Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 21

Ford Stops Vehicle Shipments to China; Tesla Delays Launch of Low-Cost Model Y; CATL Reveals 1,500-km EV Battery

April 21, 2025

Stellantis Boosts Production for Best-Selling Citroën City Car

Stellantis adds a second plant in Serbia to increase production of its fourth-generation Citroen C3 to meet consumer demand for the B-segment urban runabout.

By Paul Myles • April 21, 2025

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Automotive Manufacturing

Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.

By WardsAuto staff

US proceeds with China-linked ship fees

Trade groups fear the plan will raise ocean rates and disrupt supply chains, but U.S. officials argue the fees are essential to incentivizing domestic shipbuilding.

By Edwin Lopez • April 21, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 18

Toyota May Build New RAV4 In U.S.; VW Develops 1st In-House ADAS; Tesla Faces Lawsuit Over Manipulating Odometers

April 18, 2025

Genesis Again Leads Latest Ranking of Most-Seen Auto TV Ads

A Genesis spot received 169 million national TV ad impressions April 7-13, landing in first place on iSpot’s auto ranking for the second week in a row.

By Wards Staff • April 18, 2025

Russia New-Vehicle Sales Decline Sharply

High inventories, global pressures are likely to make 2025 one of the worst years in the modern history of the Russian automotive market, analysts believe.

By Eugene Gerden • April 18, 2025

Trump orders review of Nippon-US Steel deal

The 45-day review renews the possibility that the Japan-based firm could acquire the American steelmaker.

By Kate Magill • April 18, 2025

Hyundai opens $14M Alabama medical and wellness center

The facility offers an array of services to its more than 4,000 Montgomery-based employees. 

By Kalena Thomhave • April 18, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 17

China Cracks Down on Self-Driving Tech; Ford & VW Could Raise Prices; Geely to Sell Lotus to Lotus

April 17, 2025

Canada grants limited reprieve on auto tariffs

The country will allow a certain amount of U.S.-assembled cars to be imported duty-free provided companies maintain domestic production and investment levels. 

By Phil Neuffer • Updated April 22, 2025

Powell says tariffs will likely push up inflation, unemployment rate

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted how policy shifts by the Trump administration have created unusual economic uncertainty.

By Jim Tyson • April 17, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 16

Tesla Halts China Component Exports to U.S.; Tariffs Could Cost +1 Million Sales; Bentley Uses AI to Inspect Leather

April 16, 2025

Strange Bedfellows: Trump, Tariffs, UAW

Tariffs on automotive imports are drawing kudos from the UAW, but those same measures may undercut the union’s ability to negotiate additional gains for its members in the future.

By Joseph Szczesny • April 16, 2025

Trump orders Section 232 probe of critical minerals

Similar investigations into other industries have been a precursor to sector-specific tariffs from the U.S., which wants to boost its domestic rare earth supply.

By Edwin Lopez • April 16, 2025

Stellantis CEO: Tariffs, Regulations Spell Trouble

Stellantis shareholders approve a buyout for former CEO Tavares and learn about the company’s prospect amid tariff and regulatory turmoil.

By Paul Myles • April 16, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 15

Next-Gen Corvette Due In 2029; Auto Stocks Jump on Hint of Tariff Relief; Startup Aims to Cut Cathode Cost in Half

April 15, 2025

US launches probe into semiconductor imports

The Section 232 investigation comes ahead of anticipated tariffs on the industry.

By Phil Neuffer • April 14, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 14

Tesla Chops Cybertruck Price $10,000; Tariffs or Not, Cupra Targets U.S. Market; 20% Uber Rides in Austin With Robotaxis

April 14, 2025

LG Energy Solution picks up Michigan’s subsidies for Ultium plant

General Motors announced the sale of its stake in the battery plant in December 2024.

By Kalena Thomhave • April 14, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 11

CAR Says Tariffs Will Cost $42 Billion to Detroit-3 and over $100 Billion Overall.

April 11, 2025

U.S. Tariffs Push EU and China Towards BEV Price Fixing

The U.S. tariff-induced trading crisis sees the economic blocs rushing to negotiate scrapping Europe's import tariffs on Chinese BEVs with agreement on minimum market prices.

By Paul Myles • April 11, 2025

Basketball Scores for Latest Most-Seen Auto Ads

Genesis leads the ranking with a spot that racked up 186.1 million national TV ad impressions, according to iSpot’s analysis for March 31 through April 6.

By Wards Staff • April 11, 2025

Continental Returns to Tire Roots as Business Slows

Tier 1 supplier plans to sell its ContiTech industrial unit as revenues crash and challenges of U.S. tariffs on the auto sector take a bite out of profits.

By David Kiley and Paul Myles • April 11, 2025

China raises tariffs on US imports to 125%

The increase takes effect Saturday, and the country's Ministry of Finance signaled it won’t retaliate further if Trump hikes duties again.

By Max Garland • April 11, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for April 10

Auto Tariffs Stay; BMW EV Sales Way Up; VW's Operating Profit Plunges

April 10, 2025