthusiasm. Tesla is selling the feature's abilities.

Regulators would prefer more focus on its potential safety risks. Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.

Regulators would prefer more focus on its potential safety risks. Camilla Dominovsky, NPR News.