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Why Ford's U.S. sales head is optimistic after Q1 sales decline

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co.'s head of U.S. sales is optimistic improving production volumes of F-Series pickups will benefit sales after deliveries tumbled 8.8% in the first three months of 2026, including an almost 14% year-over-year decline in March.

An aluminum shortage from fires at a supplier last fall affecting truck production, the discontinuation of...Read more

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Big SUV reveals, Detroit muscle take center stage at New York Auto Show

Automotive / Automotive News /

NEW YORK — America's longest-running auto show opens in the Big Apple this week for its 126th year with something on the menu for all tastes.

While America’s Big Three auto shows in Detroit, Los Angeles and New York showcase similar displays as the show circus crosses the country, each has a unique feel as they lean into their region’s ...Read more

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Stellantis in talks to make Chinese EVs at idle Canada plant

Automotive / Automotive News /

Stellantis NV is discussing options for building electric vehicles in Canada with its Chinese partner, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of how quickly the auto industry is being reshaped after Canada opened the door to companies from the world’s largest car market.

The talks are in an ...Read more

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Ram boosts Stellantis sales in first quarter

Automotive / Automotive News /

U.S. sales of Jeeps, Rams, Dodges and other Stellantis NV brands altogether grew 4% year-over-year in the first three months of 2026, the transatlantic automaker said on Wednesday.

The struggling automaker has found hints of a turnaround in the United States under new leadership, positioning it for growth in 2026 after overall sales last year ...Read more

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Gas prices not shifting auto sales yet, but prolonged Iran war could

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The shock of high gas prices has not dampened U.S. vehicle sales — yet.

While vehicle buying so far this year has been slower compared to an unexpectedly good start to 2025, industry analysts say it will take months of high fuel prices before U.S. consumers ditch popular pickups and SUVs and begin buying smaller, more fuel-efficient or ...Read more

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GM reports nearly 10% drop in sales compared to same time last year

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General Motors Co. on Wednesday reported it sold nearly 10% fewer vehicles in the past three months compared to the same time last year, when sales boomed ahead of anticipated tariffs from President Donald Trump.

Spokesperson Jeff Bennett in an email said GM "expects a similar decline for the industry" and noted that "year-over-year comparisons...Read more

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Auto parts retailer Detroit Axle braced for tariff Armageddon, but it didn't come

Automotive / Automotive News /

FERNDALE, Michigan — Nearing a year ago, the automotive aftermarket parts retailer Detroit Axle filed a notice with the state that the family-owned company would lay off more than 100 employees at its headquarters and warehouse here in response to increased tariffs.

The company braced for "Armageddon," said Mike Musheinesh, CEO of the ...Read more

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Safety board recommends changes to Ford BlueCruise after fatal crashes

Automotive / Automotive News /

The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday recommended changes to Ford Motor Co.'s hands-free BlueCruise automated driving system and stronger federal requirements on such technology in response to two fatal crashes.

The recommendations come amid increased scrutiny of software-controlled driving technologies, including federal ...Read more

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Cost of fed oversight of UAW skyrockets as union moves from scandal

Automotive / Automotive News /

Federal oversight of the United Auto Workers has cost the union more than $25.3 million, according to an annual report released Tuesday that illustrates rising costs amid multiple investigations into President Shawn Fain and his team.

The union's annual LM-2 Labor Department filing provided an updated cost of a federal watchdog, lawyer Neil ...Read more

Eric's Autos: 2026 Volkswagen GTI

Automotive / Eric's Autos /

Once upon a time, Volkswagen's GTI was a hopped-up Golf.

The Golf (also called the Rabbit for a while) was the mass-market model; the GTI the performance model -- similar to the way there's a Mustang and also a Mustang GT.

Both the Golf and the GTI were once pretty inexpensive too.

Now there's just the GTI, VW having canceled the Golf (in the...Read more

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Jeep's latest ad play involves sex jokes and dark humor

Automotive / Automotive News /

Jeep's advertising formula has been more or less consistent over the years: lots of mud, sand and river crossings. Throw in a flapping American flag and maybe some World War II footage for good measure.

