Volkswagen Takes $11.5 Billion Hit as U.S. Tariffs and China Problems Deepen Auto Crisis
Volkswagen’s problems have moved well beyond an ordinary downturn in car sales. The German automotive giant has warned that roughly...
U.S. Auto Industry Tells Trump to Keep Chinese Carmakers Out as Canada Opens Its Market
A widening divide over Chinese vehicles is emerging inside North America just as the global auto industry faces one of...
Brampton Mayor Warns Stellantis Plant Sale Could Open the Door to Chinese Automakers in Canada
The fight over Stellantis’s idled Brampton assembly plant is no longer only about whether thousands of autoworkers will return to...
Ottawa Warns Stellantis It Could Owe Canada Hundreds of Millions if Brampton Auto Production Disappears
Ottawa’s long-running dispute with Stellantis over its idled Brampton, Ontario, assembly plant is entering a more consequential phase. Industry Minister...
Tesla Reopens Roadster Reservations as Buyers Face a $50,000 Refundable Commitment
Tesla is once again inviting customers to put serious money behind one of its longest-running promises. Reservations for the next-generation...
Ontario Puts More Support on the Table to Keep Auto Production in Brampton
Ontario is signalling that it is prepared to do more to keep vehicle production alive at Stellantis’ idled Brampton Assembly...
Waymo Picks Singapore for Its First Southeast Asian Robotaxi Market With All-Electric Jaguar Fleet
Singapore is about to become Waymo’s first Southeast Asian proving ground—and eventually its first commercial market in the region. Alphabet’s...
Britain Fights ‘Made in Europe’ Rules as £15 Billion in Auto Exports Face New Local-Content Pressure
Britain’s auto industry has spent years adapting to post-Brexit customs rules. Now a different kind of barrier is taking shape:...
South Korea Extends Fuel-Tax Cuts as High Oil Prices Put Canada’s Pump-Cost Debate Back in Focus
The price displayed above a fuel pump has once again become a shorthand for a much bigger global problem. South...
Singapore Gives Waymo a 2028 Robotaxi Path as Canada’s Driverless-Car Rules Lag Behind Deployment
Singapore has given Waymo something increasingly valuable in the global robotaxi race: a staged route toward commercial service with a...
Nio Recalls 686 Firefly EVs After Steering Defect Raises Loss-of-Assistance Risk
A narrowly targeted recall is putting fresh attention on the steering system of Nio’s Firefly electric hatchback. China’s market regulator...
Oil Drops 2% but Stays Near $100 as Canadian Drivers Face Another Volatile Fuel Day
Oil prices finally moved lower on Friday, but Canadian motorists are unlikely to mistake the pullback for a return to...
Volkswagen Recalls 208,724 Tiguan, Atlas and Audi Q3 Models in U.S. Over Steering-Loss Risk
A component small enough to fit in a mechanic’s hand has triggered a safety recall covering more than 208,000 Volkswagen...
BYD, CATL and Xiaomi Are in the Mix for Xi’s Washington Trip as Canada and U.S. Split on Chinese EV Access
The prospect of some of China’s most important electric-vehicle companies arriving in Washington alongside President Xi Jinping captures an unusual...
