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Aug. 15, 2026 | Weekend Drive: Lincoln pulls production out of China; Toyota's PHEV surge
Ford is pulling some Lincoln production out of China as tariffs make the math impossible. Toyota’s plug-in hybrid sales are exploding in ways no one …
2 months ago
Aug. 14, 2026 | Tesla dominates shrinking EV market; AI risk in dealership lending
Tesla grabs 60 percent of a shrinking electric vehicle market. Public charging reliability hits a six-year high. Plus, Artificial intelligence is spe…
2 months ago
Aug. 13, 2026 | EVgo looks to match gas station convenience; Polestar dealer lawsuit
Automotive News’ Clara Martinez and EVgo CEO Badar Khan explain why the company is betting on a gas station-style model to ease charging anxiety. Tar…
2 months ago
August 12th, 2026 | AIADA chairman on call for Chinese auto ban; Unifor-GM talks
Mike Darrow, chairman of the American International Automobile Dealers Association, talks about why his pro-import organization wants to keep Chinese…
2 months ago
August 11, 2026 | Used-vehicle prices defy affordability push; Japanese automakers eye U.S. market share
Automotive News retail reporter Mark Hollmer explains why the used-vehicle market is not turning out to be the pressure valve the industry had hoped …
2 months, 1 week ago
August 10th, 2026 | Ford previews $25K crossover and 4-door Mustang; EV fire truth vs. fiction
Ford shows dealers a small crossover priced around $25,000 and teases a four-door Mustang. Volkswagen is overhauling its U.S. strategy with a pickup …
2 months, 1 week ago
Aug. 8, 2026 | Weekend Drive: Ford Fathom EV pickup; July sales
Michael Martinez and Larry P. Vellequette break down Ford’s newly named Fathom electric pickup, dig into July sales results and discuss Molly Boigon’…
2 months, 1 week ago
Aug. 7th, 2026 | A chat with Akio Toyoda AI; Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens on dealership customer service
Automotive News Asia Editor Hans Greimel sits down with an AI avatar of Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda. Toyota gets hit by a typhoon the day after resta…
2 months, 1 week ago
Aug. 6th, 2026 | AIADA calls for Chinese vehicle ban; ACLU attorney on license plate reader privacy
Most of Japan’s auto industry is back online following the deadly July 28 earthquake, with one big exception. An international dealer group calls for…
2 months, 1 week ago
August 5, 2026 | Repo agent James Waldron on the repossession surge; Lucid delays Cosmos to 2027
Texas repo agent James Waldron, whose agency handles thousands of repossession cases a month, explains what’s driving the surge, why wrongful reposse…
2 months, 1 week ago