Jun 12, 2025 | Auto Industry, Japan, Tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to batter Japan’s vital auto industry and derail the country’s long-standing efforts to engineer a sustainable economic recovery. With the 25% US tariff now in place on cars and auto parts, Japan’s major automakers —...
Jun 5, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Auto Industry, Featured
While many automotive AI headlines focus on self-driving cars or flashy infotainment upgrades, Audi is quietly building something more foundational: AI that runs the factory floor. In a June 2 briefing, the German automaker revealed that more than 100 AI projects are...
Jun 5, 2025 | Auto Industry, China, Featured, Rare Earth
The auto industries in both the US and Europe could come to a standstill within weeks thanks to China’s ongoing restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals and magnets. Several European car part manufacturers have already halted production lines according to the...
May 29, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Featured, Safety, Software
Ford Motor is recalling nearly 1.1 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles because of a software problem that could cause the rearview camera image to malfunction when the car is in reverse, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. “A frozen...
May 29, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, UK
The U.K.’s auto sector is reeling from its worst month for production since 1952—when the Morris Minor ruled the country’s roads and Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne—as Trump’s tariff war added to a bearish environment for the country’s biggest carmakers. U.K....
May 22, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Michigan, Tariffs
Higher tariffs and their impact on trade remain the “wildest of wild cards” when it comes to economic forecasts, according to the latest outlook released May 16 by University of Michigan economists. The U.S. economy remains “mostly healthy,”...
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