Fleet customers can now purchase Rivian’s electric vans

The company previously sold most of its electric vans to Amazon, its first large-scale customer.

By Eric Walz • Feb. 18, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for Feb. 13

Bill in Congress Vaporizes EV Incentives; China Tells Media Don’t Criticize Tesla; Robots Poised to Eliminate Factory Jobs

Feb. 13, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Automotive Manufacturing

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

By WardsAuto staff

Trump orders reciprocal tariffs on all countries

“In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax,” the president said Thursday.

By Phil Neuffer • Updated Feb. 13, 2025

Honda, Nissan officially end merger talks

The two automakers said they would continue a strategic partnership focused on "the era of intelligence and electrified vehicles."

By Edwin Lopez , Larry Avila , Eric Walz • Feb. 13, 2025

How the Ram Trucks and Jeep Super Bowl Ads Connected With Consumers

Big Game ads from Ram Trucks and Jeep took wildly different creative approaches, and both achieved 85% brand recognition, according to iSpot.

By Wards Staff • Feb. 12, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for Feb. 12

Tesla Stock Drops as Investors Wonder What Elon Is Doing; Lyft Posts First-Time Profit; Lucid Predicts 1 Million Sales/Year

Feb. 12, 2025

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

Increased duties on imports from the two countries could give Asia-based automakers a competitive advantage, according to CEO Jim Farley.

By Larry Avila • Feb. 12, 2025

Why Nissan’s Future Hangs on Willingness to Submit

As Nissan continues to look for a partner to ensure its future, it is becoming clear that its management is not yet willing to be subordinate to a better-run, better-capitalized merger or equity partner after its experience with Renault.

By David Kiley • Feb. 12, 2025

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

A 25% import duty could increase the price of a typical vehicle by $1,500, an expert said.

By Larry Avila • Feb. 12, 2025

Ford taps finance VP as new CFO

Sherry House will move into the CFO role as planned after joining the automaker in June, when she inked a $4.5 million signing bonus as part of her compensation package.  

By Grace Noto • Feb. 12, 2025

Stellantis to launch AI-powered in-car assistant

The automaker also aims to deploy technology developed by France-based startup Mistral AI across vehicle engineering, fleet data analysis, sales and manufacturing.

By Eric Walz • Feb. 12, 2025

Foxconn Rules Out Acquisition of Struggling Nissan

Taiwan's digital giant backs away from rumors of merger talks and insists it is only interested in BEV production cooperation.

By Paul Myles • Feb. 12, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for Feb. 11

Have China Car Sales Peaked?; BYD Adds Self-Driving for Free; Big Discounts on the Nissan LEAF

Feb. 11, 2025

Jack Cooper shutting down after losing automaker contracts

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors ended agreements with the vehicle carrier, according to a spokesperson for the hauler.

By David Taube • Feb. 11, 2025

Ionna moves forward with EV charging network

The automaker-led joint venture remains committed to rolling out public charging infrastructure, despite the suspension of government funding.

By Larry Avila • Feb. 11, 2025

Trump tags steel, aluminum imports with 25% tariffs

The new duties build on actions from the president's first term while axing exemptions and product exclusions.

By Phil Neuffer • Updated Feb. 11, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for Feb. 10

Nikola Teetering on Bankruptcy; Big Shakeout About to Begin in China; Nio Battery Swapping Almost Profitable

Feb. 10, 2025

WardsAuto Podcast: Honda-Nissan Merger and More

In this week’s WardsAuto podcast, we discuss the Honda-Nissan merger, we chat with the North American head of Chrysler and Alfa Romeo and we talk with Gentex’s vice president of engineering about new and interesting tech coming from the Michigan-based supplier.

By David Kiley • Feb. 10, 2025

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

The batteries produced at the facility will be used in hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles built in North America.

By Larry Avila • Feb. 10, 2025

Trump plans 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum

The president said he will reveal details Monday but added that Canada and Mexico would not be exempt.

By Phil Neuffer • Feb. 10, 2025

Autoline Daily 2025: Top Industry News for Feb. 7

Trump Axes NEVI Program; Two Chinese OEMs Adopt DeepSeek AI; Porsche Adds More ICE Cars To Lineup

Feb. 7, 2025

Jeep, Audi Lead Latest Ranking of Most-Seen Auto TV Ads

A mix of sports and news provided extensive reach for Jeep’s first-place commercial, which racked up 149.3 million national TV ad impressions from Jan. 27 through Feb. 2, per iSpot.

By Wards Staff • Feb. 7, 2025

Foxconn Re-Enters Nissan Merger Race

Taiwan's digital giant looking good to head a new deal to dig the Japanese automaker out of the commercial doldrums.

By Paul Myles • Feb. 7, 2025

GM weighs production shifts, sourcing reviews to mitigate tariffs

CFO Paul Jacobson said it has multiple playbooks to help offset impact of higher costs throughout its supply chain.

By Larry Avila • Feb. 7, 2025

Nearly 3 in 4 workers say they can only meet their basic living expenses

And just shy of 3 in 10 workers have assumed debt to cover their living expenses, Resume Now found.

By Ginger Christ • Feb. 7, 2025