Mar 13, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs
S&P Global Mobility said the ongoing global tariff war now puts the probability of the auto industry experiencing an extended disruption period at a startling 50%. That would mean several vehicle models will cease production, new-vehicle prices would have to rise...
Mar 6, 2025 | Auto Industry, Featured, Tariffs, US Economy
U.S. carmakers and auto-parts suppliers, including many smaller operations that might have no financial cushion to withstand a prolonged standoff, are staring down a tariff abyss that may or may not come to pass, but whose cracks are already starting to show. The...
Mar 4, 2025 | Auto Industry, Auto Tech, Space
In January, Toyota said its mobility software subsidiary “Woven by Toyota” was investing $44 million into Japanese rocket maker Interstellar Technologies. Rival Honda has been developing a proprietary reusable rocket since 2019 to...
Feb 20, 2025 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles, Featured
Nikola has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection months after saying that it would likely run out of cash early this year. Nikola was a hot start-up and rising star on Wall Street before becoming enmeshed in scandal and its founder was convicted in 2022...
Feb 13, 2025 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles, US Economy
In January, Ford set new records for overall electric vehicle sales and for Mustang Mach-E sales. Last month, the American automaker sold a total of 5,666 EVs stateside–a 21.2% increase over the same period last year. The Mustang Mach-E electric...
Jan 30, 2025 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will rise by at least 17% this year to over 20 million cars, helped by an extension of China’s auto trade-in subsidies, research firm Rho Motion forecast on Tuesday. Europe, the world’s...
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