Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating auto levies.
Category: Automobiles
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Four Former VW Managers Found Guilty in Emissions Trial
The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal.
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Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?
Battery-operated vehicles were a mainstay more than a hundred years ago, but only a few still exist — one happens to be in Jay Leno’s garage.
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China’s BYD Outsells Tesla in Europe for First Time
Despite steep tariffs, the Chinese carmaker leapfrogged Tesla in April, in what an analyst called a “watershed moment” for the continent’s auto market.
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G.M. Stops Exporting Cars to China
The decision affects relatively few vehicles because the vast majority that General Motors sells there are made in that country.
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Will Trump’s Trade War Turn Canada’s Auto-Parts Capital Into a Ghost Town?
President Trump’s tariffs on auto parts are already causing job losses in Windsor, Ontario, the heart of an industry that makes components for vehicles bound for the United States.
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Carvana, a Used Car Retailer, Thinks Trump’s Tariffs Could be Good for Business
The chief executive of Carvana, which sells used cars online, said President Trump’s tariffs could help his company by increasing demand for its vehicles.
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Is Slate Auto’s Electric Truck the Answer to Expensive Cars?
Slate Auto, a start-up backed by Jeff Bezos, plans to sell a small, spartan electric truck that comes with no paint, stereo or touch-screens.
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Tariff Misery in Japan: Honda and Nissan Forecast Plunges in Profit
Japanese business leaders and officials were indignant at the U.S. decision to pause China tariffs, while Japan faces economic hardship from auto levies.