Linda Cauley leaned back in the driver’s seat of her 2010 Chevrolet Colorado pickup that she drove to the Bloomfield Township library in late March. She waited for her nephew in the comfy, old vehicle she and her husband have put 150,000 miles on — with no plans of parting with it. If you think […]

The automotive industry is also a linchpin of the European economy, accounting for 7 percent of the European Union’s economic output. For Germany, auto exports to the U.S. account for close to half a percent of value added in the economy, according to Capital Economics. The impact of tariffs would stretch deep into the German supply chain. […]

Ultimately a vehicle is considered an import when it is shipped to the United States after undergoing final assembly in another country. But because of how complex supply chains have become, it is increasingly hard to say which vehicles are American-made and which are imported. The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, a popular sport utility vehicle made […]

A look at the long-term trend in OEM consolidation By Glenn Mercer Winter is the season of marriage proposals: in much of the world it’s the most popular time to pop the question.¹ And it seems now the entire global automotive industry has decided love is in the air, what with Honda and Nissan apparently […]

CES 2025 showed an auto industry tiptoeing toward reinvention. Automakers, suppliers and technology companies’ announcements centered on strategy and fulfilled promises, rather than splashy surprises. The convention also foreshadowed the industry’s concern over how the incoming Trump administration may upend policies and plans already in motion. The new technologies are “not as bold and aggressive […]

Demand for pickup trucks and hybrid vehicles helps automakers increase deliveries; challenges loom for 2025 The auto industry eked out a small increase in U.S. vehicle sales for 2024, helped by better availability on the new-car lot and a flurry of promotional deals in recent months.  U.S. dealers sold 15.9 million vehicles last year, up […]

The U.S. car industry has a ‘big case of anxiety’ about the president-elect’s proposed 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada Finding an affordable car in the U.S. has already become a challenge for many budget-constrained Americans. New import tariffs on Mexican-built vehicles threaten to make the problem worse. Today, nearly one-third of […]

Sales of smaller cars and compact SUVs have been on the rise with more shoppers giving priority to affordability Stubbornly high car prices and elevated interest rates are persuading more Americans that when it comes to their next car purchase, bigger isn’t always better. U.S. car buyers have for years gravitated to larger, roomier vehicles, […]

Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are recommending a two-pronged approach to reshape the US auto industry: cut federal subsidies to boost electric-vehicle sales while still fostering a domestic supply chain to produce them. Taken together, the suggestions highlight how Trump’s campaign promise to “terminate” EV mandates could manifest in policies that prioritize domestic carmakers and suppliers — […]

Automotive OEMs face increasing pressure to improve their supply chains, not only to reduce costs and improve efficiency but to meet environmental demands for a lower carbon footprint. Traditional inventory models with centralized warehouses lead to high storage costs, delays, and emissions tied to transportation. As a solution, some forward-thinking OEMs are turning to digital inventories combined […]