Stellantis NV is considering tapping electric-vehicle technology from its Chinese partner Leapmotor to help lower costs across its mass-market European brands such as Fiat, Opel and Peugeot, according to people familiar with the plans.

The manufacturer is weighing an expansion of the scope of its joint venture with Leapmotor to access the ...Read more

Stellantis NV on Thursday reported a 2025 net loss of $26.3 billion (22.3 billion euro), the first time the automaker has reported an annual loss since its 2021 formation and just two years after posting a record $20 billion in profits.

The Jeep and Ram maker warned the disappointing results were coming earlier this month when it reported about...Read more

Stellantis NV’s United Auto Workers employees will not receive a profit-sharing payout this year, a sharp turnaround from just two years ago when each worker took home nearly $14,000. The reason is simple: the company failed to generate enough profit in its North American operations to meet the target required under its labor agreement.

The ...Read more

Tesla is pushing back against California bureaucrats, suing the state's Department of Motor Vehicles for accusing it of false advertising.

California regulators say Tesla has misled consumers about the capabilities of its "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" modes, which cannot be used without an alert human driver. Late last year, an ...Read more

NEWARK, California — Lucid Group will slash hundreds of Bay Area jobs, a downsizing ushered in by billions of dollars in red ink that has stained the electric vehicle maker’s balance sheet.

Slated to occur on April 21, the company will eliminate 319 positions at its headquarters in Newark, Lucid reported to the state Employment Development ...Read more

Waymos are coming to Chicago — but they’re not driving themselves yet.

The self-driving taxi company is deploying about 10 vehicles in Chicago to start mapping the city’s streets — thus “laying the early groundwork” for future operations here — Waymo said Wednesday.

But for now, the cars will be driven by people. State ...Read more

Detroit under Donald Trump has rediscovered its love of the big, roaring engine.

By gutting climate regulations, the president has freed U.S. automakers to sell as many gas-burning trucks and SUVs as they can. Muscle cars powered by rumbling V-8s and Hemi engines are back, with beasts like the Dodge Charger and Ford’s Mustang Dark Horse ...Read more

Uber announced a new set of services to support ride-hailing for autonomous vehicles ahead of its planned launch of robotaxis in Los Angeles in the coming months.

Uber's new program, called Uber Autonomous Solutions, aims to give robotaxi ventures easy access to Uber's customers, software and infrastructure.

Participating companies would get ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's decision to strike down a pillar of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies could have broad impacts on Michigan's trade-reliant economy, though little will change for the state's signature auto industry.

"The decision released this morning from the Supreme Court, striking down the use of the ...Read more

NAPLES, Florida — And then there were none.

My subcompact 2025 Nissan Versa sedan tester was the last of its breed: a new car that starts under $20,000. The $18,350 Versa ceased production for sale in the United States at the end of 2025. The subcompact Kia Soul SUV takes over as the most affordable new 2026 vehicle on the market at $21,935. ...Read more

The 2026 Nissan Sentra has been redesigned, which means that a committee spent several million dollars rearranging the same basic shapes and then issued a press release. Will anyone notice? Nissan dealers will, because they have inventory to move and quotas to hit. The rest of civilization will politely squint and walk past it.

The 2026 Nissan ...Read more

Honda Powersports continues to deliver great off-road experiences for its consumers, and that keeps them coming back for more.

In Grasso’s Garage this month, it’s all about utility, and that's what the 2026 Honda FourTrax Recon 250 delivers.

Wrapped in familiar Honda Red, the Recon is ready for everything off road. Our tester was powered ...Read more

United Auto Workers members at Volkswagen AG's assembly plant in Tennessee overwhelmingly ratified a historic first labor pact that locks in higher wages, lower health insurance costs, and stronger job security language for the next four years, the union announced late Thursday.

The result — with 96% voting in favor of the deal — ends a ...Read more

Tesla sales won't be suspended in California after regulators ruled Tuesday that the electric vehicle company has stopped misleading customers about its driver assistance features.

In December, the California Department of Motor Vehicles found Tesla in violation of state law for exaggerating the capabilities of its "Autopilot" and "Full Self-...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating a regulatory wrinkle that boosted the miles-per-gallon ratings of electric vehicles, which helped automakers meet federal fuel economy targets.

The announcement follows an appeals court decision in September and a complicated Biden-era standoff between automakers and ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. engineers assigned to work on the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's new electric vehicle platform often take several months to transition to the group's different approach to vehicle development, the team's executive director said.

Ford a few years ago broke off a small team of engineers and designers it called "skunkworks" in ...Read more

For 27-year-old Kenneth Slowik, an affordable vehicle is the 1998 Chevrolet GMT truck he bought last month for $900, complete with a broken driver-side door that he taped shut to keep out the cold during the frigid Michigan winter.

The truck runs, he said. That's about it.

"I was looking for something just to transport for work, for me and my ...Read more

Traffic may have dried up at EV dealerships after the end of federal purchase incentives, but sales of used electric cars and trucks have only accelerated.

Almost 89,000 used EVs changed hands in the last three months of 2025, up 13.5% from a year earlier, according to Cox Automotive. What’s more, the inventory of used electric machines is ...Read more

Ford Motor Co.'s Model e electric vehicle division has lost billions of dollars for years, but executives say it'll exit the red by 2029.

Expensive batteries and capital investments for new plants have challenged margins for the division. Unlocking its value is a key part of the company's goal of achieving an 8% adjusted operating margin by ...Read more