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Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub

Since 1988, the hulking presses at Lanex Manufacturing on the edge of Windsor, Ontario, have been stamping out door strikers, folding-seat latches, tailpipe hangers, frame braces and other prosaic bits of metal that make their way into vehicles ranging from Corvettes to Honda minivans. But, these days, worries about the future permeate the plant as… Continue reading Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub

Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case

Toyota Motors’ trucking unit has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges and pay $1.6 billion in civil and criminal penalties for fraudulently concealing excess emissions from diesel engines sold in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. For more than a decade, Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, submitted false testing data to… Continue reading Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case

What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal

Sales of electric vehicles have been rising steadily over the past few years, in part because of a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 that makes buying such cars and trucks more affordable. But understanding which cars it applies to and under what circumstances can be confusing. And all of those rules could change… Continue reading What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s tariff threats targeting Canada, even as she stressed her broader willingness to work with him on the cusp of his second inauguration. Her speech, at the Detroit Auto Show, offered among the clearest… Continue reading Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap loans to build electric car factories. Grants for chargers. Regulations that push automakers to sell more vehicles with no tailpipe emissions. All of that support —… Continue reading Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky

The United Automobile Workers union is seeking approval from federal labor regulators for a union election among workers at a Ford Motor battery plant in Kentucky, providing an important test of organized labor’s strength after the election of Donald J. Trump. The union petitioned the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday to let workers at… Continue reading U.A.W. Seeks Union Election at Ford Battery Plant in Kentucky

E.V. Demand Leads Automakers to a Strong 2024 Finish

Automakers closed 2024 with strong sales in the United States in the final three months of the year, helped by a surge in demand for electric models. The gains were led by General Motors, which said on Friday that its fourth-quarter sales rose 21 percent from a year earlier, to more than 755,000 cars and… Continue reading E.V. Demand Leads Automakers to a Strong 2024 Finish

Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

For nearly 15 years, Turo, the car rental app investigators say was used in the deadly attack in New Orleans and the vehicle explosion at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, quietly grew as an alternative to traditional rental services like Hertz and Enterprise. The company was founded as RelayRides in 2010, and rebranded… Continue reading Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks