153 articles by Larry Avila

• GM, Stellantis pivot from EVs to build more ICE vehicles

  Nov. 7, 2025

• Hyundai, Toray Industries to study advanced materials for future mobility

  Nov. 5, 2025

• Nissan, Mercedes-Benz will shutter joint manufacturing plant in Mexico

  Oct. 31, 2025

• Hyundai Q3 operating profits tumble 29% over tariffs

  Oct. 31, 2025

• General Motors cutting thousands of jobs at its EV, battery plants

  Oct. 29, 2025

• General Motors slashing hundreds of tech jobs

  Oct. 28, 2025

• Ford faces up to $2B quarterly hit from Novelis plant fire

  Oct. 24, 2025

• GM’s Q3 net income tumbles 57%

  Oct. 21, 2025

• Amazon Autos expands used vehicle financing options

  Oct. 14, 2025

• Nearly all automakers report Q3 sales gains

  Oct. 8, 2025

• Nissan Xterra poised for a revival

  Oct. 7, 2025

• Subaru’s Legacy ends nearly four-decade US production run

  Oct. 6, 2025

• Stellantis confirms new mid-size truck for Belvidere plant

  Sept. 30, 2025

• Mercedes-Benz appoints leaders for technology, supply chain

  Sept. 29, 2025

• Acura ending US production of electric ZDX

  Sept. 25, 2025

• Hyundai Motor America names VP of product line management

  Sept. 24, 2025

• Nissan to close San Diego design center

  Sept. 23, 2025

• Nissan continues to shuffle global leadership

  Sept. 22, 2025

• Magna names chief financial officer

  Sept. 22, 2025

• Nissan names US marketing and sales leader

  Sept. 22, 2025

• Toyota moving Lexus ES production back to Japan

  Sept. 10, 2025

• Mercedes-Benz USA appoints VP of customer services

  Sept. 10, 2025

• Stellantis loses global sales leader of Jeep

  Sept. 8, 2025

• Rivian lays off workers from its commercial team

  Sept. 8, 2025

• VW of America names chief communications officer

  Sept. 5, 2025

• Kia America COO retires

  Sept. 3, 2025

• Rivian readies for next evolution with R2 launch

  Aug. 26, 2025

• Mercedes-Benz USA appoints VP of network development

  Aug. 25, 2025

• Subaru forecasts a 50% profit decline for FY2026

  Aug. 22, 2025

• Rivian moving forward on $5B Georgia EV plant

  Aug. 19, 2025

• Toyota Motor North America appoints CTO

  Aug. 19, 2025

• Tesla’s North America service director departs

  Aug. 14, 2025

• Rivian announces new Atlanta headquarters

  Aug. 13, 2025

• Lucid-led coalition seeks to boost critical minerals sourcing

  Aug. 11, 2025

• Ford names commercial business unit president

  Aug. 4, 2025

• Nissan to shutter Mexico factory as part of broader cost savings plan

  July 30, 2025

• Supplier expects to benefit from $16.5B Tesla, Samsung AI chip deal

  July 29, 2025

• Volvo Cars’ head of global design steps down

  July 25, 2025

• Volvo regionalizing global production to avoid tariffs

  July 23, 2025

• Ionna tops 3K contracted battery charging bays with new partnership

  July 22, 2025

• Nissan ending production at Japan plant

  July 21, 2025

• Stellantis names new North American dealer strategy leader

  July 18, 2025

• Volvo Cars takes $1.2B impairment charge

  July 15, 2025

• Mercedes-Benz Vans names North American sales leader

  July 15, 2025

• Nissan names VP of US sales and regional operations

  July 14, 2025

• Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant

  July 11, 2025

• BMW of North America names VP of marketing

  July 10, 2025

• 3 automakers report sales gains in Q2

  July 9, 2025

• Stellantis taps Ram CEO as new head of its American brands

  July 8, 2025

• Auto trade groups praise passage of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

