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A reported production gap for the Honda Ridgeline points to a deeper powertrain reset as the pickup transitions to a dual-motor V6 hybrid and a broader redesign.

A new Automotive News item points to two different strategic reactions to the current U.S. auto market: Toyota is considering a $2 billion assembly plant in Texas, while Subaru is delaying in-house EV production and refc

Honda says it will drop its 2040 combustion-free ambition and launch 15 new hybrids by 2030 after reporting its first annual loss since going public in 1957.

Honda says it faces its first-ever annual loss as rising EV costs push CEO Toshihiro Mibe toward a strategy reset centered on hybrids.

A federal trade court has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariffs were unlawful, marking another legal setback with potential implications for automakers and other import-dependent industries.

Automotive News’ latest First Shift roundup puts Lucid’s reported $1 billion loss at the top of a wider industry snapshot that also touches dealer-broker tensions, GM’s Orion Assembly plans, and consumer responses to AI.

Germany is warning of steep costs after President Donald Trump threatened to raise U.S. tariffs on European vehicles to 25%, putting transatlantic auto trade under new pressure.

Nissan has canceled plans to build two electric models in Mississippi and will instead use the factory for body-on-frame gasoline vehicles including an updated Frontier and a new Xterra.

General Motors has reportedly put its next wave of full-size electric trucks on indefinite delay, signaling a deeper pullback from earlier EV expansion plans.

General Motors has reportedly suspended plans to refresh its full-size electric truck and SUV lineup, signaling a retreat toward gas vehicles in a difficult EV market.

Hyundai and Kia have each confirmed plans to bring body-on-frame pickups to the U.S. before 2030, opening a new front in one of the industry’s most competitive segments.

A new teaser from Nissan’s Americas chairman points to the return of the Xterra, with retro-inspired styling, body-on-frame underpinnings, and a planned launch in the second half of 2028.

Nissan says it will cut its product range from 56 models to 45 while protecting core enthusiast nameplates and reorganizing development around a smaller set of vehicle families.

Volkswagen is trying to defend its mass-market position in Europe by rolling out a lower-cost electric urban lineup aimed at the entry segment, where pressure from Chinese brands is growing fast.

A short Automotive News industry roundup points to Kia’s plan for a midsize pickup while also highlighting Chinese premium brands expanding overseas, BYD store plans in Canada, and Volkswagen ending ID.4 production in t

A report claiming Nissan secured nearly 8,500 orders in 30 minutes for a new electric SUV points to strong demand, but the supplied source text is too limited to support most of the headline’s details.

Worker representatives at Audi are pressing management to stick to existing cost-reduction agreements after CEO Gernot Döllner indicated additional efficiency measures may still be needed.

Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO John Bozzella is making the case for abolishing the federal gas tax, tying the argument to what automakers say they need from Washington to support electric-vehicle innovation.

China's electric vehicle industry has compressed development timelines, embedded software-first design thinking, and driven costs to levels that are forcing Western automakers into an uncomfortable reckoning: adapt to a new competitive tempo or accept permanent structural disadvantage.

A new analysis finds that automotive tariffs implemented since 2025 have imposed more than $35 billion in costs on automakers, reshaping supply chains, raising vehicle prices, and straining manufacturer margins.