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Tariffs Have Arrived. Here's How Automakers Are Reacting

Update: President Trump has already issued an exemption for automakers on the 25-percent tariffs for Canada and Mexico. Speaking to the press on March 5, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Trump issued a month exemption for automakers, provided they comply with terms of the US- Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)…

Motor1 · Mar 4, 2025

Carvana Is Getting Into New Car Sales

Carvana is getting into the new car business. The company has been selling used cars online since its inception in 2012, but it has just acquired its first new car dealership. The company bought a Stellantis retailer in Arizona where it’s based, expanding into a new segment after nearly going…

Motor1 · Mar 3, 2025

Opel and Citroen Are Also Selling Cars Without a Center Screen

It's understandable why so many automakers have moved away from selling no-frills cars. Profit margins are smaller when you're not charging extra for features we take for granted in modern cars. Relevant examples include touchscreens, alloy wheels, and electric windows. But some mainstream brands have crunched the numbers and found…

Motor1 · Mar 3, 2025

Stellantis Profits Have Cratered

Profits at Stellantis fell a staggering 70 percent in 2024. You don't have to be a financial wizard to know that's a very hard hit. Translated into cash, it's a net profit of 5.5 billion euros, or $5.7 billion in US currency. By the time you factor in expenses and…

Motor1 · Feb 26, 2025

What's Next For Lucid Motors

I have to admit that I wasn't expecting yesterday's Lucid Motors' fourth-quarter earnings call to be an especially interesting one. The company has its marching orders: ramp up production of the Lucid Gravity SUV in particular, double car production overall and move its groundbreaking electric vehicle technology to a new…

InsideEVs · Feb 26, 2025

Aston Martin delays first battery electric vehicle again and plans job cuts

Sportscar maker says priority is plug-in hybrids, while cutting costs will reduce global workforce by 5%

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

Maserati Sales Collapsed in 2024

It may be almost March, but sales figures for last year are still coming in. Predictably, Maserati had a terrible year, and after seeing the numbers, many would argue it was actually worse than expected. Today, parent company Stellantis released full-year results, showing the company with the trident logo fell…

Motor1 · Feb 26, 2025

Electric Vehicle Sales Surge In Europe, Except For Tesla

Europeans saw an overall decline in new car sales in January compared to the same month in 2024, but without surging EV sales, it would have been even worse, as new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association shows. Some automakers saw overall increases year over year. But others, like…

InsideEVs · Feb 25, 2025

Here’s Why The Ram Ramcharger’s Usable Battery Capacity Is So Small

I know I’ve railed against too-big batteries in trucks in the past, and that includes the all-electric version of this very vehicle. However, when Stellantis previewed the 2026 Ram Ramcharger’s technical details to the media this week, its 91.8 kWh battery felt a little small compared to full EV trucks.…

InsideEVs · Feb 24, 2025

The 2026 Ram Ramcharger Gets A 92 kWh Battery, 20.5 MPG, 690 Miles Of Range

The 2026 Ram Ramcharger extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) is inching closer to production. Today, Ram released a few new technical details and specifications for its pickup, due on dealer lots by the second half of this year as a 2026 model-year truck.

InsideEVs · Feb 24, 2025