- Audi halts US deliveries of new imports amid Trump’s tariffs – Chinadaily
- Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse sweeping new tariffs – Washington Post
- Porsche Q1 deliveries fall 8% on weaker demand in China and Europe – Reuters
- The highs & lows of the rotary engine – Autocar
- 2025 Nissan Murano First Test Review: Big Changes Yield Big Improvements – Motortrend
- Volvo XC60 gets refreshed look and upgraded interior for £49240 – Autocar
- BYD Flags Bumper First-Quarter Profit as Sales Top 1 Million – Bloomberg
- Stellantis output in Italy fell further in first quarter, union says – Reuters
- BYD Stock Is Soaring. It’s Catching Up to Tesla in Yet Another Way. – Barrons
- New single-motor Volvo EX90 shaves £14k off SUV’s starting price – Autocar
- Stellantis says it stopped making small EV Leapmotor car in Poland – Reuters
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Apr 08, 2025: Audi halts US deliveries. Musk tries talking Trump out of tariffs. Porsche deliveries down. More.
Monday Morning Auto News, Apr 07, 2025: Markets routed. Oil plunges Inappropriate Honda EVP out. More.
- Asian share markets routed in early trading as Trump says ‘you have to take medicine’ – Guardian
- Oil plunge deepens on fears global trade war could trigger recession – Reuters
- Top Honda Executive Resigns After Allegations of Misconduct – Bloomberg
- Honda Executive Resigns Over ‘Inappropriate Conduct’ – Barrons
- 2026 Mercedes-AMG C63 to drop PHEV four for new PHEV six – Autocar
- How X Is Benefiting as Musk Advises Trump – New York Times
- Mercedes-Benz USA Reports Year-Over-Year Passenger Car Sales Growth for Q1 2025 – FT
- Mercedes ‘ Global Sales Drop Led by 10% Decline in China Orders – Bloomberg
- Mercedes-Benz Q1 deliveries fall 7% on weaker demand in China, Europe – Reuters
- Senior Honda executive resigns after allegations of misconduct – Japantimes
- Tesla and Apple Stand To Take The Biggest Tariff Hits – Barrons
- Volkswagen’s Audi holding cars in U.S. ports due to autos tariff – Reuters
- Hedge fund billionaires denounce Trump’s tariffs as rout deepens – Japantimes
Germany BEV monthly 3/25: Tesla’s hyper-shrinkage.
March was a good EV-month in Europe’s largest auto market Germany. BEV registrations rose a stout 35.5%, Germany’s regulator Kraftfahrt Bundesamt KBA says. For Tesla, it was a miserable month. The automaker extended its lamentable showing with registrations down 42.5% compared to March ’24, landing among the also-rans of the industry. As of the first 3 months of the year, Tesla Germany sales are 62.2% below the first quarter of 2024.Where’s the hyper-growth?
Friday Morning Auto News, Apr 04, 2025: Musk’s politics hurt Tesla. Trump’ tariffs tank economy. ‘Unprecedented brand damage.’ More.
- How Musk’s Politics Are Hurting Tesla – New York Times
- How Trump’s new tariffs could tank the economy – Washington Post
- Tesla estimates cut further over ‘unprecedented brand damage’ – Bnnbloomberg
- Japan could lose $17 billion in car exports due to US tariffs, says UN trade agency – Reuters
- Honda To Test Renewable Tech In Space Soon – Barrons
- Elon Musk could be the Democrats’ best hope – Guardian
- The Wellness Industry Has Come for Your Luxury Car – Bloomberg
- ‘It will kill Jaguar Land Rover ‘: town home to one of Britain’s largest car plants reacts to Trump’s tariffs – Guardian
- Trump tariffs tank stocks, 401(k)s, as market digests massive shift in economic policy – Freep
- Nissan workers in Tennessee may get reprieve amid Trump tariffs – Automotive News
- Tariffs Prompt Nissan U-Turn on Tennessee Plant Making Rogue SUV – Wall Street Journal
- Minister hits back at Trump claims UK is ‘very happy’ with tariffs – FT
- ‘Free Le Pen!’ Trump, Musk and Vance voice support for French far-right leader – Reuters
- Ford recalls more than 105,000 Expeditions, Lincoln Navigators over faulty seat belts – Automotive News
- Stellantis to temporarily lay off 900 US workers as tariffs hit – Reuters
Thursday Morning Auto News, Apr 03, 2025L Tesla down hard in Germany, China. Ford recalls 105K. Amazon rivals Starlink with sats. More.
- Tesla’s German car sales continue to plummet in March – Reuters
- Tesla’s first-quarter deliveries in China slump 22% to a 3-year low as it trails rival BYD – SCMP
- Ford recalls over 105,000 SUVs on seat-belt concern – Reuters
- Amazon to begin deploying rival satellites to Starlink this month – FT
- Trump tariff global reaction – Guardian
- Ford offering employee pricing for all customers amid tariff fears – Automotive News
- Europe reacts as Trump’s 25% auto tariffs take effect – Automotive News
- Exclusive: Musk team issued inaccurate USAID firing notices, must send correct versions, say sources – Reuters
- Not Even a Royal Invite Spared the U.K. From Trump’s Tariffs – New York Times
- Ford extends employee discounts to customers as auto tariffs take effect – The Detroit News
- Ford rolls out a new campaign and discounts on cars as tariffs kick in – Freep
- NHTSA closes probe into 258 Zoox vehicles after Amazon’s robotaxi unit updates software – Reuters
- Volkswagen Plans Price Hikes Following Trump’s 25% Auto Tariffs – Bloomberg
- Nissan eyes Murano, Pathfinder, Infiniti QX60 for hybrid tech – Automotive News
- U.S. tariffs to also apply to Ferrari cars ordered months ago – Reuters