Columns

Automotive News staff columnists explore all stories and topics here.
Column: What are the California waivers worth?

The Trump administration has demonstrated that a risky path to roll back California's strict emissions standards is worth the potential fallout.

June 01, 2025 05:00 PM
Column: Despite another racing scandal, don’t count out Roger Penske

Roger Penske has always been a newsmaker, but in May he made news for the wrong reasons.

May 30, 2025 10:00 AM
Column: Antonio Filosa’s promotion has Stellantis dreaming of happier days ahead

New Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa may not have been the company’s first choice, but he comes in with momentum: He's not Carlos Tavares, and he's already been working to repair relations.

May 29, 2025 07:49 PM
Column: It’s ‘Back to the Future’ for Canada’s auto industry

Canada may have little choice but to plan for a future replete with tariff walls.

May 29, 2025 12:32 PM
Column: Auto industry looks to humanoid robots to solve labor and factory problems

There are technological obstacles ahead, but robots offer huge cost savings in supplementing or replacing human factory workers.

May 25, 2025 05:00 PM
Column: Toyota CEO pulls off chairman’s dream of ‘just talking’

Unshackling company leaders from their staffs’ PowerPoints and spreadsheets is something that Akio Toyoda has been trying to do for years.

May 22, 2025 03:02 PM
Column: No tariff solution from Carney, Trump meeting

Canada can develop new markets for goods, but auto industry is locked to U.S. parent companies that Canada has little control over.

May 20, 2025 03:37 PM
The 2025 100 Leading Women list highlights progress in automotive industry, and the boardroom

The 2025 100 Leading Women in North American Auto Industry list is a reflection of progress, a testament to leadership and a network of extraordinary individuals helping move one of the world’s most important and complex industries forward.

May 18, 2025 10:00 AM
Column: $20,000-per-vehicle fine, low EV demand is a recipe for disaster with Advanced Clean Cars II regulations

The goals of CARB’s ACC II regulations — 35 percent zero-emission vehicle penetration in model year 2026, 43 percent a year later and so on until 100 percent in 2035 — can’t be reached.

May 14, 2025 06:40 PM
Column: Automakers ignore human cost in quest to overturn California air pollution rules

Automakers should ignore the air pollution caused by their cars and trucks in their drive to overturn California regulations pushing a transition to zero-emission vehicles.

May 14, 2025 06:25 PM
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