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Lucid

Lucid Motors Faces Backlash Over $7,600 Lease-End Bill As EV Startup Revises Wear Policies

Lucid Motors is scrambling to contain a customer relations crisis after lease-return customers reported receiving excessive wear-and-tear bills reaching thousands of dollars for minor cosmetic damage. One customer’s jaw-dropping $7,600 charge for issues including a nearly $5,000 taillight replacement has sparked widespread complaints on Reddit and owner forums, forcing the financially struggling E

Haye KestelooNov 3

Ford

Ford CEO Issues Dire Warning: China Can “Put Us All Out Of Business” With Existing Capacity

Ford CEO Jim Farley has escalated his warnings about Chinese automotive dominance to existential levels, declaring that China’s manufacturing capacity could single-handedly destroy the entire North American auto industry. In a stark CBS Sunday Morning interview that aired October 26, Farley compared the Chinese threat to 1980s Japan “on steroids”—his most alarming public assessment yet…

Haye KestelooOct 31

China

China’s EV Boom Ends Golden Week Gasoline Surge, Cutting Fuel Demand 9% Year-Over-Year

China’s electric vehicle revolution has reached a historic milestone: for the first time, the country’s October “Golden Week” holiday saw gasoline demand fall instead of surge, dropping 9% year-over-year to 12.5 million tons despite record travel, according to Reuters. The shift marks a fundamental turning point in the world’s largest oil market, where EVs are…

Haye KestelooOct 30

Nissan

Nissan’s Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Promises Double EV Range—If The Company Survives Until 2028

Nissan has developed prototype solid-state battery cells that promise to double driving range while cutting charging times in half compared to current lithium-ion batteries. The Japanese automaker achieved these performance targets through a partnership with U.S.-based LiCAP Technologies, marking a critical milestone in next-generation EV battery development—even as the company bleeds billions and

Haye KestelooOct 27

Porsche

Porsche Hikes U.S. Prices Again, Kills Gas Macan in 2026 — Yet Stock Surges As Investors Bet On Recovery

Porsche announced its third U.S. price increase in recent months and confirmed production of the gas-powered Macan SUV will end in mid-2026, yet shares of the German luxury automaker jumped more than 4% Monday as Wall Street reacted positively to new financial guidance suggesting the worst may finally be over. The developments cap a brutal…

Haye KestelooOct 27

China

EU Launches RESourceEU Plan To Break China’s Stranglehold On EV Motor Magnets

The European Union announced a comprehensive strategy to slash its dangerous dependence on Chinese rare earth materials just 16 days after Beijing imposed sweeping export restrictions that threaten to choke European electric vehicle production. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled RESourceEU on Saturday at a conference in Berlin, calling China’s October 9 export…

Haye KestelooOct 26

Michigan

Gotion Abandons $2.4 Billion Michigan Battery Plant After Three Years Of Political Warfare

A Chinese battery giant’s plans to build a massive Michigan manufacturing plant have officially collapsed, with the state now demanding millions back after years of grassroots opposition, Chinese ownership controversies, and Trump administration policy shifts killed what was once touted as Northern Michigan’s largest economic project ever. Gotion Inc. abandoned its $2.4 billion electric vehicle…

Haye KestelooOct 25

Stellantis Posts €20 Billion Net Loss as CEO Filosa Promises Profitability Return That Won't Arrive Until 2027

France

France Demands EU Flexibility As Stellantis Shuts Plants And 350,000 Jobs Hang In Balance

France is pushing the European Union to adopt “flexibility” in implementing stricter CO2 emissions rules for new vehicles, signaling support for its struggling domestic automakers as plant shutdowns and job losses mount. The timing is critical: France’s Finance Ministry announced Thursday that the country wants “technological neutrality” while maintaining the 2035 combustion engine ban, just…

Haye KestelooOct 24

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