Are US car plants being built at record rates, as Trump claims? Trump claimed auto plant growth, but evidence shows reallocations at existing facilities rather than new constructions. Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2025
Stellantis Sales Slump Showed No Signs Of Improvement In Q1 Stellantis, the car-making behemoth that owns no fewer than 14 brands, seems to be having a difficult time getting over last year’s sales slump. In the first quarter of this year, Stellantis car sales in the United States went down 12% compared to the first three months of 2024, reaching… InsideEVs · Apr 2, 2025
The mastermind behind Europe's hottest new car brand is leaving Volkswagen in a shock departure Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Volkswagen’s Spanish subsidiary SEAT and father of the Cupra brand, stepped down at his own request “to pursue new challenges.” Fortune · Apr 1, 2025
Carmakers Face Doubts And Jolts Over US Tariffs Raise prices or cut into their margins, open or close factories: carmakers must soon make major decisions as the United States imposes stiff tariffs on imported vehicles. International Business Times · Apr 1, 2025
Archer Aviation Just Signed Another Commercial Partner. Should You Buy the Flying Car Stock Now? Archer Aviation secured a $30M Ethiopian Airlines deal, propelling its innovative Midnight eVTOL rollout and accelerating its urban air mobility expansion. Barchart · Mar 31, 2025
Vauxhall closes van-making factory in Luton Parent company Stellantis said it would now transfer ‘machinery and process knowledge’ to its plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025
'Armageddon': Trump's Tariffs Could Wreck The Car Industry, And Your Wallet Brace for impact, as the wrecking ball of President Donald Trump’s sweeping 25% tariffs on foreign auto imports and vehicle parts will be effective from April 3. This time, he’s (probably) not postponing his plans. “This is permanent, 100%,” Trump said during his announcement on Wednesday. InsideEVs · Mar 28, 2025
Trump warned automakers not to raise prices after his tariffs and be happy how ‘great’ they are Trump reportedly hosted a call in early March with auto CEOs before he made the 25 percent tariffs official this week The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Automakers sees stocks tank after Trump’s tariff on imports Tesla was one of the few car makers to come out of the trading day unscathed on Thursday The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
US Auto Industry Stunned By Tariffs Meant To Save It The 25 percent tariffs on automobiles announced by President Donald Trump are meant to revitalize American industry, but Detroit's giants were stunned Thursday by their scale and faced a beating on Wall Street. International Business Times · Mar 27, 2025
Why Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos could backfire Nearly half of the cars sold in the US are imported and Trump’s 25% tariff will add at least $6,000 to the sticker price of the average car, industry experts say The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025
Trump's latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos not made in the U.S. and certain auto parts will send ripple effects through an industry that is already being pummeled by steel and aluminum import duties and on-again, off-again 25% levies on Canada and Mexico The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Trump Tariffs To Hit European Automakers Hard President Donald Trump's tariffs on auto imports will deal a heavy blow to European carmakers, especially German manufacturers, which rely on the US markets for a big chunk of their profits. International Business Times · Mar 27, 2025
UK Town Motors On As Historic Vauxhall Plant To Shut At regular intervals, vehicle transporters exited the front gates of the historic Vauxhall plant in the English town of Luton, loaded with white electric vans straight off the assembly line. International Business Times · Mar 27, 2025
Fortune · Mar 26, 2025 Trump sets auto tariffs at 25%, drawing swift backlash: 'The tariffs announced today will harm—not help,' says world's largest business association The auto industry saw a “front running” on orders before the tariffs took effect, wrote KPMG senior economist Ken Kim in a note on Wednesday.
Motor1 · Mar 25, 2025 Lancia's Relaunch Faces a Rough Start Lancia is one of several Stellantis brands struggling to stay afloat. For years, it was confined to a single market: Italy. However, with last year’s launch of the new Ypsilon, the brand also expanded its presence beyond the country shaped like a boot. Following a long hiatus, Lancia returned to…
Motor1 · Mar 24, 2025 Stellantis Will Restart Hemi Production This Year: Report The Dodge, Ram, and Jeep lineups are deficient in one crucial thing—Hemi V-8 engines. Yes, the 5.7- and 6.2-liter V-8s continue to power the current-generation Durango, and the Jeep Wrangler 392 exists with the 6.4, but the engine is missing from other important models like the new Charger and 1500. However,…
Motor1 · Mar 24, 2025 Stellantis Paying Employees Up to $72,000 to Quit Certain Stellantis employees in the United States could earn a big payout if they quit in the coming weeks. The automaker is offering hourly UAW employees up to $72,000 and six months of medical benefits if they take the offer.
InsideEVs · Mar 22, 2025 Here's How Alfa Romeo Will Go Electrified Next As the electric vehicle market takes off globally in an uneven way, many car companies are trying a new strategy with their next-generation car lineups: you can go hybrid or fully electric, whichever suits your needs best. It looks like Italy's Alfa Romeo will be taking a similar tack with…
Motor1 · Mar 18, 2025 Dodge Launched a New Charger Daytona Website. It's Comically Bad There's a new Dodge Charger out there. You may have heard about it, being electric and all. To ensure everyone is in the know about the 2025 Charger Daytona, Dodge launched a special interactive website that looks like it uses a web design template straight from Y2K.
Motor1 · Mar 18, 2025 Great News: The New Alfa Romeo Giulia Will Have Gas Engines In 2021, Stellantis said that Alfa Romeo would become an electric-only brand in the Enlarged Europe, North America, and China regions by 2027. Well, that’s not happening anymore. Alfa Romeo’s new CEO has confirmed that the Italian brand will keep combustion engines for the long haul. The next-generation Stelvio and…
Fortune · Mar 16, 2025 Can Leapmotor save Stellantis in the shift to electric vehicles? Could Leapmotor be the Stellantis marque that turns the multinational behemoth’s fortunes around?
InsideEVs · Mar 10, 2025 Why Chinese EVs Could Tempt Canada As America's Tariff War Rages On To say the once-steady relationship between the U.S. and Canada has been tested lately would be a severe understatement. President Donald Trump has not only sparked a bitter trade war with one of our oldest and closest allies, but he’s also cracking jokes about outright annexation. So now that America…
International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025 Trump Car Tariff Pivot And Detroit's 'Big Three' After an outcry from Detroit, President Donald Trump has granted one-month tariff exemptions on most auto imports from Canada and Mexico, underscoring the continued clout of US carmakers.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week