Toyota Ate a $9 Billion Tariff Bill. Now the Fight Moves to the Showroom.
Toyota's filings show a 1.38 trillion-yen tariff hit and a North American loss despite rising sales. That is why the…
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Hyundai Wants Guardrails Against Chinese Cars. Its Own History Says They Only Buy Time
Hyundai's CEO wants U.S. limits on Chinese automakers. The bigger news is his admission that Chinese car tech is ahead,…
Today in Automotive History: September 22, 1985 – The Plaza Accord That Moved Japan’s Car Plants to America
On September 22, 1985, five finance ministers walked into New York’s Plaza Hotel and agreed...
Tesla Just Set Up Shop in Vietnam. The Country’s Biggest Charging Network Won’t Let It Plug In.
Vietnam has spent the past eighteen months assembling one of the most generous electric-vehicle tax...
A Defender Pickup Is the One Land Rover Britain Can’t Afford to Build
JLR's US ambition is roughly three and a half times bigger than Britain's entire 100,000-vehicle tariff quota — and a…
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…
Stellantis’s $13 Billion Bet: America Isn’t Like Everywhere Else Anymore
A year ago, Stellantis’ North American business was the company’s biggest problem. Today, it’s the...
Stellantis Says the World Splits in Two. Its Own Paperwork Shows Exactly Where the Line Falls.
Antonio Filosa didn’t say anything unusual when he told stock analysts on September 10 that...
Nissan Called July a “Growth” Story. Its Own Numbers Show China Production Collapsing by Two-Thirds
Nissan put out a press release this week headlined “Nissan continues to see growth in...
Nissan Says Business Is Growing — Its Own Spreadsheet Says Sales Just Crashed 16.5%
Nissan put out a press release this week with a headline built for good news:...
Hyundai’s American-Built Global Pickup Has One Big Problem: Nobody Knows Where It’s Actually Being Built
Hyundai just told the world it wants to build a real pickup truck in America...
Honda’s Threat to Skip a New Factory Isn’t About Honda. It’s About a Trade Deal Stuck in Limbo
When a Honda executive stands in front of reporters in Washington and says the company...
Advance Auto Parts’ Profit More Than Tripled. Its Actual Business Barely Grew At All.
Advance Auto Parts wants you to believe it turned a corner last quarter. Net income...
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on All Cars in 2027, But His Post Never Actually Says Canada
Read Donald Trump’s Monday morning tariff threat closely, and something is missing. He posted that...
Volkswagen Wanted Tariffs to Keep Out Cheap Chinese EVs. The Cheapest One in Germany Showed Up Wearing Four Rings.
Somewhere inside Volkswagen Group’s tariff lobbying operation, someone owes a colleague an apology. For two...