David Kiley

Ford CEO Jim Farley is the most outspoken industry leader when it comes to Trump’s tariffs impacting the auto industry.

Ford Motor Co., already facing significant headwinds in 2025, says it will lose billions this year if Trump’s tariffs are allowed to proceed. Other automakers face the same plight.

McKinsey says declining technology costs and higher costs of personal-vehicle ownership will escalate robotaxi and ADAS adoption.

From drunken-driving detection systems, to brake-by-wire and more powerful batteries, auto suppliers show off their best ideas and latest technologies aimed at a future of software and electrification.

Automakers posted sales gains in the U.S. for both electrified and gas-powered vehicles in 2024, and a bevy of new products in 2025 should boost momentum for General Motors, Hyundai and Kia, among others.

The most anticipated new models of 2025 are all electrified.

2024 was a year of tumult and transition in the U.S. auto industry. These are WardsAuto’s picks for the most significant all-new models of the year.

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda agree to a merger under a new holding company, with Mitsubishi a possible third brand in the new company.

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda agree to a merger under a new holding company, with Mitsubishi a possible third brand in the new company.

Despite Nissan’s financial woes and rumors of a merger with Honda, such a deal is probably not in the cards.

Honda is bringing back its iconic Prelude model in late 2025 as a hybrid-electric model.

The Toyota 4Runner, a mainstay of Toyota’s SUV lineup for 40 years, gets numerous upgrades and improvements including luxury and off-roading trims.

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns a year early amid poor results, plant closures and disputes with his board and U.S. dealers.

Volkswagen, amidst significant financial, excess production capacity and sluggish battery-electric vehicles sales, is working on a reset of its BEV business with different design and a lower-cost vehicle platform.

A new multi-continent survey by global consulting firm Accenture shows that a growing number of consumers accept that electric vehicles will dominate the future of mobility.

Nissan is restructuring, cutting jobs and closing manufacturing capacity to deal with declining sales and profits in China and the U.S.

Time and competition have caught up with European automakers as German companies and Stellantis are facing critical financial realities affecting plant closures and workforce cuts as they compete in the electrification era.

Kia launches a variant of its Niro Hybrid Vehicle in Italy that uses an auxiliary tank of liquefied petroleum gas to achieve a 1,000-mile driving range. But does LPG matter in the war against carbon emissions?

Forvia, the seventh-largest auto supplier in the world, is working closely with Chinese battery-electric vehicle maker BYD to expand its manufacturing footprint in Europe and Asia.

Is Tesla Ignoring Fundamentals?