auto industry

Ford Motor CEO 'welcomes' Trump's move to ease tariffs on automakers

4:37pm April 30, 2025

by Sarah Handel

President Trump is easing some of his tariffs on the U.S. auto industry. But what will the overall impact of these economic policies mean for the nation's biggest carmakers? Ford Motor CEO weighs in.

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Tariff chaos sends some drivers racing to buy, while others pump the brakes

1:53pm April 10, 2025

With tariffs on cars, materials and parts threatening to send auto prices up, some shoppers are racing to lock in vehicles at pre-tariff prices. Others plan to drive their current rides into the ground.

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Europe's Main Aluminium Smelter Cuts Production As Energy Prices Soar

Automakers brace for higher costs as steel and aluminum tariffs kick in

3:36pm March 12, 2025

Tariffs on steel and aluminum are increasing to 25% — not the 50% that President Trump had recently threatened, but high enough to be a headache for automakers.

New tariffs drive fears of rising car prices in the U.S.

6:59pm March 03, 2025

by Camila Domonoske

The White House describes the tariffs as a response to inadequate border and drug enforcement. They are forecast to add thousands of dollars to the price of vehicles.

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'We are not California': New Jersey dealers push back on electric truck rules

8:00am December 23, 2024

Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars.

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Ford scraps all-electric SUV plan, saying drivers want hybrids

5:24pm August 21, 2024

Ford will write down hundreds of millions of dollars because of the pivot. A key reason for the change, an analyst tells NPR, is that big batteries bring big costs.

BYD electric cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, China, on April 18. China has rapidly become a major auto exporter, but tariffs have kept cheap Chinese EVs out of the U.S. market — so far.

Economy

China makes cheap electric vehicles. Why can't American shoppers buy them?

5:42am May 06, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

American drivers want cheap EVs. Chinese automakers are building them. But you can't buy them in the U.S., thanks to tariffs in the name of U.S. jobs and national security. Two car shoppers weigh in.

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a campaign rally Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.

Trump says some migrants are 'not people', and warns of 'bloodbath' if he loses

5:26am March 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Former President Trump claimed he will protect Social Security and warned of a "bloodbath" in the auto industry if he loses the election at a rally for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at a rally on April 2, 2022, near Washington, Mich.

Trump bets big on Michigan with rally on GOP debate night as UAW strike continues

9:48am September 27, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Seven Republicans will join the second GOP debate Wednesday but the front-runner, former President Donald Trump won't be one of them. Instead, Trump will head to Michigan to court autoworkers.

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Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23. Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.

All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

10:09am March 30, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.