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Ford Raising Prices on Mexican-Made Products

by Paul Eisenstein | May 7, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, Ford, General Motors, Government, Lincoln, Stellantis, Tariffs, trade, Volkswagen

Ford Motor Co. plans to raise prices on three popular product lines assembled in Mexico, according to an advisory sent to dealers. The automaker put the blame on the new Trump auto tariffs which, it said earlier this week, will add about $2.5 billion to its costs this year. The automaker has yet to say whether it also will raise prices on products produced at Canadian and other foreign plants, as well as those assembled in the U.S. using foreign-made parts. Headlight.News looks at whether othr products could see price hikes,

Duncan Aldred, GM’s New Head of N. America, Has a Tough Job Ahead

by Paul Eisenstein | May 6, 2025 | *Daily News*, Buick, Business, Earnings and Financials, Executives, General Motors, GMC, Tariffs, trade

General Motors has appointed veteran Duncan Aldred to run the company’s North American business operations. The British-born executive comes in at a critical time for the automaker which just warned expects to take as much as a $5 billion hit from Pres. Donald Trump’s auto tariffs. Headlight.News has more.

Toyota Teaming Up With Waymo on Autonomous Vehicles

by Paul Eisenstein | May 2, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Trending*, Automakers, Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Car Culture, Deals and acquisitions, EVs and batteries, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar, Lexus, Regulatory, Ride-sharing, Safety, Technology, Toyota, zeekr

Waymo and Toyota are teaming up. The Japanese giant will help develop a new autonomous vehicle platform for the Google spin-off which has become the U.S. leader in driverless ride-sharing technology. The announcement comes days after VW and Uber revealed their own autonomous alliance. More from Headlight.News.

Trump Tariffs Likely to Drive Budget Buyers Out of New Car Market – And Kill Off Half of All Entry Models

by Paul Eisenstein | May 2, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, BMW, Business, Chevrolet, Consumer Guides, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Regulatory, Subaru, Tariffs, trade

If you’re a luxury buyer, Trump’s auto tariffs are likely to have little more impact than raising your monthly payment. Buyers on a tight budget are likely to be driven out of the new vehicle market, industry analysts warn, while half of the entry-level models now available in U.S. showrooms are likely to vanish. Tariffs, it turns out, will impact all motorists, even those not looking for a new vehicle, by raising costs for service and repairs – and even insurance. Headlight.News reports.

April Sales Surge as Buyers Rush to Beat Tariffs – But Trouble Looms Ahead

by Joseph Szczesny | May 1, 2025 | *Daily News*, Acura, Automakers, Business, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Ford, General Motors, Genesis, Government, Green Power, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Sales, Subaru, Tariffs, Toyota

Buyers worried about future price increase under Trump tariff plans kept dealers busy during April. But momentum is expected to sputter out when sanctions go into effect on May 3, potentially raising vehicle prices by thousands of dollars. Headlight.News has more.

Trump Tariffs Expected to Cost GM $5 Billion as Automaker Revises 2025 Forecast

by Paul Eisenstein | May 1, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Earnings and Financials, Executives, General Motors, Government, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, Sales, Tariffs, trade

General Motors revised its full-year financial forecast and said the auto tariffs put in place by Pres. Donald Trump could cost it as much as $5 billion this year – despite the White House move this week to offer automakers some modest relief. As a result, it expects to see sales, revenues and net income fall sharply when compared to its original forecast for 2025. More from Headlight.News.

Stellantis Suffers Another Revenue Slide – Joins Automakers Suspending Forecasts Due to Trump Tariffs

by Paul Eisenstein | Apr 30, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Chrysler, Dodge, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, General Motors, Government, Jeep, Mercedes, Ram, Regulatory, Tariffs, trade, Volkswagen

Stellantis reported Wednesday a 14% slide in revenues for the first quarter. The Euro-American automaker had previously forecast a turnaround later in the year but said during a webcast it was suspending future guidance in the face of Pres. Trump’s new auto tariffs. It joins GM and Mercedes in warning that sales and earnings could be at risk. More from Headlight.News.

GM Recalls Over 700k Pickups, SUVs to Repair Failing Engines

by Paul Eisenstein | Apr 30, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Buick, Business, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Consumer Guides, Dealers and Service, General Motors, GMC, Recalls, Regulatory

General Motors dealers are gearing up to handle a massive new recall that will require them to repair or replace more than 700,000 V-8 engines in the automaker’s biggest pickups and SUVs, including the Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Silverado. More from Headlight.News.

GM Q1 Earnings Fall, Company Delays Comments Due to Trump’s Tariff Changes

by Michael Strong | Apr 29, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Business, Earnings and Financials, Executives, General Motors, Government, Regulatory, Sales, Tariffs

General Motors saw its first quarter revenue rise 2.3%, but its adjusted earnings and net income declined. The company’s top leaders delayed a call with investors, analysts and the media about the quarter due to President Donald Trump’s decision to ease tariffs. Officials will talk Thursday morning about the results and the potential impact of the president’s move. Get details at Headlight.News.

Bye-Bye Buick? Trump Tariffs Could Kill this GM Brand

by Paul Eisenstein | Apr 28, 2025 | *Daily News*, Automakers, Buick, Business, Earnings and Financials, General Motors, Government, Sales, Tariffs, trade

Carmakers are scrambling to adapt to the tariffs Pres. Donald Trump has enacted, U.S. new vehicle sales estimated to drop as much as 2 million this year due to higher prices. But no brand is as vulnerable as Buick. That’s because the vast majority of the General Motors brand’s products are imported from South Korea and China.

Optiq-V Will Be Cadillac’s Second High-Performance EV

by Paul Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2025 | *Daily News*, BMW, Business, Cadillac, Consumer Guides, EVs and batteries, General Motors, Green Power, Mercedes, Technology

Cadillac’s push into battery-electric power includes a new line of high-performance models and it has confirmed a second V-Series EV, a version of the new Caddy Optiq that, in standard form, just recently began rolling into U.S. showrooms. Here’s more from Headlight.News.

Motorists Becoming More Comfortable With EVs – Though Growth Has Slowed

by Paul Eisenstein | Apr 22, 2025 | *Daily News*, *Trending*, Business, BYD, Car Culture, Chevrolet, Consumer Guides, Earnings and Financials, EVs and batteries, Ford, General Motors, Green Power, Hybrids, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes, Personalities, Sales, Slate Auto, Tariffs, Technology, Tesla, Toyota, trade

Motorists around the world are becoming increasingly comfortable with purchasing and owning EVs, according to a new study, though Americans lag well behind their counterparts in Europe and, in particular, China. Credit the longer range, faster charging and lower costs of newer EV models, consumers told McKinsey & Co. Headlight.News has more.

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