The measure, passed by the House, would roll back incentives for people to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to make them in the U.S.
Category: Automobiles
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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.
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William L. Porter, Designer of Classic American Cars, Dies at 93
As a senior designer at G.M., he helped create the exuberant, elongated shape of 1960s and ’70s cars like the Pontiac GTO, the Bonneville and the Trans Am.
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A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era
Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars?
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Toyota Says Tariffs Will Erase $1.3 Billion in Profits in Just 2 Months
The automaker’s somber forecast for the fiscal year underscored how quickly fortunes have turned for many companies reckoning with President Trump’s tariffs.