A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC The U.S. automotive industry is entering a new phase of uncertainty as the Trump administration said the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada will not extended by Wednesday, triggering what could be a yearslong review process…
LOS ANGELES — Electric vehicle startup Slate Auto expects to defy challenging market conditions and avoid the losses its peers have seen by profitably selling a highly customizable EV that starts at just under $25,000. Slate CEO Peter Faricy said every vehicle produced by the Michigan-based EV startup — which is backed by Amazon founder…
Carvana’s new vehicle franchise for Stellantis includes personalised displays and a vehicle “playground” for consumers for each of its core U.S. brands. Courtesy Carvana DALLAS — Carvana is aiming to bring its online strategy for selling used vehicles to sales of new cars and trucks. But don’t expect the company to actually sell you a…
A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Arizona. Michael Wayland | CNBC After growing to become one of the largest used car retailers in the U.S., Carvana is expanding into the new vehicle market. The company has quietly purchased seven new vehicle franchises since last year that primarily sell Stellantis‘ Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep…
In a country where big trucks are a big deal, those pickups and SUVs represent a big percentage of auto loans that come with a sizable monthly payment, more than $1,000 a month, according to new data. Experian Automotive’s analysis of more than 5 million open auto loans and leases in the first quarter shows…
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa listens as U.S. President Donald Trump announces new fuel economy standards, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 3, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said he believes there’s opportunity to expand the automaker’s partnerships in North America…
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Qualcomm shares surged 12% on Friday and are now up 75% in the past month, as the chipmaker’s increasingly central position in the physical AI boom becomes more apparent to Wall Street. The stock is…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Stellantis said Thursday it plans to invest 60 billion euros (US$69.7 billion) under a new five-year strategic plan by CEO Antonio Filosa that also targets annual cost savings of 6 billion euros by 2028. The plan includes putting 36 billion euros toward the company’s massive portfolio of automotive brands to launch…
NANJING, CHINA – APRIL 30, 2026 – Tourists visit the BYD exhibition area at the Auto Expo in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on April 30, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BYD‘s passenger vehicle sales fell for an eighth consecutive month in April, while…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaks at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Palantir reported first-quarter results on Monday that sailed past analysts’ expectations, and also issued guidance that topped estimates. Here’s how the company did compared to analyst estimates as compiled by…