  July 7, 2025

• Flexibility key in tariff turmoil: Toyota, Rivian execs

  June 23, 2025

• Motional names president and CEO

  June 18, 2025

• Lucid’s strategy to strengthen supply chain means using fewer parts

  June 17, 2025

• Trump signs resolutions killing California’s zero-emissions mandates

  June 13, 2025

• Allison Transmission acquires Dana Inc.’s off-highway unit for $2.7B

  June 13, 2025

• GM names head of global manufacturing

  June 12, 2025

• Lucid elects Douglas Grimm to board

  June 11, 2025

• Automakers must cope with tariff-fueled business climate in the short-term: analyst

  June 10, 2025

• Stellantis scraps plans for Illinois battery plant, parts hub: UAW

  June 9, 2025

• Subaru of America names chairman and CEO

  June 5, 2025

• Toyota Motor North America names chief compliance officer

  June 4, 2025

• Mercedes-Benz moving key corporate operations to metro Atlanta

  May 30, 2025

• Rivian secures $1B infusion from VW after meeting Q2 profit goal

  May 29, 2025

• Volvo Cars slashing 3K jobs globally

  May 29, 2025

• Stellantis names Antonio Filosa as global CEO

  May 28, 2025

• Subaru weighs options to curtail a potential $2.5B tariff hit

  May 22, 2025

• Volvo may build a new plug-in hybrid in South Carolina

  May 21, 2025

• GM names Aurora Innovation co-founder as chief product officer

  May 16, 2025

• Hyundai, Posco Group partnership to strengthen US sourcing

  May 15, 2025

• Nissan maneuvers to soften $3B hit from tariffs

  May 14, 2025

• Nissan slashing 20K jobs by FY2027

  May 13, 2025

• Polestar names new North America leader

  May 12, 2025

• GM names North America president

  May 7, 2025

• Hyundai bolsters executive leadership

  May 7, 2025

• Rivian investing $120M in Illinois to strengthen domestic supply chain

  May 6, 2025

• Mercedes-Benz to produce a new ‘core-segment’ vehicle in Alabama

  May 2, 2025

• Toyota invests additional $88M in West Virginia

  May 1, 2025

• Volvo Cars names new CFO

  April 25, 2025

• GM’s head of global manufacturing resigns

  April 24, 2025

• Auto groups: US tariff policies ‘will scramble the global automotive supply chain’

  April 23, 2025

• Most automakers report sales gains in Q1

  April 22, 2025

• Nissan nominates 4 new board candidates after exec shakeup

  April 22, 2025

• Nissan’s new leaders bring fresh perspective: analysts

  March 18, 2025

• Nissan’s latest self-driving tech hits the streets in Japan

  March 17, 2025

• Auto industry hails EPA emissions rollback

  March 14, 2025

• Nissan assembles new executive team to lead turnaround

  March 13, 2025

• Tesla plans nearly $200M battery factory near Houston

  March 12, 2025

• Nissan ousts CEO after failed Honda merger

  March 11, 2025

• Toyota halts RAV4 production in Japan after deadly explosion at supplier

  March 7, 2025

• ComEd offering $100M in rebates to drive EV growth in Illinois

  March 6, 2025

• GM names its first-ever chief AI officer

  March 5, 2025

• Toyota’s North America chief strategy officer to retire in May

  March 4, 2025

• Volvo weighs increasing US production, domestic sourcing to offset tariffs

  Feb. 27, 2025

• Lucid CEO resigns, company seeking permanent successor

  Feb. 26, 2025

• Nissan focused on finding new partnerships

  Feb. 25, 2025

• GM confident it can mitigate tariffs

  Feb. 20, 2025

• Nissan weighing production shift to mitigate tariffs

  Feb. 19, 2025

• Honda, Nissan officially end merger talks

  Feb. 13, 2025

• Tariffs on Canada, Mexico would devastate US auto industry: Ford CEO

  Feb. 12, 2025

• Tariffs on steel, aluminum likely mean higher costs for auto industry

  Feb. 12, 2025

• Ionna moves forward with EV charging network

  Feb. 11, 2025

• Toyota’s expanded $14B North Carolina EV battery plant ready to roll

  Feb. 10, 2025

• GM weighs production shifts, sourcing reviews to mitigate tariffs

  Feb. 7, 2025

• Nissan, Honda merger talks still on — for now

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Lucid names CFO

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Stellantis names new CEO for Jeep

