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President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on imported vehicles puts a $240 bn trade route under pressure, with some of the biggest brands in Germany and South Korea among the most exposed. …

The European Union’s (EU’s) €200 bn ($214 bn) InvestAI Initiative gains momentum across sections including robotics, biotech, mobility and manufacturing. …

German automakers would face increased costs while already under pressure from heightened competition. …

Toyota will be begin shipping lithium batteries from its own plant in North Carolina from April this year, beginning with deliveries by truck to its Kentucky assembly plant in Georgetown …

Chinese EV giant BYD is in talks to form a pool with European automakers and sell them carbon credits to help them avoid hefty European Union fines on 2025 emissions, a BYD representative said. …

The UK’s used car market grew by 5.5% to 7,643,180 transactions in 2024, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

Donald Trump’s tariff plan could spectacularly backfire, forcing Europe closer to China as it seeks to hit environmental targets, it was claimed. …

Porsche warned that expenses tied to expanding its product portfolio with more combustion engine and plug-in hybrid models will hurt its profitability this year. …

Ford’s president, CEO and director James Farley used its Q4 earnings call this week to warn that any extended use of tariffs on automotive products from Canada and Mexico would have a huge adverse impact on the entire value system of the …

Sentiment in Germany’s automotive industry reached a new low in January, as companies worry about their ability to compete, highlighting the challenges facing carmakers from BMW to Volkswagen Group and suppliers including Continental. …

DCI Group has worked with sanctioned organizations, the Azeri government and oil companies. …

Chinese OEM BYD has added a new vessel to its fleet, with the BYD Shenzhen ro-ro car carrier having undocked earlier this month. …

Chinese measures won’t take effect until 10 February 2025, leaving Donald Trump and Xi Jinping time to defuse their growing trade war. …

Volkswagen Group is counting on talks to avoid trade conflict after US President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China. …

The automotive supply chain is in constant flux, and this year it’s facing many growing challenges. …

UK vehicle production dipped below one million units in 2024, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

Five years of rapid European growth for Chinese electric-car makers ground to a halt in 2024, as trade barriers added to the challenge of building up sales in a stagnant market. …

Mercedes-Benz is joining a Geely lawsuit against EU tariffs on electric cars imported from China, adding to a flurry of legal cases targeting the duties. …

Global sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will rise by at least 17% this year to over 20 m cars, helped by an extension of China’s auto trade-in subsidies, research firm Rho Motion forecasts. …

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume has spoken to the carmaker’s Chinese joint venture partners about their interest in investing in Europe, a VW spokesperson said. …

Since the beginning of the decade, European car manufacturers have been losing ground in the Chinese market. Conversely, China is conquering market share in Europe, and not only in the electric vehicle segment. …

BMW will propose that the European Union lower its tariff on US car imports to 2.5% 5from 10%, in line with the current US import tariff, the automaker’s CEO Oliver Zipse said. …

French ministers are calling for the European Commission to immediately suspend standards for car emissions on the grounds that the regulation benefits Chinese automakers and Tesla. …

Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg. …

Chinese electric vehicle makers BYD, Geely and SAIC have challenged the European Union’s import tariffs at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). …

Volkswagen Group estimated it will take a €1.5 bn ($1.6 bn) hit this year from stricter European Union standards for car emissions that the automaker will struggle to meet. …

The European Union is working on a proposal for bloc-wide purchase incentives for electric vehicles to support the bloc’s struggling automakers, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. …

For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen Group’s cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker’s tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details disclosed by company sources. …

Volkswagen Group warned against the “harmful economic impact” of tariffs that US. President Donald Trump is proposing on imports from Mexico, where the carmaker operates a major factory. …

As the automotive industry enters 2025, three primary trends are reshaping the landscape for logistics providers. …

European automakers may be forced to shift production from Mexico to the US, costing them time and money. …

Voters in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, go to the polls on 23 February 2025. …

Climate change, and particularly flooding, will be the biggest threat to the supply chain in 2025, according to analysis by Everstream Analytics. …

Chinese officials and automakers are eyeing German factories slated for closure and are particularly interested in Volkswagen’s sites, a person with knowledge of Chinese government thinking told Reuters. …

Automakers operating in India plan to launch close to a dozen new electric car models this year, many in the premium market, with longer driving ranges and faster charging times, to attract buyers as demand for EVs slows down globally. …

Volkswagen Group’s global deliveries declined last year as weak electric vehicle demand and intense competition in the key Chinese market dragged on sales. …

China's vehicle exports are expected to grow 5.8% to 6.2 m units this year (2025), cooling from a 19.3% increase in 2024, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed on Monday, 13 January 2025. …

Lithium prices are expected to stabilise in 2025 after two years of steep declines as shuttered mines and robust electric vehicle sales in China soak up an oversupply, although the potential for mines to reopen may cap gains, analysts an …

Mercedes-Benz's core car sales fell in 2024, a tough year for the auto industry marked by waning demand in a weak economy, especially in key market China, the German luxury carmaker said on Friday. …

BYD will launch its new Atto 2 small full-electric SUV in Europe in February, the Chinese EV giant said, adding to competition in Europe’s electric car market. …

Volvo Group is building a technology ecosystem that will rely on zero-emission vehicles to fight climate change and on autonomous trucks to increase the efficiency of goods delivery. …

China's car sales maintained their growth pace in 2024 as sales of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in the world's largest auto market hit a record high amid a brutal price war and with subsidised trade-ins for greener vehicles driv …

China’s auto exports are forecast to slow notably this year after holding the export crown for a second year in 2024, with no growth predicted for electric vehicle exports, a major auto association said. …

Global auto suppliers are working out how much of their production can be moved to the United States, or closer to it, as a defense against tariffs promised by President-elect Donald Trump, according to industry executives at CES in Las …

Renault’s Dacia brand has cut the price of its low-cost Spring electric vehicle by €2,000 in France, part of a wave of expected discounts in Europe this year to boost stagnant EV sales as new CO2 emissions targets take effect. …

A persistent lithium glut and the prospect that some mines could be restarted if prices rise means the battery metal is unlikely to mount a significant recovery this year. …

It’s hard to overstate the reach CATL has in the world’s electric car market. …

The UK passed Germany in 2024 to become Europe’s largest electric-car market, as the country’s EV sales mandate helped it buck a demand slowdown elsewhere in the region. …

The Mercedes GLC 350e offers four zones of climate control and its headlights project icons onto the pavement — such as a pedestrian — to warn of coming hazards. …

The UK new car market recorded its second successive year of growth with 1,952,778 new cars reaching the road in 2024 – a rise of 2.6% on the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trad …