Kia Corporation reveals substantial first-quarter impact from US tariffs, with costs reaching 755 billion won amid escalating trade tensions
#YonhapInfomax #KiaCorporation #USTariffs #FirstQuarterCosts #TradeTensions #AutomobileIndustry #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=117386
Kia Faces $755 Million in US Tariff Costs for Q1

Kia Corporation reveals substantial first-quarter impact from US tariffs, with costs reaching 755 billion won amid escalating trade tensions

Yonhap Infomax
Potential for Chinese EV production at Stellantis plant raises concerns
The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor.
#Canada #ElectricVehicles
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757321/potential-for-chinese-ev-production-at-stellantis-plant-raises-concerns/
Potential for Chinese EV production at Stellantis plant raises concerns
The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor.
#Canada #ElectricVehicles
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757321/potential-for-chinese-ev-production-at-stellantis-plant-raises-concerns/
Potential for Chinese EV production at Stellantis plant raises concerns
The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor.
#Canada #ElectricVehicles
https://globalnews.ca/news/11757321/potential-for-chinese-ev-production-at-stellantis-plant-raises-concerns/

#frg #israel : #automobileindustry / #multinational / #militarization / #armament

#Volkswagen is considering plans to convert one of its German car factories into a production hub for Israel’s missile defence systems, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The carmaker has held talks with Israel's #RafaelAdvancedDefenseSystems about repurposing its #Osnabruck plant, shifting from vehicle production to manufacturing components for Israel’s #IronDome system.“
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nazi-era-weapons-maker-volkswagen-eyes-return-arms-production-time-israel

Nazi-era weapons maker Volkswagen eyes return to arms production, this time with Israel

German car giant turns to Israel defence ties as industry struggles against China

Middle East Eye
Kansas City invented the crime of ‘jaywalking,’ leading the national war against pedestrians

In 1912, Kansas City, Missouri, became the first city in the U.S. to arrest people for jaywalking. Fueled by auto industry propaganda, this decision set off a nationwide trend to redesign our roads for the car — at the expense of everyone else.

KCUR

Bhupendra Patel गुजरात बनेगा ग्लोबल ऑटो हब! मारुति सुजुकी निवेश करेगी ₹35,000 करोड़, खोरज में लगेगा विशाल प्लांट #MarutiSuzuki #GujaratGrowth #MakeInIndia #AutomobileIndustry #InvestInGujarat #VibrantGujarat #EconomicNews #MarutiSuzuki #GujaratNews #InvestmentInIndia #AutoIndustry #BhupendraPatel #NarendraModi #MakeInIndia #IndustrialGrowth #KhorajPlant #AutomobileHub #BusinessNewsHindi

https://vrnewslive.com/bhupendra-patel-gujarat-growth-automobile-industry/

#Update

So this has officially happened

#Trump on Wednesday threw the weight of the federal government behind cars that burn #gasoline rather than #ElectricVehicles, gutting one of the country’s most significant efforts to address #ClimateChange & thrusting the #AutomobileIndustry into greater uncertainty.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #GreenhouseGas #emissions #pollution #PublicHealth #economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/climate/trump-fuel-economy-car-rules.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”

The New York Times