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GM to cut shift at Canadian truck plant, citing Trump's tariffs

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General Motors Co. will cut a shift at the automaker's Oshawa, Ontario, truck plant this fall in response to President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada, the company said Friday.

The Detroit automaker cited lower demand and the "evolving trade environment" in its decision to pare down manufacturing at the plant, which builds Chevrolet ...Read more

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Forty years ago, the Ford Taurus revolutionized American car design to save an automaker and become a pop-culture icon

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Advertised as a “shape and feel we’ve never seen before,” the aerodynamic 1986 Ford Taurus immediately appealed to the driving public. Ford sold more than 200,000 in its first year and more than a million in three.

And that was a good thing because Ford was in financial straits and would have gone bankrupt without it.

“It looked ...Read more

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Larry Printz: True luxury is a 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II

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“Let me tell you about the very rich," wrote author F. Scott Fitzgerald. "They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them."

To understand that is to drive a 2025 Rolls-Royce. To appreciate cars that cost as much as a nice home in most of America is to understand a true luxury product. ...Read more

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Auto review: 2025 Lexus NX 350 continues with purpose

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As many car buyers seek larger vehicles that can haul more people and more things, or enjoy the outdoors, others still want the average-sized SUV. And Lexus continues to deliver for this market segment with the NX 350 F-Sport.

The NX350 F-Sport is smaller than the RX class, while still larger than the recently tested UX class. It's smaller than...Read more

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Auto review: 2025 VW Golf GTI has it all (except a stick)

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SUMMIT POINT, West Virginia — At West Virginia’s premier Summit Point Motorsports complex, I wrung the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s neck through the Jefferson Circuit’s technical Turn 2-3-4-5 complex. The V-dub proved remarkably poised for an oversized shoebox.

At $33K, GTI is an appetizer to an industry performance menu that includes $...Read more

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GM says tariff impact could hit $5 billion, plans no big price hikes

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General Motors Co. said Thursday that it's lowering profit expectations for the year but does not plan major price hikes, a sign of lingering pain that tariffs are inflicting on the U.S. auto industry despite some relief this week from President Donald Trump.

The Detroit automaker now projects full-year adjusted earnings before interest and ...Read more

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Stellantis will extend employee pricing program, joining Ford

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The parent of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram will extend a program offering employee discount pricing to customers at least until early June, dealers learned Thursday.

Stellantis NV told retailers that its "Employee Pricing for All" program will continue for this month, and those discounts can now be used on top of select other vehicle ...Read more

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Ford posts strong sales gain in April

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Ford Motor Co. recorded a 16% increase year-over-year in U.S. sales in April, the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said Thursday, attributing the growth to its "From America, For America" employee discount pricing campaign.

On the day President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported vehicles into the United States took effect in early April, Ford ...Read more

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Ford extends employee discount pricing through July 4 weekend

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Ford Motor Co. is extending its employee discount pricing to consumers through the July 4 weekend, the Dearborn automaker said Wednesday, after the Trump administration scaled back auto tariffs.

Ford on April 3 — the day 25% tariffs on imported vehicles into the United States took effect — launched its "From America, For America" campaign. ...Read more

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Ford CEO Farley says industry needs more tariff help, urges rivals to build US plants

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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's actions this week to scale back auto tariffs will ease the burden on automakers, suppliers and consumers, but that the industry needs more relief to be "healthy and growing."

Farley said addressing tariffs on vehicle parts and offering credits on...Read more

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Liam Denning: Trucks and tariffs are a disastrous combination for Big Auto

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When BYD Co. Ltd. announced its newest electric vehicles could recharge in just five minutes, it represented a big problem for Tesla Inc. Rival Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL, then unveiling an even-faster-charging battery is a big problem for U.S. automakers in general. Here is a game-changing technology being defined by two ...Read more

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Trump offers auto, parts tariff relief as he visits Michigan

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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Tuesday that will prevent stacking of some tariffs on imported vehicles as well as mitigate duties on imported auto parts for automakers assembling vehicles in the United States.

The 25% tariffs on vehicles and certain auto parts will not be stacked on top of aluminum and steel tariffs and tariffs...Read more

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Trump signs order to prevent his auto tariffs from stacking on top of each other

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order easing the impact of his auto tariffs, yielding to weeks of intense lobbying from automakers, parts suppliers and car dealers who warned excessive levies could push up car prices, triggering plant shutdowns and job losses.

Under the executive order, signed aboard Air Force One, imported ...Read more

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Trump has deal to ease auto tariffs, US commerce secretary says

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President Donald Trump has brokered a deal to soften auto tariffs ahead of the president's visit to Michigan on Tuesday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Monday.

“President Trump is building an important partnership with both the domestic automakers and our great American workers," Lutnick said in a statement sent by the White ...Read more

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GM reports strong 1Q profit but says tariffs cloud earnings guidance

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General Motors Co. reported strong first-quarter results Tuesday thanks in part to car buyers scrambling to avoid potential price hikes due to tariffs — a wild card causing the Detroit automaker to warn its previous guidance on profits this year should be ignored.

GM's initial guidance projected profits of $13.7 billion to $15.7 billion this ...Read more

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See Bezos-backed EV maker's 'radically simple' $20,000 electric truck

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An electric truck maker with deep Amazon roots is going to try and shake up the market next year.

Electric vehicle startup Slate, which emerged from stealth mode this week, announced on Thursday it had developed a light-duty truck that was both high-tech and simple. It's a customizable electric truck without power windows.

The price comes with...Read more

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Buick vulnerable to Trump tariffs: 'It could just disappear altogether'

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Buick is introducing a new sub-brand in China called Electra — but its future in the United States could be shaky, analysts say, if tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump remain on a majority of its products.

General Motors Co.'s upscale brand last year sold more than 157,000 vehicles in the United States that were imported from South ...Read more

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Motormouth: Why are brakes shuddering?

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Q: I put new genuine Honda OEM rotors and brake pads on the front wheels of my 2016 Honda Odyssey. 15,000 miles later the front wheels shudder when braking at higher speeds, especially downhill. Any suggestions?

T.O., Las Vegas

A: Since the oscillation happens when braking, it’s probably not a wheel balance issue. One of the brake rotors ...Read more

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Perfect storm: Tesla sales buckle under competition, model changeover, politics

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Hit by a perfect storm of politics, model-year changeovers and competition, Tesla sales have declined dramatically to open 2025.

The electric vehicle maker’s sales dropped by 13% in the first quarter according to Cox Automotive, even as the overall electric vehicle segment grew by 11%. The sales swoon — coupled with a 34% drop in Tesla’s ...Read more

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Auto review: 2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid offers rationality in an irrational world

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Ever try to be something you’re not? There are SUVs like that. They sport some rugged outdoor name, and are festooned with durable-looking plastic body cladding. They play to the aspirations that someday you’ll conquer some rugged mountain pass. In reality, you might just be slogging through the rain on the way to the Piggly Wiggly, as said ...Read more