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Volkswagen Group reported a €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) operating loss for the third quarter of 2025, marking the German automaker’s first quarterly loss since the pandemic as it absorbs massive charges from Porsche’s failed electric vehicle strategy and President Trump’s punishing import tariffs. The Times reported that Europe’s biggest carmaker swung from a €2.8 billion…
BMW is showcasing its revolutionary iX3 electric SUV at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 in Tokyo, marking the Asian premiere of the first production model from the automaker’s groundbreaking Neue Klasse platform. The iX3 debuts with industry-leading 400 kW fast charging capability and next-generation electric drivetrain technology that BMW claims will redefine the premium EV…
European car sales jumped 10.7% in September 2025, driven by a plug-in hybrid explosion that signals automakers are choosing profitable hybrids over money-losing pure electric vehicles to meet emissions targets. But the real story lies beneath the headline numbers: Tesla’s sales dropped 10.5% while Chinese rival BYD surged 398%, according to data released Tuesday by…
Tesla’s Model Y returned to the top of Europe’s sales charts in September 2025, ending a nine-month drought that saw the electric SUV plummet as low as 60th place just two months earlier. But the victory comes with a catch: Model Y sales fell 8.6% year-over-year to 25,938 units, according to data from Automotive News…
A Chinese battery giant’s plans to build a massive Michigan manufacturing plant have officially collapsed, with the state now demanding millions back after years of grassroots opposition, Chinese ownership controversies, and Trump administration policy shifts killed what was once touted as Northern Michigan’s largest economic project ever. Gotion Inc. abandoned its $2.4 billion electric vehicle…
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe sent an internal memo to employees Thursday announcing the company’s third workforce reduction in four months, cutting roughly 600 jobs as the electric vehicle maker struggles with collapsed post-tax-credit demand. The carefully worded message emphasized “structural adjustments” for the upcoming R2 launch while conspicuously avoiding the financial crisis threatening the comp
France is pushing the European Union to adopt “flexibility” in implementing stricter CO2 emissions rules for new vehicles, signaling support for its struggling domestic automakers as plant shutdowns and job losses mount. The timing is critical: France’s Finance Ministry announced Thursday that the country wants “technological neutrality” while maintaining the 2035 combustion engine ban, just…
Porsche AG just posted the most humiliating quarter in its 77-year history—a €967 million ($1.1 billion) operating loss that marks the luxury automaker’s first quarterly loss since going public in 2022. According to Bloomberg, the sports car manufacturer is hemorrhaging cash as it scrambles to unwind an expensive electric vehicle strategy that spectacularly backfired against…
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