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Hope remains that Honda’s Ontario EV plant will be built, despite delay

Honda said it is delaying its scale-up in the community of Alliston, which includes a battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly line, for about two years as it monitors market conditions.

Nissan’s Christian Meunier: Tariffs a chance to ‘accelerate’ U.S. manufacturing

Nissan’s Christian Meunier is tightening corporate spending and shrinking dealer programs.

Subaru rethinks electrification, braces for $2.5 billion tariff impact

The pace of Subaru’s EV rollout and the amount of money it plows into the technology is under review as the company braces for sliding sales and withholds earnings guidance.

Critical minerals tariffs loom following this week’s comment deadline

The Trump administration is soliciting public comments until May 16 on new semiconductor and critical materials tariffs.

China’s Baidu plans robotaxi expansion to Europe and Turkey

The Chinese company has been in discussions with Swiss Post unit PostAuto to debut its robotaxis in Switzerland and aims to begin testing the technology by the end of this year, Bloomberg reported.

Porsche faces mounting problems, rattled by China slump, weak EV demand and U.S. tariffs

Porsche is in crisis mode as a failed EV strategy, slumping China sales and Trump's tariffs weigh on its share price and earnings.

Daily 5 report for May 13: Trump tariffs prompt Nissan, Japanese rivals to discuss cooperation on more U.S. production

Nissan is in talks with Mitsubishi and Honda about joint manufacturing in the U.S., where global companies are trying to source more product to avoid U.S. tariffs, Hans Greimel wrote today.

Nissan’s U.K. factory is safe from company’s latest plant closures

Nissan's only European factory is not part of CEO Ivan Espinosa's plan to close seven plants globally. New electrified models will be added at the plant in Sunderland, England, he said.

2025 Cadillac Celestiq: A return to ‘standard of the world’?

GM is billing the ultraluxury $340,000 Celestiq as the most advanced Cadillac ever, with over 275 patented and patent-pending technologies and features.

Ford cutting hundreds of connected-vehicle software jobs

The cuts amount to roughly 5% of the automaker’s connected-vehicle software team, which is under the purview of Doug Field, Ford’s chief EV, digital and design officer.

Stellantis fine-tunes manufacturing processes with virtual reality

Stellantis is using virtual reality to help ease the transition when assembly plants shift to freshened and new products and cut down on the time factories have to be down.

GM develops new EV battery cell intended for pickups, SUVs by 2028

EVs using lithium manganese-rich cells are expected on the market by 2028, starting with pickups and full-size SUVs.

GM pauses $55M hydrogen plant with Piston Automotive in Detroit

General Motors has suspended a $55 million project with Piston Automotive to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells at a plant on the old State Fairgrounds site in Detroit.

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Nissan to shut more factories, double planned job cuts after $4.5B net loss

Nissan also is in talks with Mitsubishi and Honda about joint manufacturing in the U.S., where global companies are trying to source more product.

Rivian concocts a tasty but costly way for EV fans to juice up

The electric vehicle maker partnered with Erewhon, a trendy and notoriously expensive chain of LA organic markets, to create Road to Recovery by Rivian.

Honda forecasts tariffs will hit profits hard, postpones Canada EV investment

Honda expects operating profit to crater nearly 60 percent in the current fiscal year after being broadsided by U.S. tariffs. The company also will suspend investments in EV production infrastructure in Canada

Mercedes confirms it will assemble GLC at U.S. plant

GLC output in Vance, Ala., will primarily be for the North American market.

General Motors hires Aurora’s Sterling Anderson as first chief product officer

Sterling Anderson, a prominent Tesla alum and co-founder of Aurora Innovation, has joined General Motors to lead the automaker's tech transformation.

Ford workers to strike at EV plant in Germany amid job cuts

Workers at Ford's plant in Cologne will go on strike as tensions rise over job cuts.

Import-reliant Mazda braces for U.S. sales decline, withholds outlook on tariffs

While Mazda’s U.S. sales are at risk of slipping into reverse amid the tariff tumult, CEO Masahiro Moro says the import-reliant Japanese carmaker will try to keep global sales in line with last year’s results.

U.S., China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in step back from decoupling brink

The combined 145 percent U.S. levies on most Chinese imports will be reduced to 30 percent including the rate tied to fentanyl by May 14, while the 125 percent Chinese duties on U.S. goods will drop to 10 percent.

Report: Nissan dials up global job cuts to 20,000 people

Nissan's new plan calls for more than 10,000 personnel cuts, in addition to some 9,000 already planned as part of the carmaker's revival plan, Japanese media report.

Hear how AI is reshaping retail, manufacturing and self driving at the Automotive News Europe Congress

Executives from robotics, software and autonomous driving companies will discuss the role of AI in a panel discussion at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Turin in June.

California’s ACC II rule: Why it applies to other states, and what it means for the auto industry

Automakers, dealers and industry groups are lobbying for the elimination or at least easing of the mandate or lower costs of noncompliance.

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