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Auto market prepares to welcome slate of cheaper EVs
6+ hour ago (583+ words) Automakers are increasingly feeling the need to compete with cheap EVs from China. The luxury brand Ferrari made headlines this week as it unveiled its first-ever electric car. It received a lot of online ridicule, in part for its price…...
How Brazil became BYD's biggest market outside of China
1+ week, 4+ day ago (498+ words) In four years, the Chinese EV carmaker has sold almost 250, 000 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the country, with the goal of being the No. 1 car seller there by 2030. Uber driver Albertino In'cio Neto, who lives in the Northeast city…...
Volkswagen closes a plant in Germany for the first time
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (52+ words) From the BBC World Service: In 88 years, Volkswagen has never closed a manufacturing plant in its home country until now. Volkswagen closes a plant in Germany for the first time From the BBC World Service: In 88 years, Volkswagen has never…...
Build cars in the U. S. or abroad? Tariffs give automakers a difficult choice
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (546+ words) Audi is reportedly contemplating spending billions on a new plant in Tennessee to avoid billions in tariff impact. One of President Donald Trump's goals in imposing the highest tariffs this country has seen since before World War II is, he…...
How are Trump's auto parts tariffs affecting the broader economy?
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (559+ words) Mexico, the United States" biggest foreign source of auto parts, is largely exempt from tariffs " but prices are still likely to rise, experts say. This story'was originally published on June 27'by our partners at APM Research Lab. President Donald Trump…...
Auto repair shops struggle under Trump's tariffs
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (155+ words) For the past month and a half, car repair shops " and their clients " have paid a 25% tariff on some auto parts. Plus, manufacturing employment, urban water recreation and collegiate ultimate frisbee. "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks the Federal Reserve's latest…...