New vehicle prices are already rising an average $2,000 due to Trump tariffs. They could be hit with another big increase as the president readies a 50% tariff on the miles of copper found in today’s automobiles. Headlight.News has more.
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Nissan Postpones Two U.S.-Made EVs After Congress Kills Tax Credits
Nissan is delaying by at least ten months the launch of two battery-electric vehicles it had planned to build in the United States. The move was blamed on the vote by Congress to phase out federal EV tax credits at the end of September. More from Headlight.News.
Thinking of Buying an EV? Move Fast as Federal Tax Credits Are About to End
If you’re looking to buy a battery-electric vehicle you might want to move fast. Under the controversial spending bill passed by Congress last week federal tax credits covering new and used EVs will expire at the end of September. Headlight.News has more.
Headlight News Podcast for the Week of 7-7-25
This week’s Headlight News podcast takes a look at the latest moves by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He’s founding his own political party as Tesla sales continue to tumble. Can anyone say “Hello Nero!” Check those stories and more on this week’s show. Get it at Headlight.News.
Tesla Sales, Stock Face New Backlash as CEO Musk Launches New Political Party
The battle between Elon Musk and Pres. Donald Trump has rapidly escalated as the Tesla CEO lays out plans to launch a new political party. But the Texas-based automaker is already suffering collateral damage. Days after Tesla announced another sharp decline in sales for the second quarter, the automaker’s stock price is taking a sharp hit as investors race for the exit. More from Headlight.News.
U.S. Auto Sales Stall as Trump Tariffs Take Hold
“The party’s over,” said one key analyst. While domestic carmakers reported a modest upturn boost in sales for June, the U.S. auto market largely stalled out as buyers began pulling back due to price increases caused by the Trump tariffs on imported autos and auto parts. Headlight.News has more on the winners and losers.
Tesla Stock Tumbles as Musk, Trump Feud Reignites, Sales Slide
After seemingly declaring a truce last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Pres. Donald Trump went after each other again on Monday, the president threatening to trash federal subsidies for Tesla and SpaceX. It didn’t help the automaker’s stock as analysts warned of a sharp downturn in sales when Tesla reveals its second-quarter results on Wednesday. More from Headlight.News.
Chinese Automakers Pose a Growing Risk – But So Do Tariffs and a Shortage of Skilled Workers, Warns Ford CEO Farley
Chinese domestic automakers are becoming a major threat as they gain acceptance around the world with new, low-cost products, Ford CEO Jim Farley warns. But that’s not the only challenge facing Ford and other traditional manufacturers – particularly those in the U.S. There are Trump’s tariffs, for one thing, as well as a shortage of the skilled workers automakers depend on. More from Headlight.News.
Headlight News Podcast for the Week of 6-30-25
On this week’s Headlight News podcast: Cadillac Delivers Most Expensive Model Ever, A New Oil Crisis, a Honda CR-V TrailSport Review, and This Week in Automotive History. Check it out at Headlight.News.
“Used” EV Batteries Are Going to Keep the Grid Powered Up
Between heat waves and major storms, the number of blackouts and brownouts has increased sharply in recent years, but a start-up launched by a former Tesla exec plans to use as many as 100,000 old EV batteries in “second-like” backup energy storage systems to minimize the risk of grid outages. More from Headlight.News.
Judge Sets Back Trump’s Anti-EV Agenda; Frees Up Public Charger Funding
A U.S. District Court judge has ordered the White House to release about $1 billion in funds set aside for the construction of a nationwide public EV charging network. The funds were frozen by Pres. Donald Trump as part of his campaign to rollback Biden-era electric vehicle mandates. But the administration is still pressing Congress to drop other EV programs, including federal tax credits of up to $7,500, reports Headlight.News.
Trump Tariffs Taxing New Vehicle Sales in June
Depending upon which set of numbers you examine, new vehicle sales are going to rise a bit in June or fall a bit in June. Ultimately, the impact of the Trump tariffs is being felt by automakers and the dealers that sell those vehicles. Go to Headlight.News where we try to make sense of what the experts are predicting.