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Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules
31 Jan 2025European carmakers are urging Brussels to ease regulations to help them avoid buying carbon credits from rivals in increasingly large amounts.
Tesla’s Fourth-Quarter Earnings Report Sharp Drop in Profit
29 Jan 2025The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology.
G.M. Has Plans Ready for Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs
28 Jan 2025General Motors, the largest producer of cars in Mexico, won’t provide details on how it would react if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs from the two countries.
Stellantis Will Restart Illinois Factory That U.A.W. Pushed to Revive
22 Jan 2025The United Automobile Workers union has been pressing the automaker, which owns Chrysler and Jeep, to revive the plant in Belvidere, Ill.
At Daytona, Wayne Taylor Racing Rejoins Cadillac
22 Jan 2025The team had success with the brand before moving to Acura for 2021. Now it’s back.
Porsche Aims for Its Record 20th Win at Daytona
22 Jan 2025No other car manufacturer has as many victories there. Not even close.
Automakers Brace for Impact of Trump Tariff Plan for Canada and Mexico
21 Jan 2025North American car companies have operated across borders for three decades. Tariffs would raise prices and cost jobs in the short run, analysts say.
Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback
21 Jan 2025Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.
Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub
18 Jan 2025The president-elect’s vow to impose 25 percent duties on Canadian imports could ravage Canada’s auto industry and decimate Windsor, a city deeply tied to the U.S.
Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case
16 Jan 2025Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.
Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70
19 Jan 2025A cabdriver and mechanic before becoming a journalist, she brought personality and adventure to a once-staid genre. She once won a demolition derby and motorcycled across China.
What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal
16 Jan 2025Rules for a $7,500 tax break for electric vehicle purchases and leases recently changed, but more far-reaching changes are expected when President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks
15 Jan 2025Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the Detroit Auto Show, saying that tariffs should not be used “to punish our closest trading partners,” like Canada.
Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
11 Jan 2025More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.
Trump’s Canada and Mexico Tariffs Could Hurt Carmakers
02 Feb 2025General Motors and a few other companies make as much as 40 percent of their North American cars and trucks in Canada and Mexico, leaving them vulnerable to tariffs.
E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.
27 Jan 2025States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.
Kevin Magnussen Moves From F1 to Endurance Racing
22 Jan 2025Kevin Magnussen, a longtime driver for Haas, was grabbed by BMW and will be competing at Daytona.
U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky
08 Jan 2025The United Automobile Workers union asked a federal labor regulator to conduct an election at a factory Ford jointly owns with a South Korean battery company.
E.V. Demand Leads Automakers to a Strong 2024 Finish
03 Jan 2025General Motors was the biggest winner in U.S. sales in the final quarter, with a gain of 21 percent. It more than doubled its electric vehicle sales.
Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks
02 Jan 2025Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as an alternative car-rental service.