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Stellantis lures GM exec to become North America purchasing chief in supply chain shakeup
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (178+ words) Stellantis has hired a longtime General Motors supply chain executive to be its new purchasing chief in North America. Automakers regroup as market shifts after $50 billion EV debacle GM, Ford, Stellantis and Honda all have announced billions of dollars in…...
Daily 5 report for Feb. 17: The craft behind Ford’s $30K EV pickup
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (286+ words) Welcome to the Daily 5 report for Tuesday, Feb. 17. As Ford Motor Co. retrenches on its electric vehicle strategy, it provided some insight on how engineers and designers are working toward making its upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle platform among its most…...
Dealership buy-sell update and what brands to invest In 2026
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (23+ words) Dealership buy-sell update and what brands to invest In 2026Automotive News Dealership buy-sell update and what brands to invest In 2026...
Audi skips 2026 model year on A6 Sportback E-tron, Q6 E-tron
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (233+ words) Two of Audi of America's freshest electric nameplates are skipping the 2026 model year. Lance Woelfer on Honda's fresh lineup strategy; Trump threatens Gordie Howe Bridge Lance Woelfer, vice president of automobile sales for American Honda, discusses how the company plans…...
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and minority dealer, supplier advocate, dies at 84
9+ hour, 39+ min ago (205+ words) Jesse Jackson, one of the most prominent U.S. civil rights leaders of the 20th century who ran for the White House two decades before America elected its first Black president, has died. He was 84. Canadians say they'll buy cheaper Chinese EVs as…...
Hyundai braces for Chinese EVs with focus on agility, customer experience
11+ hour, 14+ min ago (198+ words) As new China-made electric-vehicle brands prepare to enter the Canadian market and governments recalibrate tariffs and trade rules, Hyundai's Canadian chief says the automaker's best defence is not price " but preparation. First "dark factory' where robots build the entire car…...
EU will propose 70% local content rules for EVs to qualify for incentives, report says
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (278+ words) The European Commission will propose that electric vehicles will need to have at least 70 percent EU content to be eligible for state subsidies, the Financial Times reported, in an effort to protect the bloc's manufacturing base from low-cost competition from…...
2026 Porsche Macan GTS Electric: A rocket with a sweet spot
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (195+ words) Porsche is expanding the Macan Electric family once again with a Gran Turismo Sport variant. Canadians say they'll buy cheaper Chinese EVs as tariffs drop More than half of Canadians say Chinese manufacturing would not affect their EV buying decision,…...
Mercedes-Benz names new China sales chief amid five-year slump
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (12+ words) Mercedes-Benz names new China sales chief amid five-year slump'Automotive News...
Foreign cars flow to Russia through China, skirting Ukraine war sanctions
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (281+ words) Tens of thousands of cars are being exported from China to Russia under gray-market schemes that often circumvent Western and Asian government sanctions and automakers" commitments to exit the Russian market, according to registration data reviewed by Reuters and interviews…...