Stellantis Is Bragging About European Growth. It Forgot to Mention a Chinese Company Delivered Most of It.
Stellantis told investors this week that its European shipments climbed five percent in the second...
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Mexico’s ‘Electrified’ Car Boom Is Mostly Just Hybrids, and It Picked the Worst Possible Week to Look Suspicious
Mexico’s auto distributors want you to know that electrified vehicle sales are up 44% this...
China Can’t Sell Cars to Its Own People Anymore, So It’s Flooding Everyone Else’s Driveway Instead
China’s passenger-car market spent June doing exactly what it’s done for the better part of...
BYD Tried Twice to Buy Its Way Into Renault. Renault Said No Twice, and Money Had Nothing to Do With It
For most of the last two decades, if a Western automaker wanted to sell cars...
Porsche Just Killed Its Battery Factory, Its E-Bike Brand, and a Chunk of Bugatti. The Sales Numbers Are the Boring Part.
Porsche delivered 122,306 cars worldwide in the first half of 2026, a 16 percent drop...
China’s EV Industry Just Culled 27 of Its Own Brands. The 3 Survivors Are Coming for Your Dealership.
Everyone is reading China’s EV market numbers as a story about slowing demand. It isn’t....
Brussels Says Its Car Industry Is in ‘Mortal Danger.’ It Left Out Who Loaded the Gun
Stéphane Séjourné, the European Commission’s executive vice-president for industry, told the European Parliament this week...
Thailand’s $4.1 Billion EV Push Isn’t About Electric Cars. It’s About Not Choosing Sides.
Thailand just put $4.1 billion behind electric vehicles. Read the fine print, though, and you’ll...
The ‘Buy American’ and ‘Buy European’ Pitch Is Getting Harder to Believe When the Platforms Keep Coming From China
Two stories crossed the wire at roughly the same moment this week, and read together...
VW, Porsche, and Honda All Stumbled the Same Week, And It’s Not a Coincidence
The global auto industry just lived through one of its roughest stretches in recent memory,...
Is Volkswagen’s Meltdown the Worst Crisis in Automotive History? Here’s the Case for and Against
Volkswagen has survived existential moments before. The most obvious comparison is the Dieselgate emissions scandal,...
Ford CEO Discussed Potential U.S.-China Auto Joint Ventures With Trump Officials
Ford CEO Jim Farley met with senior Trump administration officials last month to discuss a...
China Pulls the Emergency Brake on Hidden Door Handles After EV Design Failed the Safety Test
China just delivered a blunt verdict on one of the electric vehicle industry’s favorite design...
GM Directs Suppliers to Cut China-Sourced Parts by 2027 Amid Trade Pressures
General Motors is accelerating a major supply chain shift, directing suppliers to move away from...
Ford CEO Jim Farley Warns Chinese Automakers Pose Existential Threat to Legacy Brands
Ford CEO Jim Farley has issued a stark warning about the competitive threat posed by...