Tesla Cybertruck sized competitively for EV pickup segment
CEO Elon Musk says the Cybertruck beats rivals in space utility. It’s shorter than a Ford F-150 with a longer bed. And it’s longer than a Rivian R1T with far more space overall.
Credit Acceptance Q2 net income plunges 79%
Q2 2023 Credit Acceptance Corp. earnings saw its net income fall 79 percent but car loan volume up 13 percent and dealership count grow 16 percent.
SpaceX lines up satellite launch after midnight from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX aims to fly a telecom satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during a launch window that opens after midnight.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Intelsat Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 satellite looks to lift off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 during a two-hour window that opens at 12:15 a.m. Thursday with a backup opportunity during the same window on Friday. The mission is part of Intelsat’s Galaxy fleet refresh plan that provides North American coverage for its customers.
Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts a 90% chance for good conditions, and 85% in the event of a 24-hour delay.
The first-stage booster is making its sixth flight and SpaceX will attempt its recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions.
It’s the 39th launch from the Space Coast for 2023 with all but two coming from SpaceX.
It follows a busy day last week when SpaceX managed both a Falcon 9 launch from SLC 40 just after midnight and a Falcon Heavy launch from neighboring Kennedy Space Center 23 hours later.
Tesla's NDA breach claim against Rivian employees heads to trial
Almost a dozen former Tesla Inc. employees who left to work Rivian Automotive Inc. can’t avoid a trial over claims in a trade secrets suit that they breached Tesla confidentiality agreements before they joined its upstart rival
Sonic Automotive sells Alabama, North Carolina car dealerships
Sonic Automotive revealed last week that it sold three dealerships in the second quarter. The separate deals involved two stores in Alabama and one dealership in North Carolina.