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Automakers shipping vehicles to the United States could face $200 to $300 per vehicle in additional costs, the CEO of major car carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen warned Wednesday, as the company moves to pass new U.S. port fees onto customers. The announcement comes despite a late-October trade agreement between Presidents Trump and Xi that was supposed…
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…
Volkswagen Group reported a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) operating loss for the third quarter of 2025, marking the German automaker’s first quarterly loss since the pandemic as it absorbs massive charges from Porsche’s failed electric vehicle strategy and President Trump’s punishing import tariffs. The Times reported that Europe’s biggest carmaker swung from a €2.8 billion…
BMW is showcasing its revolutionary iX3 electric SUV at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 in Tokyo, marking the Asian premiere of the first production model from the automaker’s groundbreaking Neue Klasse platform. The iX3 debuts with industry-leading 400 kW fast charging capability and next-generation electric drivetrain technology that BMW claims will redefine the premium EV…
European car sales jumped 10.7% in September 2025, driven by a plug-in hybrid explosion that signals automakers are choosing profitable hybrids over money-losing pure electric vehicles to meet emissions targets. But the real story lies beneath the headline numbers: Tesla’s sales dropped 10.5% while Chinese rival BYD surged 398%, according to data released Tuesday by…
Tesla’s Model Y returned to the top of Europe’s sales charts in September 2025, ending a nine-month drought that saw the electric SUV plummet as low as 60th place just two months earlier. But the victory comes with a catch: Model Y sales fell 8.6% year-over-year to 25,938 units, according to data from Automotive News…
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…
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe sent an internal memo to employees Thursday announcing the company’s third workforce reduction in four months, cutting roughly 600 jobs as the electric vehicle maker struggles with collapsed post-tax-credit demand. The carefully worded message emphasized “structural adjustments” for the upcoming R2 launch while conspicuously avoiding the financial crisis threatening the comp
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