Lately, though, the brand has injected some sex jokes and dark humor — and discovered a new spokeswoman of sorts in the comedian Iliza ...Read more

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GM lays off 1,300 workers at FactoryZero EV plant

Automotive / Automotive News /

General Motors Co. temporarily laid off 1,300 workers at its FactoryZero electric vehicle plant in another sign of sluggish demand for battery-powered cars, the company confirmed Monday.

Workers at the plant on the border of Detroit and Hamtramck were laid off March 16 and are set to return April 13.

"Factory ZERO will temporarily adjust ...Read more

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Ford, GM take steps to boost truck production

Automotive / Automotive News /

Ford Motor Co. has canceled summer shutdowns at its four plants producing F-Series pickup trucks in an effort to make up for lost volumes due to an aluminum shortage stemming from fires last fall at a supplier, and General Motors Co. is adding a production day at its heavy-duty truck plant in Flint.

Ford on Monday said its Dearborn Truck Plant,...Read more

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Auto review: The Jeep Cherokee returns for 2026, but in a surprisingly different way

Automotive / Automotive News /

It’s time to roll out the red carpet for an old friend, one that had quietly slipped offstage, like a graduate student who realized that bourbon is not a food group. That would be the Jeep Cherokee, which reemerges for 2026 as a — no, don’t faint — gas-electric hybrid. That’s right. A Cherokee. Hybrid.

It’s been a long trip since ...Read more

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Q&A: Toyota exec Templin talks goals for 'Tesla killer' EVs

Automotive / Automotive News /

GEORGETOWN, Kentucky — Toyota Motor Corp. is coming for Tesla Inc.'s top spot in the U.S. electric vehicle market, at least according to one executive.

Mark Templin, Toyota Motor North America's executive vice president and chief operating officer, told The Detroit News in an interview following a $1 billlion U.S. manufacturing announcement ...Read more

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Why Honda put the brakes on its all-EV future

Automotive / Automotive News /

Honda Motor Co. is having second thoughts about its Second Founding.

Along with General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG, the Japanese automaker has been the most committed major legacy automaker to an all-electric vehicle future. Internally called the “Second Founding,” Honda’s electric vehicle transition was rooted in the company’s moral ...Read more

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As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio

Automotive / Automotive News /

Randy Brooks will never forget the day he had to break the news — live on the air — to a woman that her husband had perished in a tornado.

The KIXQ country music radio host had been tapped to help with 24-hour news coverage in the wake of a massive tornado that decimated Joplin, Missouri, in 2011. With electricity and communication grids ...Read more

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Unsheathed: The Corvette Grand Sport is back, badder than ever

Automotive / Automotive News /

The mid-engine Corvette didn’t forget about the Grand Sport.

Chevrolet’s eighth-generation supercar has broken the mold since the sheets were taken off the 2020 model year Stingray. First ‘Vette with the engine amidships. First electrified Corvette. First with all-wheel-drive. First 8,000-RPM, screaming, overhead-cam V-8 derived from the ...Read more

Jeep will show off these five concepts at Moab off-roading festival

Automotive / Automotive News /

Jeep has brought five concept vehicles to the red rock testing grounds of Moab, Utah for next week's Easter Jeep Safari.

In its 60th year, the Safari usually draws around 20,000 off-roading enthusiasts — and a couple thousand customized Jeeps — each spring to the southern Utah town of 5,000 residents. Throughout the week they prowl dozens ...Read more

Ford CEO Farley's 2025 pay rose on quality, software results

Automotive / Automotive News /

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. reported the value of CEO Jim Farley's 2025 compensation package as $27.5 million — up 11% from 2024's $24.9 million.

The total package that Farley, 63, earned in 2025 included an unchanged base salary of $1.7 million and lower stock awards. The package value's increase was attributable to a higher bonus from ...Read more

 

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