Volkswagen Just Wrote Off €6 Billion of Porsche. The 911 Is the Only Porsche Still Growing.
Volkswagen's roughly €6 billion Porsche write-down isn't a verdict on the 911. It's the bill for a China, SUV and…
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Tesla’s Semi Plant Opens, Rivian Recalls Nearly 99,000 EVs, and What Else Moved
Tesla's Semi factory opens, Rivian recalls 98,828 EVs over backup cameras, Geely hits four-minute charging, and the BYD question hangs…
1,043 Radiators, Declared at $5.54 Each. The Parts Weren’t Fake — the Importer Was.
CBP seized 1,043 automotive radiators in Norfolk that were imported on a stolen American identity and declared at $5.54 each.…
He Imported 44 Fake Honda Airbags. The Trademark Is What Made It A Federal Crime.
Twenty counterfeit Honda airbags reached the United States labeled as desktop night lights. The federal case that followed rests on…
Detroit’s Chinese-Assembly Ban Push, 4,100 More Porsche Cuts, and What Else Moved
Four separate alerts landed on the same argument today, which usually means a policy fight...
Geely Built Its First American Car in a Factory It Didn’t Have to Build
Geely just built its first car in the Western Hemisphere, and it didn’t spend a...
Chinese Automakers Could Build Plants in America Tomorrow. They’d Still Be Banned From Selling You the Car.
There’s a comforting theory floating around Washington and Detroit alike: if a Chinese automaker just...
Honda’s Rare-Earth-Free Magnet Bet Is Real. It’s Also the Smallest Check on the Table.
Honda did not just invest in a magnet company this month. It joined a line...
China Set a Real Deadline for Self-Driving Cars. America’s Still Handing Out Permission Slips One at a Time.
Nine Chinese ministries just set a 2030 deadline for autonomous vehicles, backed by a mandatory safety standard. Ten weeks earlier,…
Trump Says Chinese Automakers Can Build Here. The Rule Blocking Them Has Nothing to Do With Factories.
A Commerce Department rule bars China-owned automakers from selling connected vehicles in the U.S. no matter where they are assembled.…
Hyundai’s Georgia-Built Waymo Robotaxi Isn’t a Patriotism Story. It’s a Compliance Deadline.
The first IONIQ 5 robotaxis arrive in the fourth quarter. A Commerce Department rule makes Chinese-origin driving software unsellable from…
Beijing Never Banned the Gas Car. It Just Stopped Issuing the License Plates.
VW and Toyota are slashing prices on combustion cars in China. In Beijing, only 20,000 combustion plates will be issued…
China’s Draft Law Would Fine Automakers, Not Drivers, for Self-Driving Violations
Beijing just answered the question every automaker building self-driving cars has been dodging: when the...
Ford’s $1 Billion Paint Shop Isn’t the China Comeback Story Everyone Wants It to Be
On Tuesday, the Department of Transportation published a letter scolding Ford over its business ties...
Jeep’s 202,000-SUV Recall, China’s 70% EV Target, and What Else Moved
An automotive news roundup of the industry stories that moved in the last 24 hours without getting a full write-up…