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Policy shifts shake up automotive landscape in 2025

  Jan. 31, 2025

• Sales growth in the forecast for EVs, hybrids

  Jan. 31, 2025

• Nissan offers buyouts as US production scales back

  Jan. 31, 2025

• GM expects to save $1B by shutting down Cruise robotaxi

  Jan. 29, 2025

• Mitsubishi weighs decision to be part of Honda, Nissan merger

  Jan. 29, 2025

• Toyota Motor North America COO retires

  Jan. 27, 2025

• EV sales top 1.3M units in the US in 2024

  Jan. 23, 2025

• What Trump’s executive orders mean for automakers

  Jan. 22, 2025

• Hyundai Motor America names COO

  Jan. 16, 2025

• US finalizes ban on connected vehicle tech from China, Russia

  Jan. 15, 2025

• Most automakers close 2024 on a high note

  Jan. 14, 2025

• Automakers respond to devastating California wildfires

  Jan. 13, 2025

• Toyota shuffles its North American C-suite operations

  Jan. 10, 2025

• Hyundai CEO encourages company to embrace change

  Jan. 7, 2025

• BMW shores up EV rare earth materials source

  Jan. 6, 2025

• Toyota Motor North America lands $4.5M DOE grant

  Jan. 6, 2025

• Hyundai fills executive ranks to shore up leadership roles

  Jan. 3, 2025

• Honda, Nissan merger would boost automakers’ global position: analysts

  Jan. 2, 2025

• Slowing global sales spark layoffs in 2024

  Dec. 17, 2024

• Nissan shuffles C-suite to spark turnaround

  Dec. 16, 2024

• Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America names CEO

  Dec. 13, 2024

• Rivian lands $6.6B loan from the Department of Energy

  Nov. 26, 2024

• BMW’s US footprint may protect it from tariff impacts, CEO says

  Nov. 25, 2024

• Volkswagen names Rivian exec as its North America CEO

  Nov. 22, 2024

• GM cuts hundreds of jobs across the globe

  Nov. 20, 2024

• Honda weighs production pivot ahead of potential tariffs

  Nov. 18, 2024

• Hyundai shakes up C-suite to drive growth

  Nov. 15, 2024

• Rivian locks in 5-year battery deal with LG Energy Solution

  Nov. 11, 2024

• Nissan plans to cut 9,000 jobs as it slashes global production

  Nov. 7, 2024

• Automotive groups react to Donald Trump’s victory

  Nov. 7, 2024

• Stellantis Q3 year-over-year revenue nosedives 27%

  Nov. 4, 2024

• Volvo dials back full-year growth projections

  Oct. 29, 2024

• BMW of North America shuffles C-suite leadership

  Oct. 28, 2024

• More automakers install improved tech to remind drivers to buckle up

  Oct. 24, 2024

• GM targets EV growth with 500-mile range trucks

  Oct. 23, 2024

• Canadian rail carriers’ recovery from work stoppage may take weeks

  Aug. 29, 2024

• Labor board orders Canada’s railroads to resume operations Monday

  Aug. 24, 2024

• Canada’s major rail carriers shut down

  Aug. 22, 2024

• ‘No possibility’ trucking can fill gap of Canada rail disruption

  Aug. 20, 2024

• Canada’s rail networks edge closer to disruption

  Aug. 9, 2024

• CPKC’s next distribution center to aid automotive growth

  June 12, 2024

• Border agents reach tentative deal with Canadian government

  June 11, 2024

• Canadian border agents set Friday strike deadline

  June 10, 2024

• Canada border agent strike averted, for now

  June 7, 2024

• Canada border disruption? What shippers should know about a possible strike

  June 7, 2024

• Cummins, Daimler, Paccar partner on $3B US battery plant

  Sept. 6, 2023

• Railroads, car haulers scramble to meet auto delivery demands

  Aug. 10, 2023